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Renowned Urdu poet Bashir Badr, a Padma Shri and sahitya akademi Awardee, passed away at 91 after a battle with vascular dementia. His family recalls his conscious preparation for the inevitable decline, accelerating publications and organizing affairs.

Two-day literary festival to bring together writers, scholars and artists from four states

A tribute booklet, 'Simirti,' honoring late historian Prof. Malwinderjit Singh Warraich, known as 'Gadri Babian Da Munshi,' was released. The collection features writings from academics and authors recalling his extensive work documenting the Ghadar Party and revolutionaries.

INTACH, Koraput chapter, plans to convert the dilapidated house of renowned Odia writer Gopinath Mohanty into an interpretation centre. Mohanty lived and wrote some of his celebrated novels, inspired by the region's tribal life, during his 1940s posting. The proposed centre will showcase his legacy and works.

The sahitya akademi has recommended its highest honour, the sahitya akademi Fellowship, for three distinguished writers. Odia writer Pratibha Ray, Sindhi writer Lakhmi Khilani, and Urdu writer Abdus Samad received this rare distinction. The decision was made by the general council of the sahitya akademi. This honour recognizes writers of exceptional merit and lasting contributions to Indian literature.

Northeast India's literary scene is buzzing with excitement as it proudly honors three remarkable authors with the sahitya akademi Awards for 2025. Devabrata Das (Assamese), Sahaisuli Brahma (Bodo), and Haobam Nalini (Manipuri) have captivated readers with their stunning novels and short stories.

Keonjhar's Rabindra Vidya Niketan hosted its annual function with IIT Bhubaneswar director Shreepad Karmalkar as chief guest, inspiring students. The event also celebrated academic and extracurricular achievements. Meanwhile, IIMC Dhenkanal students won gold at a national PR contest, and over 600 students participated in Odia Pakhya literary competitions across Odisha.

Should I return my sahitya akademi Award? A simple yes/no answer will not suffice: in an assembly of intellectuals, a reason for the answer will be expected. Here is the reasoning leading to my answer given at the end.

sahitya akademi award winner Mridula Garg explains what's troubling her about the protests.

The sahitya akademi faces criticism for withholding awards and alleged political interference, highlighting structural flaws and an unhealthy institutional culture. Reforms are proposed to increase government nominations, ensure broader representation, and balance jury composition to restore the Akademi's credibility and national purpose.

Gujarat's renowned tribal activist Ganesh Devy on Sunday joined the brigade of other eminent writers in the country who have returned their sahitya akademi Awards.

Following announcements by writer Nayantara Sehgal and poet Ashok Vajpeyi to return their sahitya akademi awards, the literary body's president said authors should "adopt a different way to protest" and not politicize the autonomous body.

Assamese poet Rabindra Sarkar has been conferred the sahitya akademi Award for the year 2013 for "Dhuliyori Bharir Sans" his book of poems, an official statement said on Tuesday.

Konkani poet, language activist, and the founder of Kavita Trust, Melvyn Rodrigues has been elected as the convenor of Konkani Advisory Board of sahitya akademi at the general council meeting held on Saturday.

Saora language will be documented by sahitya akademi, national academy of letters, for further promotion and propagation.

When Telugu author M Bhoopal Reddy was honoured with the sahitya akademi award in 2011, he deposited the Rs 50,000 cash component in a bank.

"The festival was inaugurated by a person without any known credential whatsoever in literature. Strange that the Akademi wanted this person so badly that it waited till it became clear that declaration of general elections will not make the Akademi out of bounds for him," wrote Radhakrishnan, who is a recipient of several awards, including sahitya akademi award, Ezhuthachan award, Vayalar award and Kerala sahitya akademi award.

"sahitya akademi has started sending back the awards to the writers...It has already been sent to Nayantara Sahgal. Another writer Nand Bhardwaj has also agreed to take back the award. It would be sent to other writers as well," sahitya akademi president Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari said.

Prakash Paryekar, a Konkani writer from Sattari, is among the winners of Bal Sahitya Puraskar (children's literary awards) instituted by sahitya akademi.

Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay (85) has become a fellow of the sahitya akademi, 33 years after he won the sahitya akademi award for his novel ‘Manabjamin’. Eight authors were selected this year for the prestigious fellowship. Ruskin Bond, M Leelavathy, Bhalchandra Nemade, Tejwant Singh Gill, Swami Rambhadracharya and Indira Parthasarathy are among the others.

Malayalam author and activist Sarah Joseph returned the prestigious Kendra sahitya akademi award over rising 'communal violence' cases in the country.

Joining the growing voices of protest in the country, the writers and poets from Goa condemned the rising trend of intolerance in the country and urged the sahitya akademi to speak out against the murders of rationalists, intellectuals and writers in India. The 11 award winning writers, thinkers and poets refrained from returning their awards till the sahitya akademi executive board meeting on October 23.

Eminent writer K Satchidanandan, who has been appointed president of the Kerala sahitya akademi, said strengthening the bonds between Malayalam and other languages would be one of his top priorities.

On the lines of Urdu, Sanskrit and Sindhi state government has constituted Bhojpur and Punjabi Sahitya academies.