Sahitya Akademi measures to preserve endangered and tribal languages
Sahitya Akademi’s language preservation work through Language Development Board, Bhasha Samman, and oral-literature centres
- The Ministry of Culture stated that Sahitya Akademi has instituted a Language Development Board for endangered and tribal languages.
- Sahitya Akademi periodically organises Language Conventions and confers Bhasha Samman for literary and language-development contributions.
- Sahitya Akademi has established NECOL at Agartala and Imphal and COTLIT in New Delhi for oral and tribal literature.
Sahitya Akademi has expanded its institutional work on endangered and tribal languages through a Language Development Board, periodic Language Conventions, the Bhasha Samman, and dedicated centres for oral literature. The measure matters because language loss is also loss of memory, oral history, and cultural transmission.
What happened
According to the Ministry of Culture, Sahitya Akademi has instituted a Language Development Board to preserve and propagate endangered and tribal languages of India. The Akademi also organises Language Conventions periodically.
UPSC may ask about institutional measures for preserving India’s linguistic diversity, the role of Sahitya Akademi in documenting tribal and oral literature, or the distinction between recognition-oriented awards and preservation-oriented initiatives.
