On 12th March 2021, The winners of the Sahitya Akademi Awards 2020 were announced by the National Academy of Letters during an event organised for the annual Festival of Letters, held from 12th March 2021 to 14th March 2021.
- Annually the Sahitya Akademi presents the award to the literary works in the 24 languages including English which are recognised by the Akademi.
- The Shatiya Akademi has announced its Sahitya Akademi Awards 2020 in 20 languages, Yuva Puraskar 2020 in 18 languages and Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2020 in 21 languages.
Sahitya Akademi Awards 2020:
i.The Sahitya Akademi Awards 2020 were presented in 20 languages and the award for the remaining 4 languages (Rajasthani, Odia, Malayalam and Nepali) will be announced later.
ii.The winners of the 2020 Sahitya Akademi awards include 7 poetries, 4 novels, 5 short stories, 2 plays, one memoir and one epic poetry.
Prizes:
The award includes a casket of engraved copper plaque, a shawl and an amount of Rs 1,00,000.
Important Awardees:
- Poet Arundhathi Subramaniam received the Sahitya Akademi Award 2020 for her English poetry collection titled “When God is a Traveller” published by HarperCollins.
- M Veerappa Moily, Former Chief Minister of Karnataka and Congress Leader has won the award for his Kannada epic poem title “Sri Bahubali Ahimsa Digvijayam”
- Bengali author Mani Shankar Mukhopadhyay popularly known as Shankar has received the award for his memoirs titled Eka Eka Ekashi
Winners:
| S.no | Title and Genre | Author | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengsata (Short Stories) | Apurba Kumar Saikia | Assamese |
| 2 | Eka Eka Ekashi (Memoirs) | Sankar (Manishankar Mukhopadhyay) | Bengali |
| 3 | Gwthenay Lamayao Gwdan Agan(Short Stories) | Late Bharanidhar Owari | Bodo |
| 4 | Baba Jitmal (Play) | Gian Singh | Dogri |
| 5 | When God is a Traveller (Poetry) | Arundhathi Subramaniam | English |
| 6 | Banaras Diary (Poetry) | Harish Menashru | Gujarati |
| 7 | Tokri Mein Digant ‘Their Gatha”: 2014(Poetry) | Anamika | Hindi |
| 8 | Sri Bahubali Ahimsa Digvijayam (Epic Poetry) | V Veerappa Moily | Kannada |
| 9 | Tilasm-e-Khanabodosh (Short Stories) | Late Hirday Koul Bharti | Kashmiri |
| 10 | Yugaparivarthanancho Yatri (Poetry) | R.S. Baskar | Konkani |
| 11 | Gachh Roosal Achii (Short Stories) | Kamalkant Jha | Maithili |
| 12 | Malangbana Kari Hai (Poetry) | Irungbam Deven | Manipuri |
| 13 | Udya (Novel) | Nanda Khare | Marathi |
| 14 | Aam Khass (Short Stories) | Gurudev Singh Rupana | Punjabi |
| 15 | Vaishali (Novel) | Mahesh Chandra Sharma Gautam | Sanskrit |
| 16 | Gur Dak Kasa Dak (Poetry) | Rupchand Hansdah | Santali |
| 17 | Jehad(Plays) | Jetho Lalwani | Sindhi |
| 18 | Sellaatha Panam (Novel) | Imaiyam | Tamil |
| 19 | Agniswaasa (2015 – 2017) (Poetry) | Nikhileswar | Telugu |
| 20 | Amawas Main Khwab (Novel) | Hussain-ul-Haque | Urdu |
Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2020:
i.The Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2020 was presented in 18 languages and the awards for the remaining 6 languages (Bengali, Gujarati, Malayalam, Marathi, Rajasthani and Sindhi) will be declared later.
ii.The winners of Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2020 includes 9 poetries, 3 short stories, 2 Essays, 1 memoir, 2 criticisms and 1 travelogue.
Eligibility:
The awards are presented to the books published by authors of age 35 and below as on January 1 of the year of award.
Prizes:
The award includes a casket of engraved copper plaque and a cheque of Rs.50000.
Highlights:
- Yashica Dutt won Award for Memoir.
- Ankit Narwal won Award for Criticism.
