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	\| image = Kerala Sahitya Akademy.JPG		\| image = Kerala Sahitya Akademy.JPG
	\| ~~motto~~ =		\| formation = {{start date\|df=y\|1956\|10\|15}}
	\| ~~formation~~ = ~~1956~~		\| native name = '''കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി'''<br>Kerala Sahitya Akademi
	\| type = Literary Organisation		\| type = Literary Organisation
	\| headquarters = [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], <br>{{IND}}		\| headquarters = [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], <br>{{IND}}
	\| language = [[Malayalam]]		\| language = [[Malayalam]]
	\| leader_title = Patron		\| leader_title = Patron
	\| leader_name = [[Pinarayi Vijayan]]		\| leader_name = [[Pinarayi Vijayan]]
	\| leader_title2 = President		\| leader_title2 = President
	\| leader_name2 = ~~Vaishakan~~		\| leader_name2 = [[K. Satchidanandan]]
	\| leader_name3 = K P ~~Mohanan~~		\| leader_name3 = C.P. Aboobacker
	\| leader_title3 = Secretary		\| leader_title3 = Secretary
	~~\| leader_title4 = Board Members~~		\| name = Academy for Malayalam Literature
	~~\| leader_name4 =~~		\| website = {{URL\|keralasahityaakademi.org}}
	\| name = ~~Kerala Sahitya Akademi~~
	\| ~~num_volunteers~~ =
	\|~~website = [http://www.~~keralasahityaakademi.org/]
	}}		}}

	The '''Kerala Sahitya Akademi''' or '''Academy for Malayalam ~~literature~~''' is an autonomous body established to promote the [[Malayalam]] language and [[Malayalam literature\|literature]]. It is situated in ~~City~~ of [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]] in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.kerala.gov.in/dept_culture/dept_sahithya_akademi.htm \|title=Sahitya Akademi \|publisher=[[Government of Kerala]] \|access-date=11 April 2010 \|url-status = dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719173818/http://www.kerala.gov.in/dept_culture/dept_sahithya_akademi.htm \|archive-date=19 July 2010 }}</ref>		The '''Kerala Sahitya Akademi''' or '''Academy for Malayalam Literature''' is an autonomous body established to promote the [[Malayalam]] language and [[Malayalam literature\|literature]]. It is situated in the city of [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]] in India.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.kerala.gov.in/dept_culture/dept_sahithya_akademi.htm \|title=Sahitya Akademi \|publisher=[[Government of Kerala]] \|access-date=11 April 2010 \|url-status = dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719173818/http://www.kerala.gov.in/dept_culture/dept_sahithya_akademi.htm \|archive-date=19 July 2010 }}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	The academy was inaugurated on 15 October 1956, by [[Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma]], the former king of [[Travancore]], in [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. It was shifted to its present location at City of [[Thrissur]] in September, 1957. Though the [[Kerala]] Government provides the funding and support for the academy, the administration of the academy is autonomous according to its constitution. The academy recognises superior literary works through its annual literary awards for [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry\|Poetry]], [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel\|Novel]], [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story\|Story]], Drama, Literary criticism, Biography - autobiography, Travelogue, Humour, Translation, Children's literature etc.. {{As of\|2016}} the academy is headed by [[Malayalam]] short story writer Vaisakhan, who is serving as its ~~President~~, [[Khadija Mumtaz]] as its ~~Vice President~~, and K P Mohanan as its ~~Secretary~~.<ref>{{cite web		The academy was inaugurated on 15 October 1956, by [[Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma]], the former king of [[Travancore]], in [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. It was shifted to its present location at City of [[Thrissur]] in September 1957. Though the [[Kerala]] Government provides the funding and support for the academy, the administration of the academy is autonomous according to its constitution. The academy recognises superior literary works through its annual literary awards for [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry\|Poetry]], [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel\|Novel]], [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story\|Story]], Drama, Literary criticism, Biography – autobiography, Travelogue, Humour, Translation, Children's literature etc.. {{As of\|2016}} the academy is headed by [[Malayalam]] short story writer Vaisakhan, who is serving as its president, [[Khadija Mumtaz]] as its vice president, and [[K P Mohanan]] as its secretary.<ref>{{cite web
	\|url = http://www.tsr.kerala.gov.in/sectors.htm		\|url = http://www.tsr.kerala.gov.in/sectors.htm
	\|title = LITERARY AND CULTURAL SOCIETIES		\|title = LITERARY AND CULTURAL SOCIETIES
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	\|archive-date = 2012-02-18		\|archive-date = 2012-02-18
	}}</ref>		}}</ref>

			==Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award==
			{{main\|Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award}}
			The Akademi instituted the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1958. It is given annually to Malayalam writers for their outstanding books of literary merit. The awards are given in various categories.

