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Sahitya Akademi Award 2025
- 18 Mar 2026
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Why in News?
The Sahitya Akademi Award is a prestigious literary honour conferred annually by the Sahitya Akademi for outstanding books in 24 recognised Indian languages.
Key Points:
- Statutory Status: The Sahitya Akademi is an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, established in 1954.
- Languages Covered: Awards are given in 24 languages including English and Rajasthani (though not in the Eighth Schedule), along with 22 scheduled languages of the Constitution.
- Categories Covered: Awards were given across genres including poetry (8), novels (4), short stories (6), essays (2), literary criticism (1), autobiography (1), and memoirs (2).
- Eligibility Criteria: The award is given to the most outstanding book of literary merit published in the previous five years in any of the recognised languages.
- Major Awardees: Language – Title & Genre – Author:
- Assamese – Karhi Khelar Sadhu (Novel) – Devabrat Das
- Bengali – Shrestha Kabita (Poetry) – Prasun Bandyopadhyay
- Bodo – Dwngnwi Lama Mwnse Gathwn (Novel) – Sahaisuli Brahma
- Dogri – Thakur Satsayie (Poetry, Couplets) – Khajur Singh Thakur
- English – Crimson Spring (Novel) – Navtej Sarna
- Gujarati – Bhattkhadaki (Poetry) – Yogesh Vaidya
- Hindi – Jeete Jee Allahabad (Memoir) – Mamta Kalia
- Kannada – Dada Seerisu Tande (Short Stories) – Amaresh Nugadoni
- Kashmiri – Najdavanek'y Pot Aalav (Poetry) – Ali Shaida
- Konkani – Konkani Kavyem: Rupani Ani Rupakam (Essays) – Henry Mendonca (H.M. Pernal)
- Maithili – Dhatri Paat San Gaam (Memoir) – Mahendra
- Malayalam – Maayaamanushyar (Novel) – N. Prabhakaran
- Manipuri – Kanglamdriba Eephut (Short Stories) – Haobam Nalini
- Marathi – Kalyanilya Resha (Autobiography) – Raju Baviskar
- Nepali – Nepali Paramparik Sanskriti Ra Sabhyata Ko Dukuti (Essays) – Prakash Bhattarai
- Odia – Padapurana (Poetry) – Girijakumar Baliyar Singh
- Punjabi – Safety Kit (Stories) – Jinder
- Rajasthani – Bharkhama (Stories) – Jitender Kumar Soni
- Sanskrit – Prasthanacatustaye Brahmaghosah (Poetry) – Mahamahopadhyaya Sadhu Bhadreshdas
- Santali – Mid Birna Chenne Saon Inag Sagai (Short Stories) – Sumitra Soren
- Sindhi – Waghoo (Stories) – Bhagwan Atlani
- Tamil – Thamiz Sirukathaiyin Thadangal (Literary Criticism) – Sa. Tamilselvan
- Telugu – Animesha (Poetry) – Nandini Sidha Reddy
- Urdu – Safar Jaari Hai (Poetry) – Pritpal Singh Betab
- Young & Children Categories: The Akademi also confers Yuva Puraskar and Bal Sahitya Puraskar to recognise young writers and children’s literature respectively.
- Award Components: The award consists of an engraved copper plaque, a shawl, and a cash prize of ₹1,00,000.
- Award Ceremony: The awards will be presented on 31 March 2026 in New Delhi.
- Significance: The awards promote literary excellence and reflect India’s rich linguistic diversity, strengthening national integration through literature.
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