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Correct Answer: Option (C) — Both 1 and 2
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Standard Reference Verified- Statement 1 is correct: The National School of Drama (NSD) was founded in 1959 as a constituent unit under the Sangeet Natak Akademi, becoming an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Culture in 1975.
- Statement 2 is correct: Sahitya Akademi Fellowship (electing a writer as a Fellow) is the highest honor conferred by the Sahitya Akademi, reserved for a maximum of 21 living literary masters.
Both statements are accurate factual milestones regarding India's premier national cultural academies.
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