Literary Activities-Samvad

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Sahitya Akademi is aware of cultural and linguistic difference and does not believe in a forced standardisation of culture through a bulldozing of levels and attitudes. At the same time, it is also conscious of the deep inner cultural, spiritual, historical and experiential links that unify India's diverse manifestations of literature.
Inspite of the pan-Indian character of our literature, writers and readers in one language know very little of what is being written in the neighbouring linguistic area. It is, therefore, necessary to devise methods by which Indian writers may come to know each other, cross the barriers of language and script, and

appreciate the immense variety and complexity of their country's literary heritage.
Sahitya Akademi's programmes are so designed as to heighten literary awareness among the common readers, to provide a platform of dialogue for writers of various languages, to create opportunities for academics to discuss issues of literature and aesthetics, to encourage critics to reassess their canons, methodologies and tools of analysis and re-evaluate classical, medieval and modern authors' texts and trends and to bring the readers face to face with established as well as upcoming authors. Sahitya Akademi holds, on an average, one hundred and fifty literary programmes and activities of various types and scales. Annual seminars in each of the 22 recognised languages are held following the suggestions from the 22 language advisory boards - consisting of ten significant writers / scholars / critics from each - whose constitution changes every five years. These boards also suggest National Seminars on certain important themes or on

> Sahitya Akademi fellows are honoured.

> Readers and literature lovers get to hear the author read from his or her own books.

> A panel of critics and writers discuss various facets of the author's work.

> Started in 1994.

> 9 fellows have been invited so far.

A Samvad function on Shri V. N. Mishra, Fellow, Sahitya Akademi, Sanskrit and
Hindi scholar, in progress

writers and texts whose centenaries, bicentenaries etc. are being celebrated in a particular year. There are also regional Seminars suggested by the four Regional Advisory Panels where the accent is on comparative literature and criticism.
International Seminars involving scholars from abroad are also held at regular intervals as those held in recent years on 'Narratives', on 'Indology at Crossroads', on 'The Ramayana Tradition' and on 'Mirza Ghalib's Worlds'. Symposia on topics and authors of contemporary relevance and workshops on genres and for inter-language translations are also held from time to time. There has recently been a special emphasis on tribal and folk literatures and the new literatures of the marginalised sections meant to make our programmes more democratic and to share popular concerns. We are also trying to carry our programmes and activities to the interior parts of the country. Besides Seminars, Symposia and Workshops, the Akademi's programmes include Meet the Author, Samvad, Kavisandhi, Kathasandhi, Men and books, Through my Window, Mulakat, Asmita, Antaral, Avishkar, Loka: The Many Voices , Seminars, Samvatsar Lectures, Workshops on, Literary Translations, Travel Grants to Authors, Cultural Exchange Programmes, etc.

SAMVAD
Date	Occasion	Venue
20 June 2005	A programme was held in honour of Professor Bh. Krishnamurti, eminent linguist and scholar and Fellow of the Sahitya Akademi. Dr. P. Sriramachandrudu presided over the function. Professor K. Satchidanandan, Secretary, Sahitya Akademi gave the welcome speech and Sri A. Krishna Murthy, Regional Secretary, Sahitya Akademi, proposed a vote of thanks. Sri Chekuri Rama Rao, Dr. K.K. Ranganadhacharyulu, Sri Poranki Dakshinamurthy, Dr. G. Umamaheswara Rao and Dr. C. Vijayashree spoke on the occasion.	Bangalore

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