Indian Literature is arguably the most prestigious literary journal of India, presently being published bi-monthly by the Sahitya Akademi, the country's National Academy of Letters. The journal is published in English, and its present editor is Mr A. J. Thomas. The Editorial Board of the Journal consists of such eminent literary personalities as Gopi Chand Narang, Sunil Gangopadhyaya and Agrahara Krishna Murthy.
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Official Journal of the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters
The Sahitya Akademi [1] first launched "Indian Literature" in 1957 as a half-yearly journal in English which chronicled the activities of the Akademi. In the words of Krishna Kripalani, the first editor of Indian Literature, the modest aim of the journal was:
- To help the writers and readers in the various languages of India to know each other better
- To coordinate literary activities in the various Indian languages and
- Supply and propagate information regarding Indian literature.
But over the years the journal has changed its outlook, and now besides Akademi activities, it also showcases contemporary literary criticism, original creative literary output (in the form of English translation) from different parts of India in the 24 recognized Indian languages as well as the many minor languages like Bhojpuri, Tulu, Manipuri and Kui language etc. The journal completed its 50th year in the year 2007. At present the Journal is a bi-monthly affair, and steps are being taken to make it a monthly literary journal.
Samakaleen Bharatiya Sahitya
Like the Indian Literature in English, the Sahitya Akademi has also a literary journal in Hindi (the official language of India) which is also bi-monthly. The title of this journal is Samakaleen Bharatiya Sahitya[2] which started first in July 1980 as a quarterly journal. The journal is approximately 200 pages long, and . It has promoted numerous upcoming authors - often publishing them for the first time. A large section is devoted to new books published in Hindi, including books from other languages translated into Hindi. Readers' critical responses are also included.
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