Haryana Literary Academies And Awards


 
 
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Haryana Literary Academies and Awards

Haryana is a state headed for continuous development in every sphere. Sahitya Academy of the Stare Government, Department of Cultural Affairs, Literature, creative arts and other major departments have established various awards and honours in order to encourage development in each region, which encourage people to perform their best performance.. For the purpose of encouraging culture and literature in Haryana, the State Government has 6 academies

1. Haryana Sahitya Academy

2. Haryana Sanskrit Sahitya Academy

3. Haryana Urdu Sahitya Academy

4. Haryana Punjabi Sahitya Academy

5. Haryana Granth Academy

6. Haryana History and Culture Academy

These academies provide awards and hon ours for promoting outstanding works of literature and culture in the state. These are described as follows:

Haryana Sahitya Academy

  • For the preservation, upliftment and promotion of literature in Haryana, the Government formed the Haryana Sahitya Academy on 9th July, 1970, which is headquartered in Panchkula.
  • Earlier, its administrative control was under the Education Department, but currently it is under the Department of Information, Public Relations and Cultural Works.
  • After the transfer of the given administrative control on 26th August, 2011, the Haryana Sahitya Academy was reorganized.
  • The Chairman of this Academy is the Chief Minister of Haryana and its two Senior Vice- Chairmen are the Minister of the Department of Public Relations and Cultural Work, and the Education Minister of the state. There are also executive Vice - President, Director and Vice - President in this academy.
  • The first prize of Haryana Sahitya Academy was given to Ashok Bhatia for his book 'Samudra Ka Sansar' in 1991.
  • Functions of Haryana Sahitya Academy

    The main functions of Haryana Sahitya Academy are as follows:

  • Promoting the interpersonal cooperation between the writers to promote various languages and their literature, giving preference to Hindi and Haryanvi.
  • To promote research work on contribution of Indian languages and literature, history and culture of Haryana.
  • To organise literary conference, seminars and book exhibition for the development of literature. To honour and give awards to Haryana authors for their remarkable contribution in the field of literature.
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