Indian Languages Festival Explained

Samanvay, Indian Languages Festival
Location:	New Delhi, India
Years Active:	2011 – present
Genre:	Literary and cultural festival
Website:	http://ilfsamanvay.org

Samanvay, Indian Languages Festival is the initiative of India Habitat Centre. It is held annually in New Delhi. The first Samanvay was held in 2011.

The festival bestows various awards:

• The Vani Award for Distinguished Translator
• The Samanvay Bhasha Samman which is given to recognise "a litterateur-par-excellence’s contribution to Indian Literature",
• The Samanvay Bhashai Patrakarita Samman for journalists working in Indian languages