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General Council

 

(2023-2027)

 

President
Dr. Madhav Kaushik
House No. 3277

Sector-45D
Chandigarh-160 047

 

Vice President

Prof. Kumud Sharma

188, National Media Centre
Shankar Chowk, N.H. - 8
Gurgaon-122 101 (Haryana)

 

Financial Advisor

Ms. Ranjana Chopra
Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser
Government of India
Ministry of Culture
Shastri Bhawan

New Delhi - 110001

 

 

Five persons nominated by the Government of India of whom one each shall be a representative of the Department of Culture, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the National Book Trust, India, and two shall be other nominees:

Govt. of India nominee

Ms. Uma Nanduri
Joint Secretary to the Govt of India
Ministry of Culture
Shastri Bhavan

New Delhi

 

Govt. of India nominee
 Sri Prithul Kumar
Joint Secretary (Films)
Government of India
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi

 

Representative of the National Book Trust, India

Prof. Govind Prasad Sharma
Chairman,
National Book Trust, India
Nehru Bhavan

5, Institutional Area, Phase-II
Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110 070

 

Government of India Nominee

Prof. Kumud Sharma
188, National Media Centre
Shankar Chowk, N.H. - 8

Gurgaon-122 101 (Haryana)

 

OR

 

Prof. Kumud Sharma
Senior Professor & Officiating Director
Directorate of Hindi Medium Implementation

Delhi University, Delhi-110 007

 

Government of India Nominee

Dr. Narendra B. Pathak
B/501, Prestige Park
Near Kaushalya Hospital
Ganeshwadi

Thane (West)-400 601

 

One person from each of the State/Union Territories enumerated in the Constitution of India:

 

Andhra Pradesh

 

Sri Mandalaparthy Kishore
204, Royal Court, Anandnagar
Main Road, Khairatabad

Hyderabad-500 004 (Telangana)

 

 

Arunachal Pradesh

 

Prof. Tana Showren
Department of History
Rajiv Gandhi University
Rono Hills, Doimukh-791 112
District - Papum Pare

(Arunachal Pradesh)

 

 

OR

 

Prof. Tana Showren
Rono Village
PO & PS Doimukh - 791 112
District: Papum Pare
(Arunachal Pradesh)

 

Assam

 

Dr. Apurba Kumar Saikia
2A, Krishna Enclave
Janapath, P.O. Khanapara
Guwahati-781 022 (Assam)

 

 

Bihar

 

Prof. Bina Thakur
Jha Bhawan
Opposite Dainik Jagran Office,
Mirzapur Chowk,

Darbhanga-846 004 (Bihar)

 

Chattisgarh

 

Dr. Siyaram Sharma
7/35, Ispaat Nagar
Risali, Bhilai Nagar

Dist.Durg (Chhattisgarh)-490 006

 

Goa

 

Dr. Purnanand Gajanan Chari
Assistant Professor
DPM’s Shree Mallikarjun & Shri Chetan, Manju Desai College, Canacona-403 702 (Goa)

 

OR

 

Dr. Purnanand Gajanan Chari
Flat No. SY.28, S/D-1-A-3, Mugali
St. Jose De, Ariel, Margao
Goa-403 709

 

Gujarat

 

Sri Bhagyesh Jha
B-101, + Siddhraj Sargasan
Gandhinagar-382 124
(Gujarat)

 

 

Haryana

 

Dr. Dinesh Dadhichi
“Nishant”, 1161/12, Gali No.4,
Shanti Nagar
Kurukshetra-136 119

(Haryana)

 

Himachal Pradesh

 

Dr. Tulsi Raman
Dayaar, Durga Colony
Dhalli, Shimla-171 012

(Himachal Pradesh)

 

Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir

 

Sri Manshoor Banihali
R/O Banihal (J & K)
PIN-182 146

Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir)

 

Jharkhand

 

Sri Mahadev Toppo

Behind Harmu High Court Colony
Bypass Road, West to Kartik
Oraon Chowk, P.O. Doranda
Ranchi-834 002
(Jharkhand)

 

Karnataka

 

Dr. Basavaraj Kalgudi
No.33, “Sangama”, 7th Cross
Central Excise Layout
R.M.V II Stage, Bhoop Sandra
Bangalore-560 094 (Karnataka)

Kerala

 

Mrs. Vijayalakshmi
MERRA-108
“GAYA” 49/2078 A
Srambikkal Kshethram Road
Edappally P.O.
Kochi-682 024 (Kerala)

 

Madhya Pradesh

 

Dr. Vikas Dave
3, V.I.P. Dhanshri Nagar,

Indore-452 009 (M.P.)