- Sampada Shenvi Kunkoliekar won Award for Travelogue.
| S.no | Title and Genre | Author | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Megh-Ghora(Poetry) | Dwijen Das | Assamese |
| 2 | Abwi-Abou Arw Ang (Poetry) | Newton K. Basumatary | Bodo |
| 3 | Manne Da Buaal (Poetry) | Ganga Sharma | Dogri |
| 4 | Coming Out as Dalit (Memoir) | Yashica Dutt | English |
| 5 | U.R. Ananthamurti Pratirodh Ka Vikalp (Criticism) | Ankit Narwal | Hindi |
| 6 | Dhoopada Makkalu (Short Stories) | K S Mahadevaswamy | Kannada |
| 7 | Wavech Baavath (Poetry) | Muzaffar Ahmad Parray | Kashmiri |
| 8 | Char Panvala Ashiyent (Travelogue) | Sampada Shenvi Kunkoliekar | Konkani |
| 9 | Gassa (Short Stories) | Sonu Kumar Jha | Maithili |
| 10 | Kairaba Chaphu Machet (Poetry) | Rameshwar Sharongbam | Manipuri |
| 11 | Dristi-Nibandha Sangrah (Essays) | Anjan Baskota | Nepali |
| 12 | Chetanara Anwesana (Essays) | Chandrasekhar Hota | odia |
| 13 | Malaha’n Ton Bina (Poetry) | Deepak Kumar Dhalewan | Punjabi |
| 14 | Aadhyonmeshah (Poetry) | Rishiraj Pathak | Sanskrit |
| 15 | Anjle (Poetry) | Anjali Kisku | Santali |
| 16 | Mara Naai (Poetry) | Shakti | Tamil |
| 17 | Milinda (Short Stories) | Manasa Yendluri | Telugu |
| 18 | Main Apni Baat Ka Mafhoom Dusra Chahun: Bani Ki Shairi ka Motalea (Criticism) | Saquib Faridi | Urdu |
Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2020:
i.The Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2020 was presented in 21 languages and the awards for the remaining 3 languages Malayalam, Sanskrit and Tamil will be announced later.
ii.The award is presented to recognise the authors contribution to children literature.
Prizes:
The award includes a casket of engraved copper plaque and a cheque of Rs.50000.
| S.no | Title and Genre | Author | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phosong (Short Stories) | Madhurima Gharphalia | Assamese |
| 2 | Gopon Bakso Khulte Nei (Short Stories) | Pracheta Gupta | Bengali |
| 3 | Gothosa Bisombi (Essays) | Ajit Boro | Bodo |
| 4 | Dadi Da Hirkh (Short Stories) | Shiv Dev Sushil | Dogri |
| 5 | Dead as a Dodo (Fiction) | Venita Coelho | English |
| 6 | Bhurini Ajayab Safar (Stories) | Natwar Patel | Gujarati |
| 7 | Sampurna Bal Kavitayen (Poetry) | Balswaroop Rahi | Hindi |
| 8 | Nanoo Ambedkar (Novel) | H S Byakod | Kannada |
| 9 | Paghich Aash (Poetry) | Syed Akhtar Hussain Mansoor | Kashmiri |
| 10 | Balu (Novelette) | V Krishna Vadhyar | Konkani |
| 11 | Sonahula Ijotwala Khidki (Poetry) | Siya Ram Jha ‘Saras’ | Maithili |
| 12 | Uchan Meira (Poetry) | Naorem Bidyasagar | Manipuri |
| 13 | Abachi Gosht (Short Stories) | Aba Mahajan | Marathi |
| 14 | Akshar Ujyalo (Drama) | Dhruba Chouhan | Nepali |
| 15 | Bana Deula Re Suna Neula (Stories) | Ramachandra Nayak | Odia |
| 16 | Phullan Da Shekar (Travelogue) | Karnail Singh Somal | Punjabi |
| 17 | Kudrat Ro Nyav (Poetry) | Mangat Badal | Rajasthani |
| 18 | Bhanj Kul Bhurkah Ipil Sunaram (Biography) | Joyram Tudu | Santali |
| 19 | Mundee Kera Paaye? (Drama) | Sahib Bijani | Sindhi |
| 20 | Snehitulu (Short Stories) | Kanneganti Anasuya | Telugu |
| 21 | Fakhr-E-Watan | Hafiz Karnataki | Urdu |
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