In March 2025, the Executive Board of the Sahitya Akademi under the Chairmanship of its President, Madhav Kaushik approved the selection of 22 books in 22 languages for the Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize 2024, during the meeting held at Rabindra Bhavan in New Delhi, Delhi.
- The books were selected based on the recommendations made by the selection committees of 3 members each in the concerned languages as per the rules and procedure framed for the purpose.
- This year, no translation prize has been declared in the Urdu language and translation prize in Nepali and Sanskrit will be declared at later stage.
About Sahitya Translation Prize 2024:
i.The prize relates, to translations 1st published during the 5 years before to the year immediately preceding the year of Prize for Translation i.e. between January, 2018 and December 31, 2022.
ii.The recipient of the prize will receive an amount of Rs 50,000 and a copper plaque.
Winners of Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize 2024:
| Language | Title of the Translation | Translator | Name of the Original Book and Genre, Language and Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assamese | Prachin Kamrupar Itihas | Anjan Sarma | Early History of Kamarupa, Novel, English, Kanak Lal Barua |
| Bengali | Sadagarer Putra Nouka Beye Jay | Basudeb Das | Soudagarer Chele Nouka Beye Jay (Novel), Assamese, Homen Borgohain |
| Bodo | Kanchan | Uttara Bwiswmuthiary | Kanchan, Novel, Assamese, Anuradha Sharma Pujaree |
| Dogri | Tamas | Archana Kesar | Tamas, Novel, Hindi, Bhishma Sahani |
| English | Hazaaron Khwashishein Aisi (The Wonderful World of Urdu Ghazals) | Anisur Rahman | Hazaaron Khwashishein Aisi (Poetry Collection), Urdu, Collection of Various Poets |
| Gujarati | Kumarjiv | Ramanik Agrawat | Kumar Jiu, Poetry, Hindi, Kunwarn Narain |
| Hindi | Sayed Haider Raza | Madan Soni | Sayed Haider Raza (Biography), English, Yashodhara Dalmia |
| Kannada | Vidisha Prahasana | Siddhaling Pattanashetti | Malavikagnimitram, Drama, Sanskrit, Kalidas |
| Kashmiri | Akh Insan Akh Gareh Akh Duniya | Ghulam Nabi Aatash | Oru Manithan Oru Veedu Oru Ulagam (Novel), Tamil, Jayakanthan |
| Konkani | Bhartiya Tathvagineanachi Ruprekha | Milind Mhamal | Outline of Indian Philosophy, Philosophy, English, M. Hiriyanna |
| Maithili | Aaranyak | Keshkar Thakur | Aaranyank, Novel, Bengali, Bhibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyaya |
| Malayalam | Yaanam | K.V. Kumaran | Yaana (Novel), Kannada, S.L. Bhairappa |
| Manipuri | Yurangbi | Soibamcha Indrakumar | Madhubala, Poetry, Hindi, Harivansh Rai Bachchan |
| Marathi | The Difficulty of Being Good | Sudarshan Athavale | The Difficulty of Being Good (Literary Criticism), English, Gurcharan Das |
| Odia | Ruskin Bond Kokishialira Ekaka Nrutya Mo Atmajeebani | Suvash Satpathy | Lone fox Dancing, Autobiography, English, Ruskin Bond |
| Punjabi | Tere Laee | Chandan Negi | Tumhare Liye, Novel, Hindi, Himanshu Joshi |
| Rajasthani | Bhilan Rau Bharath | Sohandan Charan | Bhilo Nu Bharath (Folk Epic), Gujarati, Bhagwan Das Patel |
| Santali | Hende Sandom | Nazir Hembram | Kala Ghoda, Novel, Hindi, Nilotpal Mrinal |
| Sindhi | Dollar Nuhaan | (Late) Shobha Lalchandani | Dollar Bahu, Novel, Hindi, Sudha Murty |
| Tamil | Enatu Aankal | P. Vimala | Ente Anungal (Autobiography), Malayalam, Nalini Jameela |
| Telugu | Eethachettu Devudu | Turlapati Rajeswari | Dadi Budha, Novel, Odia, Gopinath Mohanty |
| Urdu | No Award | ||
About Sahitya Akademi:
It is also known as India’s National Academy of Letters, formally inaugurated by the Government of India (GoI) in March 1954. It is the central institution for literary dialogue, publication and promotion in the country and undertakes literary activities in 24 Indian languages, including English.
President- Dr. Madhav Kaushik
Headquarters- New Delhi, Delhi
