Sahitya Akademi

Sahitya Akademi (established in 1955) is the apex institution in India for the preservation and promotion of Indian languages and literature. It confers annual awards for the most outstanding works of Indian literature. Despite receiving Government grants its management had been largely independent of Government control during its initial decades.

Quotes

 * As President of the Akademi, I may tell you quite frankly that I would not like the Prime Minister to interfere with my work.
 * Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on being elected as the first President of Sahitya Akademi, quoted in "Saving Sahitya Akademi", The Hindu, 25 March 2016


 * Sahitya Akademi held a place of pride in the world of Indian literature. There was no comparable institution at that time. Every Indian writer wanted to be connected to it in some way or the other.
 * K. Satchidanandan, in "How Sahitya Akademi Found Its Name", The Indian Express, 8 March 2022


 * I like Sahitya Akademi were not able to live up to the original mandates set out by their founding fathers.
 * Sitaram Yechury quoted in "Sahitya Akademi is a Failed Nehruvian institution", The Print, 1 January 2022