 

Maharashtra

 

Dr. Dilip Madhavrao Dhondge
‘Kalpalata’ , Datta Colony
Mitra Nagar
Satana-423 301, Dist. Nasik
(Maharashtra)

Manipur

 

Dr. Elangbam Priyobrata Singh
Palace Compound, Thangapat Mapal
Imphal East-795 005
(Manipur)

 

Meghalaya

 

Dr. Crystal Cornelious D. Marak
Department of Garo
North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU),
Tura Campus, Tura
P.O. Chandmari, West Garo Hills

(Meghalaya) -794 002

 

Mizoram

 

Dr. Zoramdinthara
Associate Professor
Department of Mizo
Mizoram University
Tanhril, Aizawl-796 004
P.O. Box No. 19

(Mizoram)

 

OR

 

Dr. Zoramdinthara
DVD 3/A Damveng Aizawl,
Lalthanzama Building, 796 005
(Mizoram)

 

Nagaland

 

Sri Charles Chasie
House No. 071
D’ Block, Sector - C
Kohima, Nagaland &
Post Box - 278

Kohima-797 001 (Nagaland)

 

Odisha

 

Dr. Antaryami Mishra
Ananda Nagar
Dhenkanal-759 001
(Odisha)

 

Punjab

 

Sri Boota Singh Chauhan
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar
Near Nanaksar Gurudwara
Barnala Dist.
Punjab-148 101

 

Rajasthan

 

Dr. Brijratan Joshi
Akshaylok befoe City Dispansary
No. 06, Karmisar Marg
Out Side Nathusar Gate
Bikaner-334 004 (Rajasthan)

 

Sikkim

 

Sri S.D. Dhakal
Abhilasha
Jiwan Thengh Road
Development Area

Gangtok (Sikkim)-737 101

 

Tamil Nadu

 

Dr. R. Thamotharan
Professor of Tamil
Centre of Indian Languages
School of Language & Cultural Studies
Jawaharlal Nehru University

New Delhi-110 067

 

Telangana

 

Sri Prasen Bellamkonda
House No. 11-11-401
Journalist Colony, By Pass Road
Khammam-507 002
(Telangana)

 

Tripura

 

Sri Bikash Roy Debbarma
Kamikwthar, Lane-1
PO: Nandannagar
Agartala, West (Tripura)
Pin-799 006

 

Uttar Pradesh

 

Prof. Ramdeo Shukla
A-387, Sheetal Suyash
Prof. Ramdeo Shukla Marg
Near Tapti Chowk
P.O. Arogya Mandir
Gorakhpur-273 003 (U.P.)

 

Uttarakhand

 

Prof. Dev Singh Pokharia
Shivah Bhavan, New Indira Colony
Lower Mall Road
Khatyadim Almora-263 601

(Uttarakhand)

 

OR

 

Prof. Dev Singh Pokharia
Village & Post Dangri, Teh: DD Haat
Dist. Pithouragarh-(Uttarakhand)

 

West Bengal

 

Sri Bratya Basu
P-65,

Kalindi Housing Scheme
Kolkata-700 089

 

Andaman & Nicobar

 

Dr. Vyasmani Tripathi
NG - 22, Type - 5
Nayagaon, Chakkar Gaon
Port Blair
(Andman)-744 112

 

Chandigarh

 

Dr. Chander Trikha
# 473, Sector 32-A
Chandigarh

Mob: 09417004423

 

 

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

Daman & Diu

 

Dr. Pukhraj Jangid
Head and Assistant Professor in Hindi,

Department of Hindi, Government College,

Bhenslore-Kunta Road, Nani Daman,

Daman-396 210

(UT of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu)

