Sahitya Akademi, the National Academy of Letters, India, is completing 70 years this year and to commemorate this occasion, the 'Sahityotsav' celebrated every year by the Akademi is being celebrated this time as the world's largest literary festival at New Delhi.

• More than 1100 renowned writers and scholars are participating in more than 190 sessions, and more than 175 languages of the country will also be represented in it.
• The Festival of Letters, organized in more than 190 sessions, will begin with the exhibition of the major activities of the Akademi throughout the previous year. 
• The highlight of the festival will be the presentation ceremony of the Sahitya Akademi Awards 2023, which will be held on March 12 at 5:30 pm in the Kamani Auditorium.
• The Chief Guest of the Awards Presentation Ceremony will be Pratibha Rai, the distinguished Odia writer. The prestigious Samvatsar lecture will be delivered by renowned Urdu writer and lyricist Gulzar on March 13 at 6.30 pm at the Meghdoot open theatre.
• On 11th March, Sahitya Akademi Fellows will also be felicitated.