SAHITYA AKADEMI BHASHA SAMMAN 2002 SRI MANIK DHANPALWAR in recognition of contribution to classical and Medieval literature SRI MADHU RAM BORO& DR. RAMPRASAD SINGH in recognition of contribution to Boro & Magahi language SAHITYA AKADEMI BHASHA SAMMAN 2001 TUMMAPUDI KOTESWARA RAO and T.V. VENKATACHALA SASTRY in recognition of contribution to classical and medieval literature MOTI B.A. in recognition of contribution to Bhojpuri language and literature MOHAMMED ISRAIL ASAR in recognition of contribution to classical and medieval literature. SAHITYA AKADEMI BHASHA SAMMAN 2000 SRI JAYKANTA MISHRA in recognition of contribution to classical and medieval literature. Dr. CHIMANLAL S. TRIVEDI. in recognition of contribution to classical and medieval literature. SRI KRISHNA PATIL in recognition of contribution to Ahirani language and to SRI PASSANG TSHERING Lepcha for contribution to Lepcha language

Presentation of Bhasha Samman and Translation Prizes  Writers and Scholars awarded Sahitya Akademi Bhasha Samman Background Sahitya Akademi has been receiving requests and is constantly under pressure for rcognition of new languages. As has been noted a number of times, formal recognition is a difficult task because it entails men and material resources commensurate with the 24 languages (Bodo and Santhali added recently) already recognised. At the same time it is necessary that the languages not formally recognised should be supported without linking such support to official recognition. The Akademi has, therefore, set up a Language Development Board to advise the Akademi in this regard   The Akademi also gives special awards called Bhasha Samman to writers/scholars for significant contribution to the languages not formally recognised by the Akademi, as also to classical and medieval literature. It also has a system of electing Fellows and Honorary Fellows, as also offering Anand Coomarswamy and Premchand Fellowships. The Samman carries a plaque alongwith an amount equal to its awards for creative literature i.e. Rs.50,000/-.

Presentation of Bhasha Samman and Translation Prizes
Date	Programme	Venue
24 August 2005	An Awardees' Meet was held where the awardees of Bhasha Samman spoke of their creative experience and Translation Prize awardees their experience as translators. Professor G.V. Subramanian, distinguished Telugu writer and Convener of the Telugu Advisory Board of the Akademi, presided.	Hyderabad
23 August 2005	President of the Akademi gave away the 2004 Bhasha Samman to four writers/scholars. He also presented Translation Prizes to 22 translators in 22 languages. Sri D. Jayakantan, distinguished Tamil writer and Fellow of the Akademi, graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Secretary, Sahitya Akademi, gave the welcome address. Sri M.T. Vasudevan Nair proposed a vote of thanks.	Hyderabad
28 August 2004	An Awardees' Meet was held where the awardees of Bhasha Samman spoke of their creative experience and Translation Prize awardees their experience as translators	New Delhi
27 August 2004	President of the Akademi gave away the 2003 Bhasha Samman to four writers/scholars. He also presented Translation Prizes to 18 translators in 18 languages. Professor Manoj Das graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Secretary, Sahitya Akademi, gave the welcome address. Vice-President of the Sahitya Akademi proposed a vote of thanks	New Delhi
28 August 2003	An Awardees' Meet was held where the awardees of Bhasha Samman spoke of their creative experience and Translation Prize awardees their experience as translators.	New Delhi
27 August 2003	President of the Akademi gave away the 2002 Bhasha Samman to three writers/scholars. He also presented Translation Prizes to 18 translators in 18 languages. Sri C. Narayana Reddy graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Secretary, Sahitya Akademi, gave the welcome address. Vice-President of the Sahitya Akademi proposed a vote of thanks.	New Delhi
20 August 2002	An Awardees' Meet was held where the awardees of Bhasha Samman spoke of their creative experience and Translation Prize awardees their experience as translators	New Delhi
19 August 2002	President of the Akademi gave away the 2001 Bhasha Samman to four writers/scholars. He also presented Translation Prize to 22 translators in 21 languages. Sri Chandrasekhara Kambar graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Secretary, Sahitya Akademi, gave the welcome address. Sri Nirmalkanti Bhattacharjee, Editor, and Dr. Ranjit Saha, Deputy Secretary, read the citations. Professor Gopi Chand Narang, Vice-President, proposed a vote of thanks.	New Delhi
22 August 2001	President of the Akademi gave away the 2000 Bhasha Samman to four writers/scholars. He also presented Translation Prize to 22 translators in 21 languages. Sri Shrilal Shukla graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Secretary, Sahitya Akademi, gave the welcome address. Professor Gopi Chand Narang, Vice-President, proposed a vote of thanks.	New Delhi
21 August 2001	An Awardees’ Meet was held where the awardees of Bhasha Samman spoke of their creative experience and Translation Prize awardees their experience as translators.	New Delhi
15 September 2000	A special function was organised to give away the 1999 Translation Prize in Bengali to Sri Sankha Ghosh	Kolkata
4 August 2000	The President of the Akademi conferred the 1999 Bhasha Samman and Translation Prizes.Chief Guest Sri Vijaydan Detha, the formal presentation was followed by a Kathak Dance by Nalini and Kamalini with Guru Jitendra Maharaj	New Delhi

Writers and Scholars - Sahitya Akademi Bhasha Samman
Name of the Awardee	Language
2004
Prof. HH Mahamedhanandanath Saraswati (Pt. Dukhisyama Pattanayak) and Professor Kamalesh Datta Tripathi	Classical and Medieval Literature
Professor Hira Lal Shukla	Gondi
Sri Binod Kumar Naik	Ho
2003
Dr. Kesavananda Dev Goswami and Dr. Mohammad Waris Kirmani	Classical and Medieval Literature
Sri Mangat Ravindra	Chhattisgarhi
Sri Bihari Lakra	Kurukh
2002
Sri Manik Dhanpalwar	Classical and Medieval Literature
Sri Madhu Ram Boro	Boro
Dr. Ram Prasad Singh	Magahi
2001
Sri T. Koteswara Rao and Sri T.V. Venkatachala Sastry	Classical and Medieval Literature
Sri Mohammed Israil Asar	Gojri
Sri Moti B.A.	Bhojpuri
2000
Dr. Jayakanta Mishra and Sri Chimanlal Shivashankar Trivedi	Classical and Medieval Literature
Sri Krishna Patil	Ahirani
Passang Tshering Lepcha	Lepcha
1999
Professor Shyam Manohar Pandey and Dr. S.V. Subramoniam	Classical and Medieval Literature
Dr. M.M. Mundu	Mundari
Sri Llewellyn R. Marak	Garo
1998
Dr. Bhagawandas Kuberdas Patel	Bhil (or Bhili)
Sri Tashi Rabgias	Ladkhi
Sri Dayanidhi Mallik	Kui
1997
Sri Dev Singh Khangdu	Khasi
Sri James Dokhuma	Mizo
Dr. Doman Sahu 'Samir'	Santhali
1996
Sri M.R. Thakur	Pahari
Sri Bansi Ram Sharma	Pahari
Sri Mandara Keshava Bhat	Tulu
Sri K. Jathappa Rai	Tulu
Sri Dharikshan Mishra	Bhojpuri
Sri Chandra kanta Murasingh	Kokborok

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