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Hindustani Academy

Hindustani Academy is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Hindustani Academy rather than just read about it. In short: Hindustani Academy is an autonomous literary organization runs under the Language Department of the Government of Uttar Pradesh. Founded in 1927, it is based in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Hindustani Academy is an autonomous literary organization runs under the Language Department of the Government of Uttar Pradesh. Founded in 1927, it is based in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The organization is dedicated to the preservation, promotion, and development of languages such as Hindi, Urdu, Braj Bhasha, Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Bundeli, etc., and their respective literature.

History Hindustani Academy, situated in Prayagraj, was founded by the Government of the United Province on 22 January 1927. The inauguration ceremony took place on 29 March 1927, in Lucknow, with the then Governor William Morris presiding over the event. Hindustani Academy was founded with the assistance of the then Education Minister of the United Provinces, Rajeshwar Bali, Pandit Yajnanarayan Upadhyay from Banaras, Hafiz Hidayat Hussain and Tej Bahadur Sapru. The organization was established to enrich and popularize Hindi and its allied languages. Apart from preserving and promoting Hindi, its literature, and other forms like Urdu, Brajbhasha, Bhojpuri, and Awadhi, the academy aims to translate literary works from non-Hindi Indian languages and foreign languages into Hindi and promote original Hindi works and creative literature. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru served as the first president of the Hindustani Academy. It had its first council comprising writers like Premchand, Ayodhya Prasad Upadhyay, and Shyam Sundar Das. After Sapru, Rai Rajeshwar Bali, Dr. Ramkumar Verma, Dr. Jagdish Gupt, Dr. Yogendra Pratap Singh, Justice Dr. Surendranath Dwivedi, Justice Kamalakant Verma, Kailash Gautam, and others have served as the president of the Hindustani Academy. In the past, the academy hosted prominent Hindi and Urdu writers like Munshi Premchand, Rahul Sankrityayan, Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi, Mahadevi Verma, Firaq Gorakhpuri, Jagadish Gupta in open discussions and talks. In 2014, as part of its initiative, Hindustani Academy revived its legacy by publishing rare pre-Independence Hindi and Urdu works. It re-published 20 rare books, including Raja Bhoj (1932), Awadh Kosh (1934), Prayag Pradeep' (1937), Hindustan Ka Naya Dastoore-Hukumat, Karuna Vasta me Hindustani Tehjeeb and Intkhabe Daag from the pre-independence era, along with a collection of letters of Mirza Ghalib.

Library A large library is situated at the Hindustani Academy where ancient books, literary works, and manuscripts are preserved. In the Hindustani Academy library, there are 25,000 books available in Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit, English, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, and other Indian languages. It also includes three hundred ancient manuscripts, comprising handwritten and monoblock printed copies, along with a collection of over 8,000 literary magazines and newspapers.

Digitalization of literary works Hindustani Academy has undertaken the digitalization and preservation of its library collection, comprising thousands of books. Approximately 25,000 books from the library have been scanned and uploaded in digital format, which includes 15,000 Hindi books, 2,000 Urdu books, and 300 manuscripts. The digitalization efforts extend to Hindustani Academy's magazines, Hindustani, Hans, Chand, Saraswati, Madhuri, and Madhyam Patrika. The process of digitizing these literary works took three years.

Activities

Literary awards Hindustani Academy encourages writers by awarding national and state-level honors. At the national stage, it presents the Guru Gorakhnath Shikhar Samman (₹5,00,000), Goswami Tulsidas Samman (₹5,00,000), and Sant Kabir Das Samman (₹4,00,000) for literary contributions in early Hindi literature, Bhakti-era literature, and contributions to the Nirguna Bhakti tradition, respectively. At the state level, the academy presents awards such as the Bharatendu Harishchandra Samman (₹2,00,000), Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi Samman (₹2,00,000), Mahadevi Verma Samman (₹1,00,000), Firaq Gorakhpuri Samman (₹1,00,000), Bhikhari Thakur Bhojpuri Samman (₹1,00,000), Banadas Awadhi Samman (₹1,00,000), Kumbhandas Brajbhasha Samman (₹1,00,000), and Isuri Bundeli Samman (₹1,00,000). It also recognizes young writers with an award named Hindustani Academy Yuva Lekhan Samman of 11,000 rupees.

Controversies The appointment of Sunil Jogi as the chairman of the Hindustani Academy in April 2013 stirred controversy, as literary associations questioned his alleged lack of significant contributions to the field of literature and raised concerns about the selection process and Jogi's suitability for the role. A signature campaign was launched by three writers' associations, the Progressive Writers' Association (PWA), Janvadi Lekhak Sangh (JLS) and Jan Sanskrit Manch.

References

External links Official website

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Hindustani Academy

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Hindustani Academy claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Hindustani Academy before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Hindustani Academy ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Hindustani Academy

In research: Hindustani Academy appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Hindustani Academy in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Hindustani Academy is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1927 establishments in India, Arts organizations established in 1927, Book publishing companies of India, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Hindustani Academy outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Hindustani Academy in simple terms?

Hindustani Academy is an autonomous literary organization runs under the Language Department of the Government of Uttar Pradesh. Founded in 1927, it is based in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

Why does Hindustani Academy matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Hindustani Academy?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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