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Fellowships

Fellowships

Sahitya Akademi confers two types of Fellowships on writers and scholars who have made outstanding and lasting contribution to the enrichment of Indian Literature through their works over a period of years and two other types of Fellowships to encourage research on Indian literature and Culture to scholars from outside the country.

They are:

Sahitya Akademi Fellowship

Sahitya Akademi Honorary Fellowship

Premchand Fellowship

Ananda Coomaraswamy Fellowship

 

Sahitya Akademi Fellowship

Sahitya Akademi Fellowship is the highest literary honour in India. It is conferred only on the “Immortals of Indian Literature,” whose contributions have made lasting impact on the writers and literary traditions of the country. So far, 97 distinguished writers and scholars have been conferred Sahitya Akademi Fellowship.

Process of Election of Fellows

As per the convention, at any given time not more than 21 Fellows can be there.

For the election of Fellows at the time of every vacancy is that all the General Council Members send their recommendations to the President of Sahitya Akademi.

The President elects the Fellow(s) and his selection is placed before the Executive Board.

The Executive Board ratifies the selection of the President and then the General Council approves it.

No serving Member of any Board or Council of Sahitya Akademi or the serving office bearers or staff of Sahitya Akademi is eligible for election as Fellow of Sahitya Akademi.

Fellows of Sahitya Akademi

Following is the list of distinguished writers and scholars who have been conferred Sahitya Akademi Fellowship from time to time.

