Gujarat Sahitya Akademi
The Gujarat Sahitya Akademi (Gujarati: ગુજરાત સાહિત્ય અકાદમી) or Gujarat Sahitya Academy, established in 1981, is a government institution dedicated to the development of the languages spoken in Gujarat, India and their literature. Gujarati, an official language of Gujarat, is one of them; the others are Hindi, Sanskrit, Kutchi, Sindhi and Urdu. As of 2022, Bhagyesh Jha is the chairman of the Akademi.
ગુજરાત સાહિત્ય અકાદમી | |
logo of Akademi | |
Akademi headquarters in Gandhinagar | |
| Formation | 24 September 1981 |
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| Founder | Government of Gujarat |
| Type | Literary institution |
| Purpose | Literary and language development |
| Headquarters | Abhilekhagar Bhavan, Sector-17, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India |
| Coordinates | 23.224431°N 72.654421°E |
| Fields | Gujarati literature |
Chairman | Vishnu Pandya |
Registrar | Jayendrasinh Jadav |
Main organ | Shabdasrishti |
| Affiliations | Sports, Youth and Cultural Activities Department, Government of Gujarat |
| Website | sahityaacademy |
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