Bharatiya Dalit Sahitya Akademi is an academic organization dedicated to the promotion of Indian Dalit literature, art and culture in the languages of India. The organization is an all India Dalit writers association established 1984. It was founded by Jagjivan Ram, the 4th deputy prime minister of India.
Aim The Akademi was established for fulfilling the unaccomplished dream of B. R. Ambedkar to alleviate the discrimination faced by Dalits.
Controversy The members of the Akademi publicly burned multiple copies of the famed novel Rangbhoomi, written by Premchand on 31 July 2004 at Jantar Mantar park in New Delhi. This incident made a maelstrom and provoked the traditional literary establishments and it was caused to divide the Akademi to many Dalit organizations all over in India.
National executives President: Dr. S. P. Sumanakshar (founder president) General secretary: Prof. Jay Sumanakshar
List of state presidents Following people served as state presidents of the organization: No.NameState1 G. Dhanasekhar Andhra Pradesh 2 G.P. Upadhayaya Arunachal Pradesh 3 B.L. Rabidas Assam 4 Jaga Ram Shastri Bihar 5 G.R. Banjare Jwala Chhattisgarh 6 Gurmeet Singh JauraChandigarh 7 Dr. Rajmal Singh Raj Delhi 8 Shambhu Bhau Bandekar Goa 9 Jayavant Singh Mahipatsingh JadejaGujarat 10 Gurudyal Singh Morthala Haryana 11 Adv. Dalip Singh Himachal Pradesh 12 Dr. Raju Ram Jharkhand 13 Sudesh Kumari Jammu and Kashmir 14 H.M. Kundargi Karnataka 15 T. Balakrishnan Kerala 16 P.C. Bairwa Madhya Pradesh 17 Anand Gavali Maharashtra 18 R. K. Gunchandra Manipur 19 Rajmani Nongthomba Meghalaya 20 Khaidem Kanta Singh Mizoram 21 R.K. Gunachandra Nagaland 22 Premraj Nial Orissa 23 Dr. P. Vasugi Jayaraman Pondicherry 24 Tirath Tongaria Punjab 25 Prof. Swami Atma Ram Upadhyay Rajasthan 26 Dilkhush Ruchal Sikkim 27 Dr. C.P. Desi Tamilnadu 28 Sayan Saha Tripura 29 Adv. Jitender Manu Telangana 30 Dr. Lalati Devi Uttar Pradesh 31 Prof. Jaipal Singh Uttaranchal 32 Adv.Roshan Lal Arya Uttrakhand 33 Arjun Sankar West Bengal 34 Devji Jogi Bhai Tandel Daman and Diu 35 Dr. Ajay Kumar Sonkar Andaman and Nicobar Islands 36 B.L. Rabidas North-East State's Committee 37 P. Vishnu Murthy South India State's Committee
Awards Dr. Ambedkar International Award Dr. Ambedkar National Award Dr. Ambedkar Distinguished Service award Dr. Ambedkar Sahityashree National Award Dr. Ambedkar Sewashree National Award Dr. Ambedkar Excellency National Award Dr. Ambedkar Fellowship National Award
Recipients Dalai Lama - Dr. Ambedkar International Award in 1991 Santhome Higher Secondary School - Dr. Ambedkar Fellowship Award in 2010 P.R. Salve - Dr. Ambedkar Distinguished Service award in 2012 S.J. Jecob - Dr. Ambedkar International Award in 2019 Akkavila Salim - Dr. Ambedkar National Award in 2013 Palash Bandopadhyay - Dr. Ambedkar Sewashree National Award in 2021 Subhash Das - Dr. Ambedkar Excellency National Award in 2023 Karoor Soman - Dr. Ambedkar Sahityashree National Award in 2023 Jimsith Ambalappad - Dr. Ambedkar National Award in 2024 Sukhesh R. Pilla Dr. Ambedkar Sahityashree National Award in 2024
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External links Official website