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Q60 (IAS/2009) History & Culture › Culture, Literature, Religion & Philosophy › Modern Indian literature Answer Verified

Consider the following statements : 1. The National School of Drama was set up by Sangeet Natak Akademi in 1959. 2. The highest honour conferred by the Sahitya Akademi on a writer is by electing him its Fellow. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

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Statement 1 is correct: the National School of Drama was established in 1959 as a constituent unit of the Sangeet Natak Akademi and later became an autonomous institution in 1975 [1]. Statement 2 is also correct: the Sahitya Akademi not only confers annual Sahitya Akademi Awards for literary works but separately elects distinguished writers as Fellows — a distinct and much rarer honour that functions as the Akademi’s highest recognition for lifetime literary contribution, above the regular awards [2]. Therefore both statements are true.

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  1. [1] https://bengaluru.nsd.gov.in/NSD-Delhi
  2. [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahitya_Akademi_Award
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