泰米尔纳德州为促进创作自由和文化团结, 发起七种非印度语文学奖, 奖金为500万. Tamil Nadu launches a ₹5 lakh literary award in seven non-Hindi languages to promote creative freedom and cultural unity.

泰米尔纳德邦首席部长 M.K. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. 斯大林于2026年1月18日宣布年度Semmozhi文学奖, 以七种非Hindi语言(Tamil、Telugu、Kannada、Malayalam、Odia、Bengali和Marathi)向杰出文学作品颁奖, Stalin announced the annual Semmozhi Literary Award on January 18, 2026, to honor outstanding literary works in seven non-Hindi languages—Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Bengali, and Marathi—with a ₹5 lakh prize per language. 这一行动是在取消2025年Sahitya Akademi奖之后采取的,斯大林将2025年Sahitya Akademi奖归咎于所谓的政治干预,称这种行动威胁到创造性自由。 The move follows the cancellation of the 2025 Sahitya Akademi Awards, which Stalin attributed to alleged political interference, calling such actions a threat to creative freedom. 国家将资助该奖项,由受尊敬的作家的独立陪审团确保择优挑选。 The state will fund the award, with independent juries of respected writers ensuring merit-based selection. 斯大林强调文学在团结语言社区方面的作用,并强调了钦奈国际图书博览会的全球影响,该博览会促进了1 800多项谅解备忘录,包括主要翻译协议。 Stalin emphasized literature’s role in uniting linguistic communities and highlighted the global reach of the Chennai International Book Fair, which facilitated over 1,800 MoUs, including major translation agreements. 该奖项是泰米尔纳德邦在其Dravida 模范2.0议程下的更广泛的文化倡议的一部分,旨在促进阅读、扩大图书馆和加强文学交流。 The award is part of Tamil Nadu’s broader cultural initiative under its Dravida Model 2.0 agenda, aiming to promote reading, expand libraries, and strengthen literary exchange.