Question

The Sahitya Akademi Award was instituted in the year ______.
1. 1960
2. 1954
3. 1989
4. 1992

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : 1954

The correct answer is 1954.

• Sahitya Akademi Award is given in the field of Literature.
• This award is given annually by Sahitya Akademi (India's National Academy of Letters), New Delhi.
• It is given in 24 languages including Hindi and English.

• The award comprises a plaque and a cash prize of ₹ 1,00,000.
• The award's purpose is to recognize and promote excellence in Indian writing and also acknowledge new trends.
• Makhanlal Chaturvedi was the first recipient in the Hindi category in the year 1955.
• RK Narayan was the first recipient in the English category in the year1960.

•  2019 Sahitya Akademi recipients:
  • Sashi Tharoor for 'An era of Darkness' (Non-fiction) in English.
  • Nand Kishore Acharya for 'Chheelate Hue Apne Ko' (Poetry) in Hindi.
• Jnanpith Award is the highest literary award in India.