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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 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. |
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annual lectures are given by a distinguished writer and a creative
thinker who has a thorough understanding of Indian literature.
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The lectures are intended to reflect a deep concern for values
and should open up new vistas of thinking regarding a literary
movement, a current literary trend, some original thinking about
a great writer or a great classic or a new path in literary criticism
or creation.
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Twelve scholars have delivered lectures so far, since 1986.
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Shri
K. R. Srinivasa Iyengar, Indian English poet, scholar and critic
delivering
the Samvatsar Lecture |
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.
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