Indian Literature (journal)
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Indian Literature is an English-language literary journal published bi-monthly by the Sahitya Akademi
, India's National Academy
of Letters. the editor was A. J. Thomas
, and Gopi Chand Narang
, Sunil Gangopadhyaya and Agrahara Krishna Murthy, inspired by K. Satchidanandan a noted poet and past editor
of Indian Literature, were on the Editorial Board
.
Over the years the journal has changed its outlook and now, besides Akademi activities, it also showcases contemporary literary criticism
, original creative literary output (in the form of English translation) from different parts of India in the 24 recognized Indian languages as well as the many minor languages like Bhojpuri, Tulu
, Manipuri and Kui
, etc.
The journal completed its 50th year in the year 2007. At present Indian Literature is a bi-monthly affair, and steps are being taken to make it monthly.
Sahitya Akademi
The Sahitya Akademi ', India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India...
, India's National Academy
National academy
A national academy is an organizational body, usually operating with state financial support and approval, that co-ordinates scholarly research activities and standards for academic disciplines, most frequently in the sciences but also the humanities. Typically the country's learned societies in...
of Letters. the editor was A. J. Thomas
A. J. Thomas
A. J. Thomas is an Indian poet writing in English. He is an acclaimed translator of poetry, fiction, drama and non-fiction prose from his mother tongue Malayalam, the language of Kerala, the southernmost State of India...
, and Gopi Chand Narang
Gopi Chand Narang
Gopi Chand Narang is an Indian scholar of Urdu language and literature, an eminent Urdu writer, scholar, critic and linguist. He is author of many books in Urdu, Hindi and English....
, Sunil Gangopadhyaya and Agrahara Krishna Murthy, inspired by K. Satchidanandan a noted poet and past editor
Editor
The term editor may refer to:As a person who does editing:* Editor in chief, having final responsibility for a publication's operations and policies* Copy editing, making formatting changes and other improvements to text...
of Indian Literature, were on the Editorial Board
Editorial board
The editorial board is a group of people, usually at a publication, who dictate the tone and direction the publication's editorial policy will take.- Board makeup :...
.
Official journal of the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters
The Sahitya Akademi http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/index.htm first launched Indian Literature in 1957 as a half-yearly journal in English that chronicled the activities of the Akademi. In the words of Krishna Kripalani, the first editor of Indian Literature, the modest aim of the journal was:- To help the writers and readers in the various languages of India to know each other better
- To coordinate literary activities in the various Indian languages and
- Supply and propagate information regarding Indian literature.
Over the years the journal has changed its outlook and now, besides Akademi activities, it also showcases contemporary literary criticism
Literary criticism
Literary criticism is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often informed by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of its methods and goals...
, original creative literary output (in the form of English translation) from different parts of India in the 24 recognized Indian languages as well as the many minor languages like Bhojpuri, Tulu
Tulu language
The Tulu language |?]]]) is a Dravidian language spoken by 1.95 million native speakers mainly in the southwest part of Indian state Karnataka known as Tulu Nadu. In India, 1.72 million people speak it as their mother tongue , increased by 10 percent over the 1991 census...
, Manipuri and Kui
Kui language
Kui language may refer to:* Kui language , a Central Dravidian language of India*Kui language , a Trans–New Guinea language...
, etc.
The journal completed its 50th year in the year 2007. At present Indian Literature is a bi-monthly affair, and steps are being taken to make it monthly.
Samakaleen Bharatiya Sahitya
Like the Indian Literature in English, the Sahitya Akademi has a literary journal in Hindi (the official language of India) which is also bi-monthly. The title of this journal is Samakaleen Bharatiya Sahityahttp://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/pub3.htm which started first in July 1980 as a quarterly journal. The journal is approximately 200 pages long. It has promoted numerous upcoming authors — often publishing them for the first time. A large section is devoted to new books published in Hindi, including books from other languages translated into Hindi. Readers' critical responses are also included.External links
See also
- Sahitya Akademi FellowshipSahitya Akademi FellowshipThe Sahitya Akademi Fellowship is a literary honour in India. Awarded by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, to the "immortals of literature," and limited to twenty one individuals at any given time, it is the highest literary honour conferred by the Government of India...
- Jnanpith AwardJnanpith AwardThe Jnanpith Award is a literary award in India. Along with the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, it is one of the two most prestigious literary honours in the country...
- Sahitya Akademi Award to Bengali WritersSahitya Akademi Award to Bengali WritersSahitya Akademi Award is given by the Sahitya Akademi, India’s national academy of letters to one writer every year in each of the languages recognized by it as well as for translations. This is the second highest literary award of India, after Jnanpith Award...
- List of winners of Sahitya Akademi Awards for writing in Rajasthani language
- Sahitya Akademi Award to Assamese WritersSahitya Akademi Award to Assamese WritersSahitya Akademi Award is given each year, since 1955, by Sahitya Akademi , to writers and their works, for their outstanding contribution to the upliftment of Indian literature and Assamese literature in particular ....