Odisha Sahitya Akademi
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| name = Odisha Sahitya Academy
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| formation = 1957
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| founding_location = Bhubaneswar
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| headquarters = Bhubaneswar
| location = Paradip
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Dilip Routrai
| leader_title2 = Secretary
| leader_name2 = Subodh Chandra Acharya
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| website = {{URL|http://odishasahityaakademi.org/|Odisha Sahitya Akademi}}
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Odisha Sahitya Akademi ({{Langx|or|ଓଡ଼ିଶା ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଏକାଡେମୀ }}) is an institution established in 1957 in Odisha{{cite web | last=Bureau | first=TT | title=80-year journey of struggle & success | website=Telegraph India | date=2016-04-01 | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/odisha/80-year-journey-of-struggle-amp-success/cid/1504744 | access-date=2019-07-08}} for the active promotion of Odia language and literature.{{cite web | url=http://www.orissaculture.gov.in/osa.asp | title=Odisha Sahitya Academy | publisher=Department of Culture, Government of Odisha | access-date=9 March 2016 | archive-date=4 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034534/http://www.orissaculture.gov.in/osa.asp | url-status=dead }} It was created as an autonomous literary organisation. In 1970 it was converted into a society.
Activities
The organisation carries out various activities for promotion of Odia language and literature. Chief among them are as below.
=Publications=
The organisation publishes Books in Odia, Translations of literature from Odia and vice versa ,and periodicals for promotion of Odia language.{{cite web | title=OdishaSahityaAkademiProgram | url=http://odishasahityaakademi.org/pdf/ANNUAL_PROGRAMME-29112017.pdf | date=2019-07-10 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20190710043555/http://odishasahityaakademi.org/pdf/ANNUAL_PROGRAMME-29112017.pdf | language=or | access-date=2019-07-10 | archive-date=10 July 2019 | url-status=live }}
=Prizes=
The Akademi awards the following prizes in various categories of literature.
- Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman{{cite web | last=Bureau | first=Odisha Sun Times | title=Ati Badi Puraskar of Odisha Sahitya Akademi will now carry Rs 1 lakh in cash | website=OdishaSunTimes.com | date=2019-07-08 | url=https://odishasuntimes.com/odisha-sahitya-akademis-ati-badi-puraskar-will-now-carry-rs-1-lakh-cash/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708182654/https://odishasuntimes.com/odisha-sahitya-akademis-ati-badi-puraskar-will-now-carry-rs-1-lakh-cash/ | url-status=usurped | archive-date=8 July 2019 | access-date=2019-07-08}}
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=
- Organisation Literary symposium{{cite web | last=Ambaly | first=Anwesha | title=Literature route to Odia roots | website=Telegraph India | date=2015-05-27 | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/odisha/literature-route-to-odia-roots/cid/1466790 | access-date=2019-07-08}}
- It supplies books to school and college libraries.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}
- It organises literary workshops at various places both inside and outside Odisha.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://odishasahityaakademi.org Official Website of Odisha Sahitya Akademi]
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Category:1957 establishments in Orissa
Category:State agencies of Odisha
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