Nominations for Dr. Ananda Coomaraswamy Fellowship

Sahitya Akademi, India has instituted a Fellowship named after Dr. Ananda Coomaraswamy, who had made enduring contribution to the understanding of South and South-East Asian Culture and Civilization.

The fellowship is offered every year to a person of eminence in the field of Asian art, culture, literature and language studies from each SAARC Member State.

The period of Fellowship is one month to three months depending on the convenience and availability of the writer or 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 or her visit.

Nominations are invited from eminent Sri Lankan personalities in the field of Asian art, culture, literature and language studies for the prestigious Dr. Ananda Coomaraswamy Fellowship, 2013 (Publishers as well as literary institutions of Sri Lanka can also sent nominations of the scholars or writers with their detailed biodata).

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

For further details please contact the Indian Cultural Centre on telephone no: 2684698 and Email: [email protected]