Samanvay, Indian Languages Festival is the initiative of
India Habitat Centre
The India Habitat Centre is a multipurpose building in the city of New Delhi, India. It was the brain child of the HuDCO Chairman, Santosh Sharma.
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. It is held annually in
New Delhi
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. The first Samanvay was held in 2011.
The festival bestows various awards:
* The Vani Award for Distinguished Translator
*The ''Samanvay Bhasha Samman'' which is given to recognise "a litterateur-par-excellence’s contribution to Indian Literature",
* The ''Samanvay Bhashai Patrakarita Samman'' for journalists working in Indian languages
References
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Literary festivals in India
Recurring events established in 2011
2011 establishments in India
Fairs in Delhi