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Sahitya Akademi Award 2023 Assam: Three Literateurs of Assam wins the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award 2023. Dr. Pranabjyoti Deka, Nandeswar Daimari, and Judhabir Rana from Assam have won the Sahitya Akademi Award for their respective works this year.
Sahitya Akademi Award 2023 Assam
The names of the winners of the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award 2023 for 24 languages in India were announced on 20 December 2023. Among the 24 writers, three writers from Assam were selected for the Sahitya Akademi Award 2023 by the Sahitya Akademi:
- Dr. Pranabjyoti Deka was chosen from the Assamese language,
- Nandeswar Daimari from the Bodo language, and
- Judhabir Rana from the Nepali Language.
Sahitya Akademi Award 2023 in Assamese
A total of 13 books in Assamese language written by 13 different Assamese writers are nominated for the Sahitya Akademi Award 2023. Among the 13 writers, Dr. Pranabjyoti Deka has won the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award in Assamese language.
Dr. Pranabjyoti Deka
Dr. Pranabjyoti Deka is a prominent short story writer, novelist, researcher, dictionary writer, and professor from Assam who won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2023 for his contribution to Assamese literature with his excellent work ” Dr. Pranabjyoti Dekar Srestha Golpo”.
Sahitya Akademi Award 2023 in Bodo
A total of twelve writers in Bodo languages are nominated for the Sahitya Akademi Award 2023. Among these twelve writers, Nandeswar Daimary has won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2023 in Bodo language.
Nandeswar Daimari
Senior Bodo writer Nandeswar Daimary received the Prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award 2023 in the short story category for his exceptional work “Jiu Safarni Dakhwn”. Nandeswar Daimary is a senior Boro language litterateur and recipient of the Sameshwari Brahmo Sahitya Award of the Bodo Literature Society.
Sahitya Akademi Award 2023 in Nepali
A total of 13 books in the Nepali language written by 13 different Nepali writers are nominated for the Sahitya Akademi Award 2023. Among the 13 writers, Judhabir Rana has won the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award in Assamese language.
Judhabir Rana
Judhabir Rana has won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2023 in the essay category for Nepali Loksahitya Ra Loksanskritiko Parichayain in Nepali language.
FAQ’s About Assam Sahitya Akademi Award 2023
1. Who won Sahitya Akademi Award 2023 in Assamese Language?
Dr. Pranabjyoti Deka won the Sahitya Akademi 2023 in Assamese language for his exceptional work “Dr Pranabjyoti Dekar Srestha Golpo”.
2. Who won Sahitya Akademi Award 2023 in Nepali Language?
Judhabir Rana won the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award 2023 in Nepali Language for his book “Nepali Loksahitya Ra Loksanskritiko Parichayain” in the essay category.
3. How many writers from Assam won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2023?
Three writers from Assam have won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2023 in Assamese language, Bodo language, and Nepali language.
The Sahitya Akademi Award 2023 winners from Assam have shared below:
1. Pranabjyoti Deka
2. Nandeswar Daimari
3. Judhabir Rana.