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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. |
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| A Mulakat gathering |
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. |
| WRITERS WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN MULAKAT PROGRAMME
SINCE OCTOBER 1999page up |
| Date |
Occasion |
Venue |
| To be decided |
Sri Sirajuddin, eminent Urdu poet, and Prof. Mughni Tabassum to participate. |
To be decided |
| To be decided |
Sri Khaleed Mamoon, eminent Urdu poet, to participate. |
Bangalore |
| 28 August 2005 |
A programme was held in collaboration with Konkani Writers' Forum, Karnataka. Sri Nutan Sakhardande, Sri Edward L. Nazareth and Sri H.J. Goveas participated. |
Mangalore |
| 18 July 2005 |
A programme was held in collaboration with Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. Ms. Bipan Preet, Ms. Simrat Gagan, Ms. Jayoti Bawa, Sri Tejinder Bawa and Sri Indresh Meet participated. |
Amritsar |
| 5 January 2005 |
A
programme was held in collaboration with Dogri Sanstha, Jammu. Dr. Jitendra Udhampuri and Sri Shiv Dev Sushil, renowned Dogri poets, recited their poems and Sri Chaman Arora, well-known short story writer, read his latest short story. Sri Romesh Mehta, Secretary of J&K academy of art, culture & languages presided over the function. A large number of Dogri writers, intellectuals and prominent citizens participated in the programme. Prof. Lalit Mangotra, convener of Dogri advisory board of the akademi proposed a vote of thanks. |
New Delhi |
| 23 November 2004
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An evening of poetry and story reading with Sri Thomas Joseph, Smt. Lekshmy Rajeev and Sri Yuma Vasuki was held. |
Trivandrum |
| 16 September 2004 |
An evening of poetry with three young Hindi poets Sri Badri Narain, Sri R. Chetan Kranti and Sri Yatindra Mishra was held. |
New Delhi |
| 4 September 2004 |
A programme of poetry reading in Sindhi by Prem Prakash and Mahesh Nenvani was held in collaboration with Madhya Pradesh Sahitya Academy (Sindhi Sahitya Section). |
Bhopal |
| 25 July 2004 |
A programme of poetry reading and story rendering was held in collaboration with Thisai Ettum, a quarterly literary journal in Tamil. Ira Natarajan, Pa. Jeeva Karunyam and Kanmani Gunasekaran read their short stories and R. Natarajan, Pallavi Kumar, Pa Sathya Mohan and Valava Thuraiyan recited poems. |
Cuddalore |
| 10 February 2004 |
Vimal Kumar, Nilay Upadhyay and Ravindra Swapmil Prajapati, young Hindi poets to participate in an evening of poetry programme. |
New Delhi |
| 30 November 2003 |
An evening of poetry reading,
story rendering and discussion by eminent writers / poets. Sri
R. Elangovan welcomed the gathering. Participants included Dr.
Balachandran Bala, Sri Jeevi, Sri Thiruvalluvan, Sri Thangam
Murti, Sri Rama Ramanathan, Sri N. Muthu Nilavan, Sri Thanikodi
and Smt. Neela. |
Pudukottai |
| 29 November 2003 |
An evening of poetry reading,
story rendering and discussion by eminent writers / poets including
Viyakulan, Lakshmikumaran, Gnanadirayam, Adalarasan, Nakshathiran,
Ravi Subramanian, C.M. Muthu and R. Elangovan. |
Kumbakonam |
| 22 October 2003 |
A programme was held in
which Madan Kashyap, Ila Kumar and Naval Shukla participated. |
New Delhi |
| 7 September 2003 |
A programme was held with
Keshav Malagi and Vidya Kundaragi |
Bangalore |
| 8 July 2003 |
A programme was held with
young Oriya writers in collaboration with Utkala, Kolkata. |
Kolkata |
| 31
May 2002 |
An evening
of poetry reading in Hindi by Roshan Ara Dilber and Vyasmani
Tripathi. |
Bangalore |
| 26 May
2002 |
An evening
of poetry reading in Hindi by Roshan Ara Dilber and Vyasmani
Tripathi in collaboration with Vasundhara Prakashan. |
Mumbai |
| 23 May
2002 |
A programme
was held with Sri Roshan Ara Dilber and Vyasmani Tripathi (Poets
from Andaman). |
Kolkata |
| 21 March
2002 |
A programme
was held in collaboration with the J&K Academy with the participation
of Dogri writers Vijay Verma, Narinder Singh Chib, Vijay
Sharma, Bishan Singh Dardi, Deepali Dogra and Naseeb Singh Manhas. |
Jammu |
| 24 October
2001 |
A programme
was held in which Smt. Usha Upadhyaya and Sri Anil Vyas participated. |
Ahmedabad |
| 9 November
2000 |
Story-rendering
and Dalit discourse by two eminent Hindi fiction-writers |
New Delhi |
| 15 October
2000 |
Seven
young writers of Assam read their poems and short stories, in
collaborations with Sanskritik Gosthi ' Kallol' |
Nagaon(Assam) |
| 24 September
2000 |
Five
young poets read their poems, in collaboration with Kanavu Literary
Circle |
Triuppur |
| 29 November
1999 |
An evening
of Konkani Poets with Nutan Sankaradando, Saratchandra Shenoy
and Jossy Pinto in
collaboration with Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy |
Kumta
(Karnataka) |
| 17
October 1999 |
An evening
of Young Sindhi Poets
with Mahesh Newani, (Bhopal) and
Vimmi Sadarangani (Adipur) and a few
local poets in collaboration with
Sindhi Cultural Forum |
Raipur |