Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.Sahitya Akademi Award is given each year, since 1955, by Sahitya Akademi (India''s National Academy of Letters), to writers and their works, for their outstanding contribution to the upliftment of Indian literature and Telugu literature in particular. The Sahitya Akademi , India''s National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India. Founded on 12 March 1954, it is supported by, though independent of, the Indian government.The Sahitya Akademi organises national and regional workshops and seminars; provides research and travel grants to authors; publishes books and journals, including the Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature; and presents the annual Sahitya Akademi Award of Rs. 50,000 (approx. USD 1,100) in each of the 22 languages it supports.