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ଓଡ଼ିଶା ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଏକାଡେମୀ | |
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| Formation | 1957 |
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| Founded at | Bhubaneswar |
| Headquarters | Bhubaneswar |
| Location |
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President | Harihara Mishra |
Secretary | SriSai Mohanty VII A |
| Website | http://odishasahityaakademi.org/ |
Odisha Sahitya Akademi (Odia: ଓଡ଼ିଶା ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଏକାଡେମୀ) is an institution established in 1957 in Odisha[1] for the active promotion of Odia language and literature.[2] It was created as an autonomous literary organisation. In 1970 it was converted into a society.
Activities[edit | edit source]
The organisation carries out various activities for promotion of Odia language and literature. Chief among them are as below.
Publications[edit | edit source]
The organisation publishes Books in Odia, Translations of literature from Odia and vice versa ,and periodicals for promotion of Odia language.[3]
Prizes[edit | edit source]
The Akademi awards the following prizes in various categories of literature.
Started in 1993, this prize is awarded for lifetime contribution to Odia literature.
This prize is awarded for outstanding contribution to Odia literature in various categories.
Promotion of literature[edit | edit source]
- Organisation Literary symposium[5]
- It supplies books to school and college libraries.[citation needed]
- It organises literary workshops at various places both inside and outside Odisha.[3]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Bureau, TT (1 April 2016). "80-year journey of struggle & success". Telegraph India. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Odisha Sahitya Academy". Department of Culture, Government of Odisha. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "OdishaSahityaAkademiProgram" (PDF) (in ଓଡ଼ିଆ). 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Bureau, Odisha Sun Times (8 July 2019). "Ati Badi Puraskar of Odisha Sahitya Akademi will now carry Rs 1 lakh in cash". OdishaSunTimes.com. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ Ambaly, Anwesha (27 May 2015). "Literature route to Odia roots". Telegraph India. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
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