2018

1.  Sri Jayant Mahapatra (1928)

2.  Smt. Padma Sachdev (1940)

3.  Dr. Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari (1940)

4.  Prof. Nagen Saikia (1929)

2017

1.  Dr. Namwar Singh (1926-2019)

2016

1.  Dr. Gurdial Singh (1933-2016)

2.  Sri Nirendranath Chakravarty (1924-2018)

2014

1.  Prof. Santeshivara Lingannaiah Bhyrappa (1931)

2.  Dr. Cingi Narayana Reddy (1931-2017)

2013

1.  Dr. Satya Vrat Shastri (1930)

2.  Raghuveer Chaudhari (1938)

3.  Arjan Hasid (1930-2019)

4.  Dr. Sitakanta Mahapatra (1937)

5.  Dr. M.T. Vasudevan Nair (1933)

6.  Sri Asit Rai (1940-2019)

2010

1.  Dr. Bholabhai Patel (1934-2012)

2.  Kunwar Narain (1927-2017)

3.  Khushwant Singh (1915-2014)

4.  Professor Kedar Nath Singh (1934-2018)

5.  Professor Chandranath Mishra ‘Amar’ (1925)

2009

1.  Ramakanta Rath (1934)

2.  Professor Gopi Chand Narang (1931)

2007

1.  Professor Anita Desai (1937)

2.  Dr. Kartar Singh Duggal (1917-2012)

3.  Ravindra Kelekar (1925-2010)

2006

1.  Manoj Das (1934)

2.  Vishnu Prabhakar (1914-2009)

2004

1.  Professor U.R. Anantha Murthy (1932-2014)

2.  Smt. Amrita Pritam (1919-2005)

3.  Sankha Ghosh (1932)

4.  Vijay Dan Detha (1926-2013)

5.  Professor Bh. Krishnamurti (1928-2012)

6.  Nirmal Verma (1929-2005)

7.  Kovilan (V.V. Ayyappan) (1923-2010)

2002

1.  Kaifi Azmi (1925-2002)

2.  Sri Nilmani Phookan (1933)

3.  Bhisham Sahni (1915-2003)

4.  Govind Chandra Pandey (1923-2011)

2001

1.  Professor Ram Nath Shastri (1914-2009)

2000

1.  Professor R.N. Dandekar (1909-2001)

2.  Professor Rahman Rahi (1925)

1999

1.  Ram Vilas Sharma (1912-2000)

2.  Rajendra Shah (1913-2010)

3.  Guntruru Seshendra Sharma (1927-2007)

4.  Syed Abdul Malik (1919-2000)

5.  Pandit N. Khelchandra Singh (1920-2010)

6.  K.S. Narasimhaswamy (1915-2003)

1996

1.  Sachidananda Raut-Roy (1916-2004)

2.  Ms. Krishna Sobti (1925-2019)

3.  Professor Vidya Niwas Mishra (1926-2005)

4.  Vinda Karandikar (1918-2010)

5.  Subhas Mukhopadhyay (1919-2003)

6.  Sri D. Jayakanthan (1934-2015)

7.  Raja Rao (1908-2006)

1994

1.  Smt. Ashapurna Devi (1909-1995)

2.  R.N. Narayan (1906-2001)

3.  Dr. P.T. Narasimhachar (1905-1998)

4.  Smt. N. Balamani Amma (1909-2004)

5.  Dr. V.B. Kolte (1908-1998)

6.  Ms. Qurratulain Hyder (1927-2007)

7.  Kanhu Charan Mohanty (1906-1994)

8.  Dr. Harbhajan Singh (1919-2002)

9.  Nagarjun (1911-1998)

1989

1.  Tarkateertha Laxmanshastri Joshi (1901-1994)

2.  Annada Shankar Ray (1904-2002)

3.  Dr. Mulk Raj Anand (1905-2004)

4.  Professor Vinayak Krishna Gokak (1909-1992)

5.  Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai (1912-1999)

6.  Amritlal Nagar (1916-1990)

1985

1.  Professor K.R. Srinivasa Iyengar (1908-1999)

2.  Professor Umashankar Joshi (1911-1988)

3.  Dr. K. Shivarama Karanth (1902-1997)

1979

1.  A.R. Deshpande ‘Anil’ (1901-1982)

2.  Jainendra Kumar (1905-1988)

3.  Dr. K.V. Puttappa ‘Kuvempu’ (1904-1994)

4.  Dr. V. Raghavan (1908-1979)

5.  Susri Mahadevi Varma (1907-1987)

1975

1.  Professor T.P. Meenakshisundaran (1899-1980)

1973

1.  Prof. M.U. Malkani (1896-1980)

2.  Sri Nilamani Phukan (1879-1978)

3.  Prof. V.V. Mirashi (1893-1985)

4.  Prof. V.R. Trivedi (1899-1991)

5.  Dr. Sukumar Sen (1900-1992)

6.  Dr. Masti Venkatesa Iyengar (1891-1986)

1971

1.  Mm. Gopinath Kaviraj (1877-1976)

2.  Sri D.B. Kakasaheb Kalelkar (1885-1981)

3.  Sri Gurbaksh Singh (1895-1977)

4.  Sri Kalindi Charan Panigrahi (1901-1991)

1970

1.  Dr. Viswanadha Satyanarayana (1895-1976)

2.  Sri Raghupati Sahay Firaq Gorakhpuri (1896-1982)

3.  Sri Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (1910-1994)

4.  Sri V.S. Khandekar (1898-1976)

1969

1.  Sri C. Rajagopalachari (1879-1972)

2.  Sri Tarasankar Bandyopadhyaya (1898-1971)

3.  Sri Sumitranandan Pant (1900-1977)

4.  Dr. D.R. Bendre (1896-1981)

1968

1.  Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (1898-1975)

Sahitya Akademi Honorary Fellowship

Sahitya Akademi Honorary Fellowship is conferred on scholars who are not citizens of India but made lasting and meritorious contributions for Indian literature in general or in any of the languages of India.

At any given point of time, the number of Honorary Fellows of Sahitya Akademi should not exceed 10.

So far 13 distinguished scholars and writers have been conferred Sahitya Akademi Honorary Fellowship.

Honorary Fellows of Sahitya Akademi

Following is the list of distinguished writers and scholars who have been conferred Sahitya Akademi Honorary Fellowship from time to time.

2015

1.  Mr. Katsuro Koga (1935)

2014

1.  Prof. Kim Yang Shik (1931)

2.  Dr. Jin Din Haan

2013

1.  Dr. Abhimanyu Unnuth (1937-2018)

2010

1.  Sir V.S. Naipaul (1932)

2007

1.  Professor R. E. Asher (1926)

2002

1.  Dr. Vassilis Vitsaxis (1920)

2.  Professor E. P. Chelyshev (1921)

1996

1.  Professor Edward C. Dimock, Jr. (1929-2001)

2.  Professor Daniel H.H. Ingalls (1916-1999)

3.  Professor Kamil V. Zvelebil (1927-2009)

4.  Professor Ji Xian Lin (1911-2009)

1974

1.  Sri Leopold Sedar Senghor (1906-2002)

Premchand Fellowship

Premchand Fellowship is awarded to creative writers from the countries of SAARC region other than India who are doing research on Indian Literature and Indian Culture.

Sahitya Akademi instituted this Fellowship in 2005 & named it after Munshi Premchand during the 125th birth anniversary celebrations of Premchand.