 

Delhi

 

Dr. Kshama Sharma
17-B/1, Hindustan Times Apartments
Mayur Vihar, Phase-1,
Delhi-110 091

 

Ladakh

 

Sri Ven. Thupstan Paldan
Ayu Sabu
Changchung
Leh-194 101
UT Ladakh

 

Lakshadweep

 

Sri Pookutty Mohammed Koya
Baithul Ameen, Koomel
Kalpeni Island
UT of Lakshadweep-682 557

 

Puducherry

 

Sri P. Boopathy
No.23 Gopalan Kadai Street,
lyankuttipalayam,
Puducherry-605 009

 

 

 

Language Representatives

 

One person to represent each of the languages enumerated in the Constitution of India and such other languages as may be recognized by the Sahitya Akademi:

 

Assamese

 

Dr. Kuladhar Saikia
House 7, Arya Bhatta Path
Panjabari

Guwahati 781 037 (Assam)

 

 

 

Bengali

 

Dr. Anindita Bandyopadhyay
Professor, Department of Bengali
University of Burdwan
Golapbag, Burdwan-713 104
(West Bengal)

 

OR

 

Dr. Anindita Bandyopadhyay
W/o Sri Kuntal Kumar Rudra
Baganpara, Santiniketan-731 235

 

Bodo

 

Sri Taren Ch. Boro
House No.144, Upper Luitpur
Kharghuli Road

Guwahati-781 004 (Assam)

 

 

Dogri

 

Sri Mohan Singh
Gurha Slathian,
Mandi Udh (Dargali) 
Samba-181 143

(Jammu & Kashmir)

 

English

 

Professor Anisur Rahman
H-1202 A, (13th Floor)
Amrapali Sapphire
Sector - 45
Noida-201 301 (U.P.)

 

Gujarati

 

Dr. Hasit Mehta
‘Mast’, 8, Chandralok Society
Near Kidney Hospital
Civil Road, Nadiad-387 001
Dist. Kheda (Gujarat)

 

Hindi

 

Dr. Urmila Shirish
503, Orchid, Ruchilife Scape
Jatkhedi, Hoshangabad Road
Bhopal-462 047
(Madhya Pradesh)

 

Kannada

 

Dr. Basavaraj Sadar
(Station Director, AIR, Bengaluru) (R)

303, S.L.V. Tejas, 3rd Floor

2nd Cross, Bhuvaneshawrinagar

(Hebbal-Kempapur)

Bengaluru-560 024

 

Kashmiri

 

Dr. Shad Ramzan
Fazal Haq Colony
Batapora, Hazratbal,
Srinagar-190 006 ( J & K)

 

Konkani

 

Sri Melvyn Rodrigues
403, Venus Prime
Kadri Kambla Road
Pinto’s Lane, Bejai

Mangalore-575 004 (Karnataka)

 

Maithili

 

Dr. Ajay Kumar Jha
J-1702, 17th Floor
Block J, Jaipuria Sunrise
Greens Apartment
Ahinsa Khand, Indirapuram
Ghaziabad (U.P.)-201 014

 

Malayalam

 

Sri S. Mahadevan Thampi
Devi Mandiram
Thampuranmukku Junction
Vanchiyoor PO
Trivandrum-695 035 (Kerala)

 

 

Manipuri

 

Prof. Rajen Toijamba
Palace Compound
Thangapat Mapal
Heikhagok, Makhong
Imphal-795 001 (Manipur)

 

Marathi

 

Dr. Aasaram Lomte
24, Sambhaji Nagar
Parbhani-431 401

(Maharashtra)

 

Nepali

 

Sri Premchandra Pradhan
Saraswati Niwas
C/o Hotel Milkway
35 Ladenla Road

Darjeeling-734 101

(West Bengal)

 

Odia

 

Dr. Gourahari Das
“Anubhav”
378, Baramunda Village
Bhubaneswar-751  003 (Odisha)

 

Punjabi

 

Dr. Rawail Singh
G-I, IInd Floor
South Extension, Part II
New Delhi-110 049

 