	==Activities==		==Activities==
	{{unreferenced section\|date=February 2020}}		{{unreferenced section\|date=February 2020}}
	The ~~Academy~~ has ~~one of the best libraries~~ in [[Kerala]]. It is an approved doctoral research centre for the universities in [[Kerala]]. The Akademi also holds periodic book festivals to encourage reading among the masses. The Akademi has a picture gallery of writers of yester years. The Akademi regularly publishes three journals ''Sahithyalokam'', ''Sahithya Chakravalam'' and ''[[Malayalam]] Literary Survey'' (in [[~~English language\|English~~]]~~). The~~ Akademi awards the illustrious ''[[Ezhuthachan Puraskaram]]'', which is named after the father of [[Malayalam literature]] [[Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan]], yearly to prominent literary figures.		The academy has a library in [[Kerala]]. It is an approved doctoral research centre for the universities in [[Kerala]]. The Akademi also holds periodic book festivals to encourage reading among the masses. The Akademi has a picture gallery of writers of yester years. The Akademi regularly publishes three journals ''Sahithyalokam'', ''Sahithya Chakravalam'' and ''[[Malayalam]] Literary Survey'' (in English). Besides the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]], the Akademi awards the illustrious ''[[Ezhuthachan Puraskaram]]'', which is named after the father of [[Malayalam literature]] [[Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan]], yearly to prominent literary figures.

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]]
	* [[Sahitya Akademi]]		* [[Sahitya Akademi]]
			* [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi]]
			* [[Kerala Lalithakala Akademi]]

	==References==		==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==
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	*[http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/ Kerala Sahitya Academy]		*[http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/ Kerala Sahitya Academy] – official website
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180705200610/http://keralasahityaakademi.org/eng_about.htm Kerala Sahitya Academy: Governing Body]		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180705200610/http://keralasahityaakademi.org/eng_about.htm Kerala Sahitya Academy: Governing Body] (archived)
	*[http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in Sahitya Akademy : India's National Academy of Letters]		*[http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in Sahitya Akademy: India's National Academy of Letters]

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{{More footnotes|date=May 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox organization
| image = Kerala Sahitya Akademy.JPG
| motto =
| formation = 1956
| type = Literary Organisation
| headquarters = [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], <br>{{IND}}
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| leader_title = Patron
| leader_name = [[Pinarayi Vijayan]]
| leader_title2 = President
| leader_name2 = Vaishakan
| leader_name3 = K P Mohanan
| leader_title3 = Secretary
| leader_title4 = Board Members
| leader_name4 =
| name = Kerala Sahitya Akademi
| num_volunteers =
|website = [http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/]
}}

The '''Kerala Sahitya Akademi''' or '''Academy for Malayalam literature''' is an autonomous body established to promote the [[Malayalam]] language and [[Malayalam literature|literature]]. It is situated in City of [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]] in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kerala.gov.in/dept_culture/dept_sahithya_akademi.htm |title=Sahitya Akademi |publisher=[[Government of Kerala]] |access-date=11 April 2010 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719173818/http://www.kerala.gov.in/dept_culture/dept_sahithya_akademi.htm |archive-date=19 July 2010 }}</ref>

==History==
The academy was inaugurated on 15 October 1956, by [[Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma]], the former king of [[Travancore]], in [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. It was shifted to its present location at City of [[Thrissur]] in September, 1957. Though the [[Kerala]] Government provides the funding and support for the academy, the administration of the academy is autonomous according to its constitution. The academy recognises superior literary works through its annual literary awards for [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry|Poetry]], [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel|Novel]], [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story|Story]], Drama, Literary criticism, Biography - autobiography, Travelogue, Humour, Translation, Children's literature etc.. {{As of|2016}} the academy is headed by [[Malayalam]] short story writer Vaisakhan, who is serving as its President, [[Khadija Mumtaz]] as its Vice President, and K P Mohanan as its Secretary.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.tsr.kerala.gov.in/sectors.htm
|title = LITERARY AND CULTURAL SOCIETIES
|publisher = Government of Kerala
|access-date = 2010-05-12
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120218134049/http://www.tsr.kerala.gov.in/sectors.htm
|archive-date = 2012-02-18
}}</ref>

==Activities==
{{unreferenced section|date=February 2020}}
The Academy has one of the best libraries in [[Kerala]]. It is an approved doctoral research centre for the universities in [[Kerala]]. The Akademi also holds periodic book festivals to encourage reading among the masses. The Akademi has a picture gallery of writers of yester years. The Akademi regularly publishes three journals ''Sahithyalokam'', ''Sahithya Chakravalam'' and ''[[Malayalam]] Literary Survey'' (in [[English language|English]]). The Akademi awards the illustrious ''[[Ezhuthachan Puraskaram]]'', which is named after the father of [[Malayalam literature]] [[Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan]], yearly to prominent literary figures.

==See also==
* [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]]
* [[Sahitya Akademi]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/ Kerala Sahitya Academy]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180705200610/http://keralasahityaakademi.org/eng_about.htm Kerala Sahitya Academy: Governing Body]
*[http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in Sahitya Akademy : India's National Academy of Letters]

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