So far 11 writers from the SAARC countries have been awarded with Premchand Fellowship.

Procedure and Details of Premchand Fellowship

The following are the details of the scheme and rules and procedure for operating it:

  1. One Fellowship will be offered to a person of eminence in the field of culture and literature from the SAARC countries other than India every year.

  2. The period of Fellowship will be from one month to three months depending on the convenience and availability of the writer/scholar.

  3. Actual cost of international air journey will be borne by the Sahitya Akademi, as also train or air journey within India.

  4. Arrangements for boarding and lodging will be made by the Sahitya Akademi.

  5. An amount of Rs.25,000 per month will be given to the scholar/writer for meeting incidental expenses.

  6. Nominations of writers and scholars to select the Premchand Fellowship Awardees are invited from the Indian Missions in SAARC countries, members of the Executive Board of the Sahitya Akademi, senior writers and scholars and from select cultural and literary institutions and universities.

  7. The visiting Fellow will deliver talks or do readings from his/her works in different places during his visit.

  8. The visiting Fellow will be expected to submit a comprehensive report of his visit which will be placed before the Executive Board.

    Recipients of Premchand Fellowship

    Following are the writers who have received Premchand Fellowship till date:

    YEAR NAME COUNTRY

    2017 Ms. Santhan Ayathurai Sri Lanka

    2016 Ms. Kishwar Naheed Pakistan

    2015 Mr. Muhammad Waheed Nadwi Maldives

    2014 Ms. Jean Arasanayagam Sri Lanka

    2013 Dr. Ram Dayal Rakesh Nepal

    2012 Prof. Yasmine Gooneratne Sri Lanka

    2011 Ms. Sumathy Sivamohan Sri Lanka

    2010 Mr. Syed Shamsul Haq Bangladesh

    2009 Ms. Selina Hossain Bangladesh

    2008 Mr. Ibrahim Waheed Maldives

    2007 Sri Intizar Hussain Pakistan

    Ananda Coomaraswamy Fellowship

    Ananda Coomaraswamy Fellowship is awarded to scholars from any Asian country other than India who are pursuing literary projects of their choice.

    The Fellowship was instituted in 1996 in memory of a great scholar and aesthete, Dr Ananda Coomaraswamy.

    The Fellowship was discontinued in view of practical difficulties but was revived in 2005 after revising the terms and conditions.

    So far 14 scholars have been awarded Ananda Coomaraswamy Fellowship

    Procedure and Details ofAnanda Coomaraswamy Fellowship

    The following are the details of the scheme and rules and procedure for operating it:

    1. One Fellowship may be offered to a person of eminence in the field of Asian art, culture, literature and language studies every year under this scheme.

    2. The period of Fellowship will be from one month to three months depending on the convenience and availability of the writer/scholar.

    3. Actual cost of international air journey will be borne by the Sahitya Akademi, as also train or air journey within India.

    4. Arrangements for boarding and lodging will be made by the Sahitya Akademi.

    5. An amount of Rs.25,000 per month will be given to the scholar/writer for meeting incidental expenses.

    6. Nominations of writers and scholars to select the Premchand Fellowship Awardees are invited from the Indian Missions in SAARC countries, members of the Executive Board of the Sahitya Akademi, senior writers and scholars and from select cultural and literary institutions and universities.

    7. The visiting Fellow will deliver talks or do readings from his/her works in different places during his visit.

    8. The visiting Fellow will be expected to submit a comprehensive report of his visit which will be placed before the Executive Board.

    Recipients of Ananda Coomaraswamy Fellowship

    Following are the writers who have received Ananda Coomaraswamy Fellowship till date:

    YEAR NAME COUNTRY

    2017 Ms. Nalina Gopal Singapore

    2016 Professor Zalmai Hewadmal Afghanistan

    2015 Professor Jiang Jingkui China

    2014 Dr. Ithamar Theodor Israel

    2013 Mohd. Issa Barhoum Jordan

    2012 Prof. (Dr.) Sophana Srichampa Bangkok (Thailand)

    2011 Ms. Mihoko Hiraoka Japan

    2010 Dr. Suchitra Chongstitvatana Bangkok (Thailand)

    2009 Ms. Merlie M. Alunan Philippines

    2008 Prof. (Ms.) Do Thu Ha Vietnam

    2007 Ms. Mami Yamada Japan

    1996 Prof. Chie Nakane (did not avail) Japan

    1996 Prof. Senake Badbaranayake Sri Lanka

    1996 Dr. Azad N. Shamatov Tashkent

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