Sahitya Akademi
Awards & Honors · साहित्य अकादमी · 15 facts
Sahitya Akademi Award given for literature in 24 languages
Award established in 1954 by Sahitya Akademi New Delhi
Award carries Rs 1 lakh and an engraved copper plaque
Sahitya Akademi also gives Translation Prize annually
Sahitya Akademi Fellowship is highest honor for writers
Mulk Raj Anand won Sahitya Akademi for English literature
RK Narayan won Sahitya Akademi Award for The Guide
Amitav Ghosh won Sahitya Akademi for The Shadow Lines
Award recognizes 22 scheduled languages plus English Rajasthani
Yuva Puraskar given by Akademi for young authors under 35
Bal Sahitya Puraskar given for children literature
Award nominated by literary bodies and previous winners
Sahitya Akademi was established as autonomous body in 1954
First Sahitya Akademi Awards given in 1955 for works of 1954
Sahitya Akademi HQ is at Rabindra Bhavan New Delhi