Indian Languages Festival

Samanvay, Indian Languages Festival

Genre| Literary and cultural festival
Location(s)| New Delhi, India
Years active| 2011 – present
Website| http://ilfsamanvay.org

Samanvay, Indian Languages Festival is the initiative of India Habitat Centre. It is held annually in New Delhi. The first Samanvay was held in 2011.[1]

The festival bestows various awards:[2][3]

* The Vani Award for Distinguished Translator
* The Samanvay Bhasha Samman which is given to recognise "a litterateur-par-excellence’s contribution to Indian Literature",[4]
* The Samanvay Bhashai Patrakarita Samman for journalists working in Indian languages

## References

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1. ^ Edition 3 of Samanvay Indian languages festival will begin from Oct 24, The Hindu, 9 October 2013, retrieved 18 October 2015
2. ^ Samanvay for India, retrieved 18 October 2015
3. ^ Samanvay: IHC Indian Languages’ Festival, 2011, retrieved 18 October 2015
4. ^ Arun Janardhanan (6 October 2015), Noted Tamil writer Perumal Murugan wins fifth ILF award, retrieved 18 October 2015