Nominations invited for Premchand Fellowship from Sri Lanka

Sahitya Akademi, India has instituted a Fellowship named after renowned Hindi writer Premchand during his 125thBirth Anniversary, which 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 month to three months depending on the convenience and availability of the writer/scholar and arrangements for the boarding and lodging, international travel and travel within India are made by the Sahitya Akademi.

In addition to the above, a pocket allowance of Indian Rupees 12,000.00 per month would also be provided to meet incidental expenses.

The visiting fellow will have to deliver talks/speech on his works 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.

Nominations are invited from eminent Sri Lankan personalities in the field of culture and literature for the prestigious Premchand Fellowship 2012 (Publishers as well as literary institutions of Sri Lanka can also send nominations of the 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 further details please contact the Indian Cultural Centre on telephone no: 2684698 and Email: iccrcolombo @gmail.com.