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| കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി Kerala Sahitya Akademi | |
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| Formation | 15 October 1956 (1956-10-15) |
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| Type | Literary Organisation |
| Headquarters | Thrissur,Kerala, India |
Official language | Malayalam |
Patron | Pinarayi Vijayan |
President | K. Satchidanandan |
Secretary | C.P. Aboobacker |
| Website | keralasahityaakademi |
TheKerala Sahitya Akademi orAcademy for Malayalam Literature is an autonomous body established to promote theMalayalam language andliterature. It is situated in the city ofThrissur,Kerala in India.[1]
The academy was inaugurated on 15 October 1956, byChithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, the former king ofTravancore, inThiruvananthapuram. It was shifted to its present location at City ofThrissur in September 1957. Though theKerala Government provides the funding and support for the academy, the administration of the academy is autonomous according to its constitution. The academy recognises superior literary works through its annual literary awards forPoetry,Novel,Story, Drama, Literary criticism, Biography – autobiography, Travelogue, Humour, Translation, Children's literature etc.. As of 2016[update] the academy is headed byMalayalam short story writer Vaisakhan, who is serving as its president,Khadija Mumtaz as its vice president, andK P Mohanan as its secretary.[2]
The Akademi instituted theKerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1958. It is given annually to Malayalam writers for their outstanding books of literary merit. The awards are given in various categories.
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The academy has a library inKerala. It is an approved doctoral research centre for the universities inKerala. The Akademi also holds periodic book festivals to encourage reading among the masses. The Akademi has a picture gallery of writers of yester years. The Akademi regularly publishes three journalsSahithyalokam,Sahithya Chakravalam andMalayalam Literary Survey (in English). Besides theKerala Sahitya Akademi Award, the Akademi awards the illustriousEzhuthachan Puraskaram, which is named after the father ofMalayalam literatureThunchaththu Ezhuthachan, yearly to prominent literary figures.
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