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Rupal Faraz Shankar
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In which Indian city is the ‘Sahitya Akademi’ headquarters located?
1. Nagpur
2. Bengaluru
3. Varanasi
4. New Delhi

In which Indian city is the ‘Sahitya Akademi’ headquarters located?
1. Nagpur
2. Bengaluru
3. Varanasi
4. New Delhi
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  1. Correct Answer – Option 4 : New Delhi

    The correct answer is New Delhi.

    • New Delhi is the headquarters of Sahitya Akademi.
    • The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honor, that is conferred by India’s National Academy of Letters, Sahitya Akademi annually to writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 24 listed languages.
    • The winners will be honored with a copper plaque and prize money of Rs 1 lakh.
    • Sahitya Akademi Award 2019 Winners:
      Language Title & Genre Author
      English An Era of Darkness (Non-Fiction) Shashi Tharoor
      Hindi Chheelate Hue Apne Ko (Poetry) Nand Kishore Acharya
      Bengali Ghumer Darja Thele (Essays) Chinmoy Guha
      Bodo Akhai Athumniphrai (Poetry) Phukan Ch. Basumatary
      Santhali Marom (Novel) Shyam Besra
    • It is to be noted Santhali language was used in Rajya Sabha for the first time.
    • In 2005 Bodo and Santhali were introduced in Sahitya Akademi Award.
    • The first award was given in 1955.
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