List of Sahitya Akademi Award Winners for Bodo Language

Last updated on January 5th, 2024 at 12:16 pm

Sahitya Akademi Award is a prestigious award that is given to litterateurs of different Indian languages every year. The Sahitya Akademi Award has been categorized into five types as follows:

1. Sahitya Akademi Main Award
2. Sahtiya Akademi Bhasha Samman Award
3. Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize Award
4. Bal Sahitya Puraskar
5. Yuva Puraskar

1. Sahitya Akademi Main Award for Bodo Language

Sahitya Akademi Award started from 1954. The Bodo language was included in 2005. The Prize money for the Sahitya Akademi Award winner is Rs. 100,000.

The first Bodo person to win the Sahitya Akademi Award was Mangalshingh Hazowary in the year 2005 for his Novel book named “Jiuni Mwgthang Bisombi Arw Aroj”.

In the Bodo language, the following Bodo authors have won the Sahitya Akademi Award. So far from 2005 to 2022, there are 18 award recipients.

The latest Sahitya Akademi Award Bodo language recipient is Smt Rashmi Choudhury for her poetry book – Sansrini Modira.

YEAR	BOOK	GENRE	AUTHOR
2023	Jiu Safarni Dakhwn	Short Stories	Nandeswar Daimary
2022	Sansrini Modira	Poetry	Rashmi Choudhury
2021	Khora Sayao Arw Himalay	Poetry	Mwdai Gahai
2020	Gwthenay Lamayao Gwdan Agan	Short Stories	(late) Dharanidhar Owari
2019	Akhai Athumniphrai	Poetry	Phukan Ch. Basumatary
2018	Dwngse Lama	Short Stories	Rituraj Basumatary
2017	Thwisam	Novel	Rita Boro
2016	Ang Maboroi Dong Dasong	Poetry	Anju (Anjali Narzary)
2015	Baidi Dengkhw Baidi Gab	Poetry	Brajendra Kumar Brahma
2014	Udangnifrai Gidingfinnanei	Poetry	Urkhao Gwra Brahma
2013	Delphini Onthai Mwdai Arw Gubun Gubun Khonthai	Poetry	Anil Boro
2012	Boro Khonthai	Poetry	Guneswar Musahary
2011	Okhafwrni Dwima	Poetry	Premananda Mosahari
2010	Swdwbni Swler	Poetry	Aurobindo Uzir
2009	Dainee?	Novel	*Manoranjan Lahar
2008	Birgwsrini Thungri	Novel	Bidyasaqar Narzary
2007	Dumphaoni Phitha	Short Stories	Janil Kumar Brahma
2006	Sanmwkhangari Lamajwng	Novel	Katindra Swargiary
2005	Jiuni Mwgthang Bisombi Arw Aroj	Poetry	Mangalshingh Hazowary

2. Bhasha Samman Award for Bodo Language

The Bhasha Samman Award started when there was a need to give recognition to litterateurs outside the 24 Indian languages as it’s not possible to restrict to only 24 Indian languages when our country has many languages and dialects.

Bhasha Samman started in 1996. The prize money for the same is Rs. 100,000 from 2009 onwards. Unlike other Akademi awards, where an award is given to every 24 Indian languages, here in the Bhasha Samman Award, only 3-4 persons are selected for the awards.

The first Bodo person to win the Bhasha Samman Award in the Bodo language is Sri Madhu Ram Boro. So far, only one Boro person has received this award.

3. Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize Award

If you are fluent in multiple Indian languages, you can translate Novels, Poetry, Essays, Short Stories, etc, and you may stand a chance to win the Prize for Translation.

Sahitya Akademi started an annual prize for translation work in 1989 to be given to outstanding translations in the 24 languages recognized by them. The prize money for the same is Rs. 50,000 from 2009 onwards.

The first Bodo person to win the Prize for Translation Award in the Bodo language is Pramila Narzary in the year 2005 for her Short Stories book named “Aswini Solo”. It’s the translation work of the Assamese Short Stories book named “Buri Aair Sadhu”, authored by Lakshinath Bezbarua.

In the Bodo language, the following Bodo authors have won the Prize for Translation Award. So far from 2005 to 2021, there are 17 award recipients.

