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A ceremony was held in the Indian Parliament's Central Hall, with speeches by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. Radhakrishnan elaborated on the purpose of the Sahitya Akademi in his speech, noting that, "The phrase, Sahitya Akademi, combines two words. 'Sahitya' is Sanskrit, and 'Academy' is Greek.
Following is the list of recipients of Sahitya Akademi translation prizes for their works written in Hindi. The award, as of 2019, consisted of ₹ 50,000. [ 1 ]
The ceremony is intended to introduce young children into the world of knowledge, letters, and the process of learning. After a child completes four years of age, on the occasion of Vijayadashami , the father or the instructor of the child chants and writes either the Panchaksharam or the Ashtaksharam mantra on whole wheat or grains of rice ...
Sahitya Akademi Award for English Award for contributions to English literature Awarded for Literary award in India Sponsored by Sahitya Akademi, Government of India Reward(s) ₹ 1 lakh (US$1,200) First award 1960 Final award 2024 Highlights Total awarded 53 First winner R. K. Narayan Most Recent winner Easterine Kire Website sahitya-akademi.gov.in Part of a series on Sahitya Akademi Awards ...
Sahitya Akademi Award for Hindi; Award for contributions to Hindi literature: Awarded for: Literary award in India: Sponsored by: Sahitya Akademi, Government of India: Reward(s) ₹ 1 lakh (US$1,200) First award: 1955: Final award: 2024: Highlights; First winner: Makhanlal Chaturvedi: Most Recent winner: Gagan Gill: Total awarded: 69: Website ...
The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the 8th Schedule to the Indian constitution as well as in English and Rajasthani language.
Template:Sahitya Akademi Award For Hindi; Bhisham Sahni; Rahul Sankrityayan; Alka Saraogi; Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena; Ramesh Chandra Shah; Nasira Sharma; Ram Vilas Sharma; Shrilal Shukla; Vinod Kumar Shukla; Kashinath Singh; Kedarnath Singh; Namvar Singh; Shamsher Bahadur Singh; Shiv Prasaad Singh; Daya Prakash Sinha; Krishna Sobti; Sudhanshu ...
The word is derived from the Sanskrit root dā ("to give") plus kṣi ("to destroy") or alternately from the verb root dīkṣ ("to consecrate"). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Dīkṣā can be of various types, through the teacher's sight, touch, or word, with the purpose of purifying the disciple or student.