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Sahitya
Akademi being the chief meeting place of Indian languages and
literatures has a unique library used by lay readers and researchers
alike. It is easily the best  collection
of books of and on Indian literature in the country. Updated
at frequent intervals, the library responds to the needs of the
times by reflecting all the creative and critical trends in Indian  literature. Its section
on Literary Theory however goes beyond the country to include
the latest books on feminism, post-colonial
and post-structuralist literary theories. It also provides sufficient
background material to  the researchers with
books on Indian and world history, anthropology, population studies,
ethnography, archeology, culture and arts.
The library at New Delhi has books in the twenty
two languages recognised by the Akademi as well as in some other
Indian and foreign languages. Books in Indian languages include
Library Phone Extentions:
011-23386626-29 Extn. 228, 229, 230, 246, 250, 252
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classics,
old and modern, important books of general interest, dictionaries
 and reference books
etc. The English section consists mainly of classics, creative
and critical works, books of Indian English authorship, reference
 books as well as
English translations of Indian classics.
At present, the library has about 1.1 lakhs of
titles and is a chief reference library used by researchers.
It has brought out several volumes of the Indian Literary Index
in order to provide access to  periodicals
and newspaper articles published on Indian literature, on the
basis of the library's periodical receipts.
Small reference libraries have also been set
up in the three Regional Offices of Sahitya Akademi at Mumbai,
Calcutta and Bangalore and books are being added to their collection
regularly. These libraries  concentrate on the
literatures of the region while they also
have a general reference section.
Rules of Admission and Membership listed below. |
