Languages Recognized by Sahitya Akademi
Sahitya Akademi, India’s premier literary institution, recognizes 24 Indian languages including English. In addition to 22 languages recognized under the 8th Schedule of the constitution, Sahitya Akademi recognizes Rajasthani and English. Sahitya Akademi confers Awards and Fellowships, publishes books and organizes literary programmes in all these 24 recognized languages.
Following are the languages recognized by the Akademi:
1. Assamese
2. Bengali
3. Bodo
4. Dogri
5. English
6. Gujarati
7. Hindi
8. Kannada
9. Kashmiri
10. Konkani
11. Maithili
12. Malayalam
13. Manipuri
14. Marathi
15. Nepali
16. Odia
17. Punjabi
18. Rajasthani
19. Sanskrit
20. Santali
21. Sindhi
22. Tamil
23. Telugu
24. Urdu