Under its scheme of Assistance to Playwrights in Indian Languages, a two-day meeting of young playwrights was held on 30 and 31 March 2007 at Kaustubh Conference Hall, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi.

The Marathi playwright Satish Alekar, an Award- winner of the Akademi, chaired the meeting on both days. The deliberations centred around various problems of playwrights. Training of upcoming writers and research assistance to senior playwrights were
also among the topics discussed. The participating playwrights shared their experiences of theatre activities in their respective regions. Sixteen playwrights attended the meet including Satish Alekar (Pune), Sachin Kundalhar (Pune), Swar Thounaojam
of Manipur (Bangalore-based). Mrinal Bora (Nagaon, Assam), Manav Kaul (Mumbai), Asif Ali (Patna), Preet Mohinder Sikhoh (Patiala), Arjun Deo Charan (Jodhpur), and Javed Akhtar (Patna).