Answer» 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 |
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| 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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