Premchand Fellowship nominations called

Interested?

Closing date April 25
Send nominations to
Indian Cultural Centre,
16/2 Gregory's Road,
Colombo

Nominations are invited from eminent Sri Lankan personalities in the field of culture and literature for the prestigious Premchand Fellowship 2012 instituted by Sahitya Akademi, India.

The Fellowship, named after renowned Hindi writer Premchand marking his 125th birth anniversary, is offered every year to a person of eminence in the field of culture and literature from each SAARC member state.

The period of Fellowship is one to three months depending on the convenience and availability of the writer/scholar.

Arrangements for boarding and lodging, international travel and travel within India are provided by the Sahitya Akademi.

In addition, a pocket allowance of Indian Rs 12,000 per month will be provided to meet incidental expenses. The visiting Fellow will have to deliver talks/speeches on his work in different places of India during his/her visit.

In 2011, poet and author Sumathy Sivamohan was awarded the prestigious Premchand Fellowship by the Sahitya Akademi. Publishers as well as literary institutions of Sri Lanka can send nominations of scholars/writers with their detailed bio data.

The nominations could be forwarded to the Indian Cultural Centre, 16/2 Gregory's Road, Colombo on or before April 25.

For details contact the Indian Cultural Centre on 2684698 or email [email protected].