Rajasthani

 

Prof. Arjun Deo Charan
180 - B, Lakshmi Nagar

Jodhpur (Rajasthan)

 

 

Sanskrit

 

Prof. Harekrushna Satapathy
House No 308,
Rockpool Heidght Apartment 
Kiss University Road, Patia, Bhubaneswar-751 024 (Odisha)

 

OR


Prof. Harekrishna Satapathy
Adarshnagar, Balighat, Puri-753002

 

Santali

 

Sri Chaitanya Prasad Majhi
K-6, HIG - 224, Kalinga Vihar
Bhubaneswar, PO - Kalinga Vihar

Dist. Khurda (Odisha)-751 019

 

 

Sindhi

 

Sri Mohan Himthani
93, 2nd floor, Sandesh Vihar
Pitam Pura, Delhi-110 034

 

 

Tamil

 

Dr. T. Vishnukumaran
Professor, Department of Tamil Language & Translation Studies
Dravidian University

Kuppam, Chittor Dist., AP-517 426

 

Telugu

 

Prof. S. V. Satyanarayana
Flat No. 202, Sai Ashish Apts.
Door No. 2-2-647/95/1/202
Central Excise Colony
Bagh Amberpet
Hyderabad-500 013 (Telangana)

 

Urdu

 

Sri Chander Bhan Khayal
House No. 23, Gali No. 14-B
Karishik Enclave
Burari Extension
Delhi-110 084

 

 

 

Twenty Representatives of the Universities:

 

ANDHRA PRADESH

(Central Tribal University)

 

Dr. C. Mrunalini
Flat No.602, Eden -C
Lodha, Casaparadiso
Sanath Nagar,

Hyderabad-500 018 (Telangana)

 

 

ASSAM

(Birangana Sati Sadhani Rajyik Vishvidyalaya)

 

Sri Diganta Biswa Sarma
House No. 26,
Adarshapur Bye Lane No - 2,
Kahilipara, Guwahati-781 019

(Assam)

 

BIHAR

(Nalanda University)

 

Prof. Sunaina Singh
Ashwood Villa

Appartment-401, 8-2-322/4/401

Banjara Hills, Road No.-7

Hyderabad-500034

 

CHATTISGARH

(Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University)

 

Dr. Keshari Lal Verma
Vice-Chancellor
Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University,
Raipur-492 010
(Chattisgarh)

 

DELHI

(National Sanskrit University)

 

Prof. Ramakant Pandey
Director
Central Sanskrit University
Bhopal Campus
Sanskrit Marg , Baghsewaniya

Bhopal-462 043 (M.P.)

 

OR

 

Prof. Ramakant Pandey
Gram - Sankrohaan,

Post-Manikpur, Jila, Chitrakoot, UP-210208

 

GUJARAT

(Saurashtra University)

 

Dr. Jethalal M. Chandravadia
Professor
Dept. of Gujarati
Saurashtara University
Rajkot-360 005 (Gujarat)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HARYANA

(Kurukshetra University)

 

Dr. Maha Singh Poonia
H.No. 620, Sector-5, Urban Estate
Kurukshetra-136 118 (Haryana)

 

 

Himachal Pradesh

(Himachal Pradesh University)

 

Prof. Rekha Sharma
Professor of English
Himachal Pradesh University
Summer Hill, Shimla-171 005
(Himachal Pradesh)

 

JHARKHAND

(Central University of Jharkhand)

 

Prof. Badri Narayan
Director
Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science
Jhunsi

Prayagraj-211 019 (U.P.)

