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Sahitya Akademi announced winners of Bal Sahitya Puraskar and Yuva Puraskar Awards 2023

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Sahitya Akademi announces winners of Bal Sahitya Puraskar, Yuva PuraskarOn 22nd June 2023, the Executive Board of the Sahitya Akademi, India’s National Academy of Letters, an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Culture chaired by Madhav Kaushik, President, Sahitya Akademi declared a list of 22 recipients of its Bal Sahitya Puraskar and 20 winners of its Yuva Puraskar for the year 2023.

  • The works were selected on the basis of recommendations made by the Jury of 3 members each in concerned language in accordance with rules and procedure laid down for the purpose.

Award:

The winners of Sahitya Akademi’s Bal Sahitya Puraskar and Yuva Puraskar 2023 awards will receive the award in the form of a casket containing an engraved copper plaque and a cheque of Rs.50000 each at a ceremony to be held later.

Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2023:

i. It is an annual award established in 2010 for the most outstanding book by an Indian author, first published in any of the languages recognized by the Akademi during the five years prior to the year, immediately preced­ing the year of the award, i.e. books published between 2017 and 2021 are considered.

ii. In order to be eligible for the award, the Children’s book must be an outstanding contribution to the language and literature to which it belongs.

iii. The book must be a creative one not a work of translation or an anthology of multiple authors and is meant for the target readership of 9 to 16 years age group.

iv. The Executive Board declares the awards on the basis of majority vote by the jury.

v. The Akademi announced 22 winners in the category and the award will be given for 1 Stories, 7 Short stories, 7 Novels, 1 Poetry and Stories, 1 Play, 1 Memoir and 4 Poetry.

Note: There is no award in Kashmiri language for 2023 and the award in the Manipuri language will be declared later.

Table of Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2023:

S.No.AwardeeLanguageTitle
Short stories
1Suryanath SinghHindiKotuk App
2Jugal Kishore SarangiOdiaJejenka Gapa Ganthili
3Gurmeet KaryalviPunjabiSachi Di Kahani
4Mansing MajhiSantaliNene-Pete
5D.K. chaduvula BabuTeluguVajrala Vaana
6Late Mateen Achalpuri (Posthumous)UrduMamta Ki Dor
7Pratima Nandi NarzareeBodoGosaini Gwjwn Nwjwr
Novels
1Rothindranath GoswamiAssamesePowalmoni Aru Chichingar Duhxahaxik Abhijan
2Shyamalkanti DasBengaliEroplaner Khata
3Vijayashree HaladiKannadaSurakki Gate
4Tukaram Rama ShetKonkaniJaann
5Priya A.S.MalayalamPerumazhayathe Kunjithalukal
6Radhavallabh TripathySanskritManavi
7UdhayasankarTamilAadhanin Bommai
Poetry
1Balwan Singh JamoriaDogriKanjkan
2Akshay Anand ‘Sunny’MaithiliOl Katra, Jhol Katra
3Eknath AvhadMarathiChhand Dei Aanand
4Dholan RahiSindhiVanganmal Ji Shaadi
Stories
1Sudha MurtyEnglishGrandparent’s Bag of Stories
Play
1Madhusudan BishtNeplaiBal Ekanki Natakharu
Memoir
1Kiran BadalRajasthaniTabran Ri Duniyan

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Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2023:

i. It is an annual award established in 2011 to recognise young writers of the age 35 years and below in Indian languages.

ii. The Akademi announced 20 winners in the category and the award will be given for 9 Short Stories, 7 Poetry, 1 Plays, 1 Criticism, 1 Historical, 1 Novel.

Note: Awards in Manipuri, Maithili and Sanskrit languages will be declared later.

Table of Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2023:

S.No.AwardeeLanguageTitle
Short Stories
1Jintu GitarthaAssameseMon Mora Tora
2Hamiruddin MiddyaBengaliMathrakha
3Sagar ShahGujaratiGet Together
4Manjunayak ChallurKannadaPhoo Mattu Ithara Kathegalu
5Tanvi Kamat BambolkarKonkaniShots
6Bapi TuduSantaliDusi
7Monika J. PanjwaniSindhiGlamour
8Ram ThangamTamilThirukarthiyal
9Tauseef BareilviUrduZahan Zaad
Poetry
1Mainasori DaimaryBodoSom, Jiu, Arw
2Nighat NasreenKashmiriLalli Nilvath Tchali Na Zanh
3Ganesh PuthurMalayalamAchante Alamara
4Vishakha VishwanathMarathiSwatahala Swataviruddh Ubhe Kartana
5Naina AdhikariNepaliGhat-Pratightka Udgarharu
6SanddepPunjabiChitt Da Jugraphia
7Deilal MahiyaRajasthaniAtas Ro Olmo
Plays
1Dheeraj BismilDogriAhlada
Historical
1Anirudh KanisettiEnglishLords of the Deccan: Southern India from the Chalukyas to the cholas
Criticism
1Johny TakkedasilaTeluguVivechani
Novel
1Atul Kumar RaiHindiChandpur Ki Chanda

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About Ministry of Culture:

Union Minister- Gangapuram Kishan Reddy (Constituency: Secunderabad, Telangana)
Minister of State (MoS)- Arjun Ram Meghwal (Constituency: Bikaner, Rajasthan )Meenakashi Lekhi (Constituency: New Delhi, NCT of Delhi)