Odisha Sahitya Akademi

Odisha Sahitya Academy
ଓଡ଼ିଶା ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଏକାଡେମୀ
Formation	1957
Founded at	Bhubaneswar
Headquarters	Bhubaneswar
Location	Paradip;
President	Dilip Routrai
Secretary	Subodh Chandra Acharya
Website	Odisha Sahitya Akademi

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.

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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.^[3]

Prizes

The Akademi awards the following prizes in various categories of literature.

Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman^[4]

Started in 1993, this prize is awarded for lifetime contribution to Odia literature.

Odisha Sahitya Akademi Puraskar

This prize is awarded for outstanding contribution to Odia literature in various categories.

Promotion of literature

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]

Sahitya Akademi

[1]
Bureau, TT (1 April 2016). "80-year journey of struggle & success". Telegraph India. Retrieved 8 July 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
[2]
"Odisha Sahitya Academy". Department of Culture, Government of Odisha. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
[3]
"OdishaSahityaAkademiProgram" (PDF) (in Odia). 10 July 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
[4]
Bureau, Odisha Sun Times (8 July 2019). "Ati Badi Puraskar of Odisha Sahitya Akademi will now carry Rs 1 lakh in cash". OdishaSunTimes.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
[5]
Ambaly, Anwesha (27 May 2015). "Literature route to Odia roots". Telegraph India. Retrieved 8 July 2019.

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[Bureau_2016-1] [1]
Bureau, TT (1 April 2016). "80-year journey of struggle & success". Telegraph India. Retrieved 8 July 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[osa-2] [2]
"Odisha Sahitya Academy". Department of Culture, Government of Odisha. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

[OdishaSahityaAkademiProgram-3] [3]
"OdishaSahityaAkademiProgram" (PDF) (in Odia). 10 July 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

[Bureau_2019-4] [4]
Bureau, Odisha Sun Times (8 July 2019). "Ati Badi Puraskar of Odisha Sahitya Akademi will now carry Rs 1 lakh in cash". OdishaSunTimes.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[AmbalyA_2015-5] [5]
Ambaly, Anwesha (27 May 2015). "Literature route to Odia roots". Telegraph India. Retrieved 8 July 2019.

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Odisha Sahitya Akademi

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