Background
Awards for translations were instituted in 1989 at the instance of then-Prime Minister of India, P. V. Narasimha Rao. [2] The initial proposal for translation prizes contained provisions for a prize for translations into each of the twenty-two languages recognised by the Akademi; however, this was soon found to be unviable for several reasons: Akademi found insufficient entries in all the languages and difficulties in locating experts knowledgeable in both, the source and the target language to judge the translations. [2] Consequently, the Board decided to dispense with its original requirement for additional expert committees to evaluate the translations, and also ruled that it was not obligated to grant prizes in languages where suitable books were not nominated. [2] The Akademi also requires that both, the original author as well as the translator, are to be Indian nationals. [2]
Over time, the Akademi has modified and expanded the conditions for the Translation Prizes. In 1992, the Akademi began to allow translations made in link languages to be eligible for the Awards, although it noted that translations made directly from the original language would always be preferred. [2] In 1995, the Akademi also held that joint translations would be eligible, and in 1997, it dispensed with the process of advertising for nominations and replaced it with invitations for recommendations from advisory boards and Committee members. [2] As of 2002, 264 prizes have been awarded to 266 translators. [2]
Initially, the prize money was ₹10,000 which was increased to ₹15,000 in 2001. From 2003 it was increased to ₹20,000 and is now ₹50,000 from 2009. [1] [4]
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