Talk:Sahitya Akademi Fellowship
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New list of SA Fellows edit
- Sahitya Akademi Fellows
| Year of selection | Picture of Fellow | Sahitya Akademi Fellow | Language(s) | Official citation extract, rationale, or description | Award ceremony location and date (if known) | Birth date | Death date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968. Inaugural award. | 
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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | English, Sanskrit | "in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Indian thought and to the tradition of universal humanism."[1] | Madras (now Chennai), 10 September 1968.[a] | 5 September 1888 | 17 April 1975 (aged 86) |
| 1969 | 
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C. Rajagopalachari | English | "for his versatile eminence as patriot statesman, humanist and moral crusader, a man of letters who has popularised ancient classics in modern idiom"[1] | 10 December 1878 | 25 December 1972 (aged 94) | |
| 1969 | Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay | Bengali | "whose novels and short stories reflect with uncommon fidelity and understanding the charm and pathos of the common folk of West Bengal"[1] | 23 July 1898 | 14 September 1971 (aged 73) | ||
| 1969 | D. R. Bendre | Kannada | "Kannada poet whose verse is remarkable for its integral vision, lyrical intensity and a fine use of the folk speech"[1] | 31 January 1896 | 26 October 1981 (aged 85) | ||
| 1969 | Sumitranandan Pant | Hindi | "a poet of deep and wide sensibility who had pioneered a new movement in modern Hindi poetry, widening its horizon."[1] | May 20, 1900 | December 28, 1977 (aged 77) | ||
| 1973 | File:Dr.Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi.jpg | Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi | Sanskrit | Sanskrit scholar and Indologist.[2] | Nagpur, Maharashtra, 10 January 1975.[b] | 13 March 1893 | 13 March 1975 (aged 81) |
| 1973 | File:Sukumar Sen (Linguist).jpg | Sukumar Sen | Bengali | Bengali language author.[2] | Calcutta (now Kolkata), 21 January 1975.[c] | 16 January 1900 | 3 March 1992 (aged 92) |
| 1989 | Mulk Raj Anand | English | "distinguished novelist and art critic in English"[5] | 12 December 1905 | 28 September 2004 (aged 98) | ||
| 1989 | Amritlal Nagar | Hindi | "one of the major writers in Hindi—a novelist, a short story writer, a playwright and an essayist."[6] | August 17, 1916 | 28 September 2004 (aged 98) | ||
| 1994 | File:Qurratulain Hyder.jpg | Qurratulain Hyder | Urdu | "distinguished Urdu novelist and short story writer"[7] | 20 January 1927 | 21 August 2007 (aged 80) | |
| 1994 | 
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Sitakant Mahapatra | Odia and English | "prolific and outstanding Indian poet and literary critic in Odia and English"[8] | 17 September 1937 | ||
| 1996 | Raja Rao | English | "one of the most distinguished writers of English fiction in India, whose contributions have taken the Indian novel in English to rare spiritual heights"[9] | Austin, Texas, 24 January 1997.[d] | 8 November 1908 | 8 July 2006 (aged 97) | |
| 2002 | File:Kaifi-Azmi.jpg | Kaifi Azmi | Urdu | for his eminence as an Urdu poet and "his exceptional contribution to Indian literature".[11][2] | Mumbai, 17 April 2002.[e] | 14 January 1919 | 10 May 2002 |
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Amrita Pritam | Punjabi and Hindi | "the most eminent Punjabi poet and fiction-writer ... is perhaps the only writer in modern Punjabi literature who has kept up an unmatched record of prolific output and artistic excellence"[13] | 31 August 1919 | 31 October 2005 (aged 86) | |
| 2006 | 
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Manoj Das | Odia and English | "a brilliant bilingual writer who is fluent both in Odia and English."[14] "... among the most illustrious living fiction-writers of the country.."[15] | Bhubaneswar, 25 January 2007.[f] | 27 February 1934 | |
| 2013 | Arjan Hasid | Sindhi | "outstanding Sindhi poet who is the author of seven highly acclaimed collections of poetry and who has had an immense influence on the development of Sindhi poetry"[16] | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 30 July 2013.[g] | 7 January 1930 | ||
| 2013 | 
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M. T. Vasudevan Nair | Malayalam | "prolific and outstanding Malayalam novelist, short story writer, screen-play writer, and film director"[18] | Calicut, Kerala, 31 January 2014.[19] | 9 August 1933 | |
| 2013 | Asit Rai | Nepali | " eminent Nepali novelist, poet, literary historian and critic"[20] | Darjeeling, West Bengal, 20 June 2014.[20] | |||
| 2014 | 
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S. L. Bhyrappa | Kannada | "prominent Kannada writer, author of more than twenty novels in a career extending over five decades"[21] | 26 July 1934 |
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- Honorary Fellows
| Year of selection | Picture of Honorary Fellow | Sahitya Akademi Honorary Fellow | Citizenship and Language(s) | Official citation extract, rationale, or description | Award ceremony location and date (if known) | Birth date | Death date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Abhimanyu Unnuth | Mauritius, Hindi | "his writings reflect and portray the trials, tribulations, and sufferings of the Indian diaspora community not only in Mauritius but the world over. As such his writings are important contributions to migrant literature written in any language over the past century."[22] | New Delhi, 26 August 2014.[22] | 9 August 1937 |
Notes edit
