Sahitya Akademi Award 2025
Explore the complete list of Sahitya Akademi Award 2025 winners, key highlights, award categories, and important facts about India’s premier literary honour— important current affairs for for APSC & UPSC. Read More Below.
About Sahitya Akademi
- Sahitya Akademi is India’s premier literary body established in 1954 under Ministry of Culture.
- Headquarters: New Delhi
Objectives
- Promote literary culture & reading habits
- Encourage translation and linguistic exchange
- Organise seminars, workshops, and publications
- Foster cultural unity through literature
Key Initiatives
- Gramalok – for rural writers
- Dalit Chetna – platform for Dalit literature
Major Awards
- Bhasha Samman(for notable contributions to classical, medieval, and unrecognised languages.
- Sahitya Akademi Award (Annual)
- Translation Award
- Yuva Puraskar(outstanding young writersoutstanding young writers)
- Bal Sahitya Puraskar(or excellence in children’s literature)
- The Akademi also grants fellowships and honorary fellowships to distinguished writers: awards the Dr. Ananda Coomaraswamy Fellowship and Premchand Fellowship to eminent personalities in art, culture, literature, and language studies, including scholars and writers from SAARC nations (excluding India).
Languages Recognised
- Covers 24 Indian languages
- In addition to the 22 languages listed in the Constitution of India, the Sahitya Akademi also recognises English and Rajasthani for implementing its programmes.
Two Writers from Assam win Sahitya Akademi Award 2025
- Devabrat Das (Assamese category)
- Awarded for novel: Karhi Khelar Xadhu
- Known as a prominent postmodern voice in Assamese literature
- Sahaisuli Brahma (Bodo category)
- Awarded for novel: Dwngnwi Lama Mwnse Gathwn
- Poetry, novels, short stories, essays, criticism, autobiography, memoirs
About Devabrat Das
- Over 4 decades of literary contribution
- Authored 25+ books across genres
- Previous honours include:
- Sahityarathi Lakshminath Bezbaroa Award (2018)
- Tagore Literature Award (2010)
Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025
Categories Covered
- 8 Poetry, 4 Novels, 6 Short Stories
- 2 Essays, 1 Literary Criticism
- 1 Autobiography, 2 Memoirs
Award Details
- Includes plaque, shawl, and ₹1 lakh prize
- Ceremony scheduled for March 31, 2025
| 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 |
| 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) | 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 |
Source: PIB
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