Sahitya Kala Parishad (साहित्य कला परिषद) (Academy of Performing and Fine Arts) is the Cultural wing of the Govt. of
National Capital Territory of Delhi
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(NCT) of
Delhi
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for music, dance, drama & fine arts, established in 1968, under the 'Department Of Art, Culture And Language'. It was registered under the Society's Registration Act, 1860 on 31 July 1975.
It works towards fostering, visual arts and inculcate artistic awareness within the NCT of Delhi. As a norm, the
Chief Minister of Delhi
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, remains the Chairperson of the Sahitya Kala Parishad. After, the establishment of Language Academies, like the
Sahitya Akademi
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. Its of ...
, its focus has been mainly on performing and visual arts. It has also set up two 'District Cultural Centres', one at
Janakpuri
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Locality
The present geographical struc ...
and other in
Vikaspuri
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Notable people
* Virat Kohli, Former Captain of Indian Cricket Team
* Daler Mehndi, singer
* Shikhar Dhawan, cricketer
* Millind Gaba, singer
* Aa ...
(Bodella Village) in
Delhi
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, the latter set up in collaboration with Delhi Public Library has two auditoria.
Location
18-A, Satsang Vihar Marg, Spl. Institutional Area New Delhi-110067
Activities
Language Academies
The Parishad has over the year established several language academies to promote literature in diverse languages of the state, with the most recent academy, the Maithili- Bhojpuri Academy established on 7 January 2008.
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Hindi
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Academy (since 1981)
* Punjabi Academy (since 1981)
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Sanskrit
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Academy (since 1987)
* Sindhi Academy (since 1994)
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Bhojpuri
Bhojpuri (;Bhojpuri entry, Oxford Dictionaries , Oxford U ...
Academy (since 2008)
Awards
Each year, the Parishad gives Awards for excellence in the field of Performing and Visual Arts, as well as Literature:
* ''Parishad Samman'' (Sahitya Kala Parishad Samman)
* ''Mohan Rakesh Samman''
Scholarships
Each year, Sahitya Kala Parishad awards, two-year Scholarships for Advance Training in Music
Festival
Theatre
* Bhartendu Natya Utsav
* Nakhat Utsav
Music and Dance
* Children Jhankar Utsav
* Indraprastha Sangeet Samaroh
* Uday Shankar Nritya Samaroh
* Baisakhi Festival
* Qutub Festival
Fine Arts
* Annual Art Exhibition
* Sponsored Art Exhibition
* Exhibition of children's work
* Artists CampActivities /ref>
Films
* Asian Film Festival, Films from across Asia, are screened at different venues in New Delhi.