 

KARNATAKA

(Karnataka University)

 

Dr. Manu Baligar
No.267, 8th Main,
BCC Layout, Chandra Layout,
Vijayanagara,
Bangalore-560 040 (Karnataka)

 

KERALA

(Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University)

 

Sri K.P. Ramanunni
Karumathil Puthan Veedu
P.O. Perumanna

Kozhikode-673 019

(Kerala)

 

MADHYA PRADESH

(Atal Bihari Vajpeyi Hindi University)

 

Dr. Khemsingh Daheria
D/25, 74 Bunglow
Near Anand Vihar School
Tulasi Nagar, Bhopal-462 003
(Madhya Pradesh)

 

MAHARASHTRA

(Rashtrasant Tukaji Maharaj Nagpur University)

 

Dr. Pramod G. Munghate
C-301, Shewalkar Gardens
South Ambazari Road
Nagpur-440 022
(Maharashtra)

 

MEGHALAYA

(North Eastern Hill University)

 

Dr. Streamlet Dkhar
Casa Pietatis Golflinks
Khlieh Shnong
Shillong-793 001

East Khasi Hills Meghalaya

 

ODISHA

(Fakir Mohan University)

 

Prof. Bijoy Kumar Satapathy
Satsang Lane, Dankhapatna
PO. Kalyani Nagar
Cuttack-753 013 (Odisha)

 

PUNJAB

(Guru Nanak Dev University)

 

Dr. Manjinder Singh
Head, School of Punjabi Studies
Guru Nanak Dev University

Amritsar-143 005 (Punjab)

 

RAJASTHAN

(Mohanlal Sukhadia University)

 

Prof. Madhav Hada
607, Matrix Park
Near Dhanshri Vatika 
New Navratan Complex, Bhuwana 

Udaipur-313 001 (Rajasthan)

 

TAMIL NADU

(Periyar University)

 

Dr. T. Periasamy
Prof. & Head
Department of Tamil
Periyar University

Salem-636 011 (Tamil Nadu)

 

UTTAR PRADESH

(Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University)

 

Prof. Pratyush Dubey
58 X, Nahar Road
Shivpur Sahabajganz
Post Jungle Shalikram
Gorakhpur-273 014 (U.P.)

 

WEST BENGAL

(Visva Bharati University)

 

Prof. Amrit Sen
Department of English
Visva - Bharati
Santiniketan-731 235
(West Bengal)

 

 

 

Eight persons eminent in the field of letters elected in their individual capacity by the General Council:

 

Dr. C. Radhakrishnan
Chamravattom P.O.
(Via) Tirur-676 102
Dt. Malappuram (Kerala)

 

Sri Govind Mishra
HX - 94, E-7, Arera Colony
Bhopal-462 016 (M.P.)

 

Prof. Kapil Kapoor
B-2/332 Ekta Garden 9,
I.P. Extension (Patparganj)
Near Mother Dairy Plant

Delhi-110 092

 

Prof Udaya Narayana Singh
F-902, Bestech Parkview Grandspa
Sector - 81, Gurgaon

(Haryana)-122 004

 

Prof. Malashri Lal
B-25, West End, South Moti Bagh
New Delhi-110 021

 

Sri Vishwas Patil
Beach Apartment
7th Floor, Opp. Novotel Hotel
Juhu, Vile Parle (W)
Mumbai-400 049

 

Dr. Mohd. Zaman Azurdah
Hasanabad, Rainawari
Srinagar-190 003
(Jammu & Kashmir)

 

Sri L. Joychandra Singh
Keishamthong Longjam Leirak
Impha Westl-795 001 (Manipur)

 

 

One representative of the Sangeet Natak Akademi

Dr. Sandhya Purecha
Chairman
Sangeet Natak Akademi
Rabindra Bhawan
New Delhi-110 001

 

One representative of the Lalit Kala Akademi

Sri Ramakrishna Vedala
Secretary
Lalit Kala Akademi
Rabindra Bhawan

New Delhi-110 001

 

One representative of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations

Sri Kumar Tuhin
Director General
Indian Council for Cultural Relations
Azad Bhavan
Indraprastha Estate
New Delhi-110 002

 

One representative of the Indian Publishers :

Sri Vijaya Kumar Dhupati
EMESCO BOOKS Pvt.Ltd.
#1-2-7 Banoo Colony
Domalguda

Hyderabad-500 029 (Telangana)

 

One representative of the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation :

Prof. Ajay Pratap Singh
Flat No. 401, Migsun Homz

Sector 14, Kaushambi, Ghaziabad

Uttar Pradesh, Pin-201 010

 


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