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Establishment:
- Inaugurated in New Delhi on August 5th, 1954, by the then Minister for Education, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
- Established as the youngest of the three Akademies founded by the Government of India, in line with Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s vision for cultural and national identity.
Akademi | Headquarters | Formation Year |
Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA) | New Delhi | 1952 |
Lalit Kala Akademi (LKA) | New Delhi | 1954 |
Sahitya Akademi (SA) | New Delhi | 1954 |
Purpose and Functions:
- Promotes Indian arts within and outside India.
- Registered as an autonomous body under the Societies Registration Act 1860.
- Operates through its General Council, Executive Board, and other Committees.
- Serves as the apex cultural body for visual arts in India, fully funded by the Ministry of Culture.
- Publishes bi-annual art journals: Lalit Kala Contemporary (English), Lalit Kala Ancient (English), and Samkaleen Kala (Hindi).
Why in News:
- The Ministry of Culture has recently curtailed the powers of the Lalit Kala Akademi (LKA) Chairman, barring him from taking any administrative actions without consulting the ministry.