- ^ Awarded by Zakir Hussain, President of India, and of the Sahitya Akademi, who on the occasion said, " ... you have widened the horizon of Indian thought and have deepened the world's understanding of the philosophic and religious heritage of our land. You have explored with uncommon insight the invisible links between intellect and intuition, between philosophy and religion, and have illumined the path where all religions meet."[1]
- ^ "Dr. V.V. Mirashi was awarded Fellowship of the Sahitya Akademi by Smt. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, at a function organised on 10th January 1975, at Raj Bhavan, Nagpur. Nawab Ali Yavar Jang, Governor of Maharashtra, who presided over the function, welcomed the audience and expressed his high esteem for the aged historian and Indologist.[3]
- ^ "A special function was arranged at the Darbhanga Hall of the University of Calcutta on 21st January 1975, when Dr. Suniti Kumar Chatterji, President of the Sahitya Akademi, awarded the Fellowship of the Akademi to the distinguished Bengali scholar Dr. Sukumar Sen.[4]
- ^ Awarded by Akademi president U. R. Ananthamurthy at the Center for Asian Studies, University of Texas at Austin.[10]
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi presented its highest honour the Fellowship to great Urdu poet Sri Kaifi Azmi on 17 April 2002. Gopi Chand Narang and Secretery, Prof. K. Satchidanandan visited the ailing poet at the Jaslok Hospital in Mumbai and presented the plaque to him. Subsequently the programme was held in the evening at ISKCON Auditorium in Mumbai, and Smt. Skaukat Azmi, his wife accepted the honour publicly from Sri Ramakanta Rath."[12]
- ^ "Conferment of Fellowship and Samvad programme were held on 25 January 2007 at Bhubaneswar."[14]
- ^ "K. Sreenivasaro, Secretary, Sahitya Akademi ... pointed out that it is after 40 years that the Fellowship is conferred on a Sindhi literatteur. Sri Hasid was honoured with Fellowship by Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari, President of Sahitya Akademi.[17]
Citations edit
- ^ a b c d e f Rao 2004, pp. 20–21.
- ^ a b c Rao 2004, p. 22.
- ^ Sahitya Akademi 1975, p. 18.
- ^ Sahitya Akademi 1975, p. 19.
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi Fellowship 1989: Mulk Raj Anand" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi Fellowship 1989:Amritlal Nagar" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
- ^ "Qurratulain Hyder" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi Fellowship: Sitakant Mahapatra" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi Fellowship: Raja Rao" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ^ Paranjape 2009, p. 62.
- ^ "Noted Urdu poet Kaifi Azmi passes away". Times of India. 10 May 2002.
- ^ Sahitya Akademi 2002.
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi Fellowship: Amrita Pritam" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ^ a b Sahitya Akademi 2006, p. 17.
- ^ "Highest literary honour for Manoj Das". The Hindu. 26 January 2006. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi Fellowship: Arjan Hasid" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
- ^ "Fellowship to Arjan Hasid" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. p. 10.
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi Fellowship: M. T. Vasudevan Nair" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
- ^ "Fellowship presentation to M. T. Vasudevan Nair" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. January–March 2014. p. 17.
- ^ a b "Fellowship presentation to Asit Rai" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi Fellowship: S.L. Bhyrappa" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
- ^ a b "Honorary Fellowship to Dr Abhimanyu Unnuth" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi Bimonthly Newsletter: July–August 2014. p. 7".
Works cited edit
- George, Rosemary Marangoly (2013). Indian English and the Fiction of National Literature. Cambridge University Press. pp. 136–146. ISBN 978-1-107-72955-1.
- Paranjape, Makarand R. (2009), Another Canon: Indian Texts and Traditions in English, Anthem Press, p. 62, ISBN 978-1-84331-804-0
- Rao, D. S. (2004), Five Decades: The National Academy of Letters, India : a Short History of Sahitya Akademi, Sahitya Akademi, ISBN 978-81-260-2060-7
- Sahitya Akademi (1975), General Information and Annual Report, New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi.
- Sahitya Akademi (2002), Annual Report, New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi
- Sahitya Akademi (2006), Annual Report, Sahitya Akademi, p. 17
Further reading edit
Revisions to the introductory section edit
I have deleted the following content concerning the Sahitya Akademi's history as it already dealt with extensively on the Sahitya Akademi page:
Conceptualized in December 1952, the Sahitya Akademi is India's National Academy of Letters. It was formally inaugurated by the Government of India on 12 March 1954.[1] The then Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru was appointed as its first President, the then Vice-President of India Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan as Vice-President of the Akademi, and Krishna Kripalani as its first General Secretary.[2]
Instead, I've included a (cited and fully referenced) section on the history of the fellowship itself. R1988 (talk) 21:31, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
- @R1988: Where have you included this? Fowler&fowler«Talk» 21:47, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
- The edits showing the revised section should be visible now. R1988 (talk) 22:17, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
- Good job. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 01:13, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
- The edits showing the revised section should be visible now. R1988 (talk) 22:17, 22 March 2017 (UTC)