YEAR	TITLE OF THE TRANSLATION	TRANSLATOR	TITLE OF THE ORIGINAL (LANGUAGE/GENRE)	AUTHOR
2022	Kabuliwalani Bangali Biji	Raja Devojit Basumatary	Kabuliwalar Bangali Bou (Nove), Benglai	Sushmita Bandyopadhyay
2021	Hirimba	Indira Boro	Hirimba (Novel), Assamese	Jayanti Gogoi
2020	Gibi Bharatni Jarimin : Sigangnifrai AD 1300 Sim	Kameshwar Brahma	The Penguin History of  Early India : from the Origins to AD 1300 (History). (English).	Romila Thapar
2019	Abwnglaorini Fao	Gopinath Brahma	Daivathinte Vikrithikal (Novel), Malayalam	M. Mukundan
2018	Binodini	Nabin Brahma	Chokher Bali (Novel), Bengali	Rabindranath Tagore
2017	Gaddar	Gobinda Basumatary	Gaddar (Novel), Hindi	Krisan Chander
2016	Thengphakri Tahsildarni Thamani Thungri	Birhas Giri Basumatary	Thengphakri Tahsildaror Tamor  Torowal (Novel) Assamese	Mamoni Roisom Goswami
2015	Jaharni Mwnthai	Dhansri Swargiary	Aranyer Adhikar (Novel) Bengali	Mahasweta Devi
2014	Geetanjali	Surath Narzary	Geetanjali (Bengali) Poetry	Rabindranath Tagore
2013	Jagari	Gobinda Boro	Jagori (Bengali) Novel	Satinath Bhaduri
2012	Nwizise Sungdo Solo	Swarna Prabha Chainary	21 Short Stories By Rabindranath (Bengali) Short Stories	Rabindranath Tagore
2011	Volganifrai Ganga	Hari Narayan Khaklary	Volga se Ganga (Hindi) Novel	Rahul Sankritayan
2010	Yiaruingam	Uthrisar Khungur Basumatary	Yiaruingam (Assamese) Novel	Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
2009	Mwsou Daan	Gobindo Narzary	Godan (Hindi) Novel	Munshi Premchand
2008	Sni-Bifan Ramayan	Pradip Raja Brahma	Krittibasa Ramayana (Bengali) Poetry	Mahakvai Krittibasa
2007	Adra Lirnai Sanreb	Anjali Daimary	Adha Lekha Dastabez (Assamese) Assamese	Indira Goswami
2006	Geder Habila	Rangina Daimary	Uchchakangkha (Assamese) Essay	Homen Borgohain
2005	Aswini Solo	Pramila Narzary	Buri Aair Sadhu (Assamese) Short Stories	Lakshinath Bezbarua

4. Bal Sahitya Puraskar Award for Bodo Language

The first Bodo Person to win the Bal Sahitya Puraskar in the Bodo language was Nabin Malla Boro for his Travelogue named “Chitrakutni Frai – Mount Abu” in the Year 2010.

In the Bodo Language, the following Bodo authors have bagged the prize for Bal Sahitya Puruskar for the Bodo Language so far from 2010 to 2023, there are 12 awards recipients with No Award on 2016. The latest awardee of Bal Sahitya Puraskar Award 2023 Bodo Language is Pratima Nande Narzary.

YEAR	BOOK	GENRE	AUTHOR
2023	Gosaini Gwjwn Nwjwr	Short Stories	Pratima Nande Narzaree
2022	Langwnani Bokhali Gotho	Novel	Dewbar Ramchiary
2021	Dikhura Solobatha	Folk Tales	Ratneswar Narzary
2020	Gothosa Bisombi	Essays	Ajit Boro
2019	Solobatha Khwnasong De	Folk Tales	Lakhminath Brahma
2018	Gotho Gothaini Solo Bhata	Short Stories	Sitaram Basumatary
2017	Total Contribution to Children’s Literature		Renu Boro
2016	NO AWARD
2015	Bokhali	Novel	Tiren Boro
2014	Gothosaforni Rao	Poetry	Kaushalya Brahma
2013	Birbalni Solo	Stories	Jatindra Nath Swargiary
2012	Okhrangma Isingao	Essays	Haricharan Boro
2011	Puranni Solo Phithikha (in 2 vols.)	Short Stories	Maheswar Narzary
2010	Chitrakutni Frai – Mount Abu	Travelogue	Nabin Malla Boro

5. Yuva Puraskar Award for Bodo language

The first Bodo person to win the Yuva Puraskar was Jaishree Baro for her book “Jeu Saharani Beduin” awarded in the year 2011.

In The Bodo language, the following Bodo authors have received the Yuva Puraskar Award for the Bodo language so far from 2011 to 2023, there are 13 awards recipients. The latest awardee to bagged the Yuva Puraskar Award 2023 Bodo Language is Mainaosri Daimary.

YEAR	BOOK	GENRE	AUTHOR
2023	Som, Jiu, Arw…	Poetry	Mainaosri Daimary
2022	Gang Fujanay Mase Dau	Short Stories	Alangbar Muchahary
2021	Jiu Gwnang Soho	Poetry	Gautorn Daimary
2020	Abwi-Abou Arw Ang	Poetry	Newton K. Basumatary
2019	Sansri Arw Mwndangthini Mwkhang	Poetry	Rujab Muchahary
2018	Onnaini Gubun Mwnsse Mohor	Short Stories	Purna Brahma
2017	Gwrbwni Aroj	Poetry	Bijit Gwra Ramchiary
2016	Khamflongnai Bubli	Poetry	Bijit Gayari
2015	Khwmsi Harni Alari	Short Stories	Leben Lal Mwshahary
2014	Thwinikhruibw Gwjasin Nwngni Gaba	Poetry	Shanti Basumatary
2013	Felengni Saogari	Novel	Sansumwi Khungri Basumatary
2012	Mijingao Swmkhe Jwmwi	Novel	Diganta Lawary
2011	Jeu Saharani Beduin		Jaishree Baro

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