Executive Board
All the policies, guidelines and directions laid down by the General Council of Sahitya Akademi are implemented under the direct supervision of an Executive Board.
All the recommendations of various other committees and boards are approved by the Executive Board. It is Executive Board that overlooks the overall functioning of the Akademi.
Advisory Boards for various languages are appointed by the Executive Board.
Since it is the approving board, the Executive Board meets thrice a year normally.
The Executive Board shall consist of the following members, namely:
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The President of Sahitya Akademi
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The Vice President of Sahitya Akademi
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The Financial Advisor
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Two members nominated by the Government of India from among their nominees on the General Council
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One person to represent each of the languages enumerated in the Constitution of India and such other languages as may be recognized by the Akademi elected by the General Council from among its members.
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The President may, at his discretion, invite to any meeting of the Executive Board, a member of the General Council in the interest of encouraging languages other than those referred to in the preceding sentence and involving them more closely with the activities of the Akademi.
Members of the Executive Board [2018-2022]
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President
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Dr. Chandrashekhar Kambar (President, Sahitya Akademi) “Siri Sampige” No. 44, Ist Main, Banashankari 3rd Stage, 4th Block, Bengaluru-560 085Mob: 09980559000 Tel: 080-26890824 Email: president@sahitya-akademi.gov.in; |
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Vice-President |
Sri Madhav Kaushik Mob: 09888535393 Email: k.madhav9@gmail.com |
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Financial Advisor |
Sri R. K. Chaturvedi, IAS Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser Ministry of Culture, Government of India Room No.: 318-C, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi Tel.: 011-23388346, Email: asfa-culture@gov.in |
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Govt. of India nominee |
Ms. Nirupama Kotru Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture, Government of India Room No.: 334-C Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi Tel.: +91 11 23381198 Email: jsmuseakad-culture@gov.in |
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Govt. of India nominee |
Professor Nand Kishore Pandey Director, Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Ganesh Nagar, Khandari, Agra – 282005 (U.P.) Tel: 0141-2709409 Mob: 09468585258, 09997659658 Email: nkpandey65@gmail.com |
| Representing Assamese |
Dr. Dhruba Jyoti Borah 26, MG Path, GS Road Mob: 09678011418 Email: borahdj.writer99@gmail.com |
| Representing Bengali |
Dr. Subodh Sarkar Mob: 09831214906 Email: subodhsarkar@gmail.com |
| Representing Bodo |
Dr. Anil Kumar Boro Department of Folklore, Gauhati University, Jalukbari Mob: 0-9864114151 |
| Representing Dogri |
Sri Darshan Darshi 248, S.R. Enclave, Sidhra Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir Mob: 09419000319 Tel: 0191-2662587 |
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Representing English |
Professor Sanjukta Dasgupta 7C, Cornfield Road, Kolkata-700 019 Mob:09830301240 /Tel: 033-24405238 Email: dasgupta.sanjukta@gmail.com |
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Representing Gujarati |
Professor Vinod Joshi ‘Prayag’, 32-Shwetkamal Society, Vidyanagar Mob: 09825989737 |
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Representing Hindi |
Professor Chittaranjan Mishra 162, Sant Hussain Nagar Mob: 09415314472 Email: chittranjanmishra@gmail.com |
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Representing Kannada |
Professor Siddalingaiah 398, ‘Banavasi’, 4th Cross Mob: 09880032318 / 080-28602021 |
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Representing Kashmiri |
Dr. Aziz Hajini Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir Mob: 09419016038 / Tel: 0194-2440884 |
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Representing Konkani |
Dr. Bhushan Bhave Goa-403 404 Mob: 09423055070 / Tel: 0832-2319885 Email: bhushanbhavegoa@gmail.com |
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Representing Maithili |
Dr. Ashok Kumar Jha 97/2/2 Road No.-3 Mob: 09006056324 E-mail: ashokavichal222@gmail.com |
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Representing Malayalam |
Sri Prabha Varma A.K.G. Nagar, Peroorkkada P.O., Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) Kerala- 695005 Mob: 09447060108 / Tel: 0469-2712056 |
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Representing Manipuri |
Sri N. Kirankumar Singh Moirangkhom, Chingakham Leirak Mob: 08974009284 / 9402882009 Email: n.kiran126@gmail.com |
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Representing Marathi |
Dr. Rangnath Pathare 5, Samata Society, Near Sangamner College Mob: 0-9850121515 |
| Representing Nepali |
Dr. Jiwan Namdung Sonada, Prashanti Gram Mob: 0-9474389531 |
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Representing Odia |
Dr. Bijayananda Singh
Bhumika, Partha Rao Lane, Kaligali Chandni Chowk, Cuttack-753002, Odisha Mob: 9437504245 / 8249058318 |
| Representing Punjabi |
Dr. Vanita F-23, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi-110 027 Mob:09811323640 /Tel:011-254 61717 |
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Representing Rajasthani |
Sri Madhu Acharya Kalkatiya Bhavan Mob: 09672869385Â 0151-2520558 |
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Representing Sanskrit |
Dr. Abhiraj Rajendra Mishra Shimla-171 005 (H.P.) Mob: 09418041537 / 0177-283255 Email: abhirajr96@gmail.com |
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Representing Santali |
Sri Madan Mohan Soren Qtr. No. 329/2, Traffic Colony OR Sri Madan Mohan Soren At-Astia, PO-Chitrada, Dist.-Mayurbhanj Pin-757018, (Odisha) Mob: 09430380779 / 09470585250 |
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Representing Sindhi |
Sri Namdev Tarachandani
50, Narain Gardens Mob: 0-9925008942 Email: namdevtarachandani@gmail.com |
| Representing Tamil |
Dr. Sirpi Balasubramaniam Mob: 09443029736 / 04259-237787 Email: sirpipollachi@gmail.com |
| Representing Telugu |
Sri K. Siva Reddy Mob: 09502167764 / 040-24064195 Email: sakshara@gmail.com |
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Representing Urdu |
Sri Sheen Kaaf Nizam Mob: 09414136313 |