Context: The Annual Sahitya Akademi Awards for the year 2024 were announced recently. It was conferred upon 21 recipients this year.
Relevance of the Topic: Prelims: Key facts about Sahitya Akademi Award.
About Sahitya Akademi Award:
- The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India conferred by Sahitya Akademi (India's National Academy of Letters).
- It is annually conferred on the writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in 24 languages:
- Any of the 22 languages of the 8th Schedule to the Indian constitution
- English language.
- Rajasthani language.
- Established in 1954, the award comprises a plaque and a cash prize of ₹ 1,00,000.
- The award's purpose is to recognise and promote excellence in Indian writing.
Sahitya Akademi:
- The Sahitya Akademi or India's National Academy of Letters is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India.
- It is an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Culture.
- Founded: 1954.