Sahitya Akademi

"As President of the Akademi, I may tell you quite frankly that I would not like the Prime Minister to interfere with my work."

"Sahitya Akademi held a place of pride in the world of Indian literature. There was no comparable institution at that time. Every Indian writer wanted to be connected to it in some way or the other."

"I like Sahitya Akademi were not able to live up to the original mandates set out by their founding fathers."