Sahitya Akademi Bal Puraskar and Yuva Puraskar 2023 | List of Winners

The Sahitya Akademi, the esteemed National Academy of Letters in India, has officially announced the distinguished awardees of its prestigious honors on June 22, 2023. Under the leadership of President Sri Madhav Kaushik, the Executive Board revealed the names of 22 recipients of the Bal Sahitya Puraskar and 20 recipients of the Yuva Puraskar. This significant declaration brings attention to the remarkable literary achievements of these talented writers, emphasizing their invaluable contributions to the literary landscape.

The works were chosen through a meticulous process, wherein a panel of 3 experts in each relevant language made recommendations, strictly adhering to the prescribed rules and procedures set forth for this purpose.

Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2023

The Bal Sahitya Puraskar is an annual award established in 2010. It recognizes exceptional books by Indian authors published in the last five years. For the 2023 edition, books published from 2017 to 2021 were considered for evaluation.

Children’s literature vying for the award must exhibit exceptional literary achievements and meaningful contributions to their respective language and literature. The 22 winners representing different categories present captivating and diverse genres such as stories, novels, poetry, plays, and memoirs, designed to engage readers aged 9-16.

Notably, the award for the Kashmiri language will not be presented in 2023. However, the anticipation surrounding these prestigious honors continues, as the announcement for the award in the Manipuri language will be made at a later date.

Sl. No.	Language	Book Name	Author	Genre
1	Assamese	Powalmoni Aru Chichingar Duhxahaxik Abhiyan	Rabindranath Goswami	Novel
2	Bengali	Eroplaner Khata	Shyamalkanti Das	Novel
3	Bodo	Gosaini Gwjwn Nwgwr	Pratima Nandi Narzaree	Short Stories
4	Dogri	Kanjkan	Balwan Singh Jamoria	Poetry
5	English	Grandparents’ Bag of Stories	Sudha Murthy	Stories
6	Gujarati	Hun Myaun, Tun Choon Choon	Rakshabahen Prahladrao Dave	Poetry & Stories
7	Hindi	Kotuk App	Suryanath Singh	Short Stories
8	Kannada	Surakki Gate	Vijayashree Haladi	Novel
9	Konkani	Jaann	Tukaram Rama Shet	Novel
10	Maithili	Ol Katra, Jhol Katra	Akshay Anand ‘Sunny’	Poetry
11	Malayalam	Perumazhayathe Kunjithalukal	Priya A.S.	Novel
12	Marathi	Chhand Dei Aanand	Eknath Avhad	Poetry
13	Nepali	Bal Ekanki Natakharu	Madhusudan Bisht	Play
14	Odia	Jejenka Gapa Ganthili	Jugal Kishor Sarangi	Short Stories
15	Punjabi	Sachi Di Kahani	Gurmeet Karyalvi	Short Stories
16	Rajasthani	Tabran Ri Duniyan	Kiran Badal	Memoir
17	Sanskrit	Manavi	Radhavallabh Tripathy	Novel
18	Santali	Nene-Pete	Mansing Majhi	Short Stories
19	Sindhi	Vanganmal Ji Shaadi	Dholan Rahi	Poetry
20	Tamil	Aadhanin Bommai	Udhayasankar	Novel
21	Telugu	Vajrala Vaana	D.K. Chaduvula Babu	Short Stories
22	Urdu	Mamta Ki Dor	Late Mateen Achalpuri (Posthumous)	Short Stories

Two recipients from Assam, Rabindranath Goswami for his novel “Powalmoni Aru Chichingar Duhxahaxik Abhiyan” in Assamese language and Pratima Nandi Narzaree for her collection of short stories “Gosaini Gwjwn Nwgwr” in Bodo language, have been honored with the Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2023 among the 22 awardees.

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Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2023

The Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar established in 2011 is an annual award that recognizes the literary achievements of young writers in Indian languages who are 35 years old or below. The Akademi has recently revealed the names of 20 winners in this category.

However, the recipients of the awards in Manipuri, Maithili, and Sanskrit languages will be announced at a later time.

Sl. No.	Language	Book Name	Author	Genre
1	Assamese	Mon Mora Tora	Jintu Gitartha	Short Stories
2	Bengali	Mathrakha	Hamiruddin Middya	Short Stories
3	Bodo	Som, Jiu, Arw…	Mainaosri Daimary	Poetry
4	Dogri	Ahlada	Dheeraj Bismil	Plays
5	English	Lords of the Deccan: Southern India from the Chalukyas to the Cholas	Anirudh Kanisetti	Historical
6	Gujarathi	Get Together	Sagar Shah	Short Stories
7	Hindi	Chandpur Ki Chanda	Atul Kumar Rai	Novel
8	Kannada	Phoo Mattu Ithara Kathegalu	Manjunayak Challur	Short Stories
9	Kashmiri	Lalli Nilvath Tchali Na Zanh	Nighat Nasreen	Poetry
10	Konkani	Shots	Tanvi Kamat Bambolkar	Short Stories
11	Malayalam	Achante Alamara	Ganesh Puthur	Poetry
12	Marathi	Swatashala Swataviruddh Ubhe Kartana	Vishaka Vishwanath	Poetry
13	Nepali	Ghat-Pratighatka Udgarhahu	Naina Adhikari	Poetry
14	Punjabi	Chitt Da Jugraphia	Sandeep	Poetry
15	Rajasthani	Antas Ro Olmo	Devilal Mahiya	Poetry
16	Santali	Dusi	Bapi Tudu	Short Stories
17	Sindhi	Glamour	Monika J. Panjwani	Short Stories
18	Tamil	Thirukarthiyal	Ram Thangam	Short Stories
19	Telugu	Vivechani	Johny Takkedasila	Criticisim
20	Urdu	Zahan Zaad	Tauseef Bareilvi	Short Stories

Three recipients from Assam, Jintu Gitartha for his collection of short stories “Mon Mora Tora” in Assamese language, Mainaosri Daimary for her poetry “Som, Jiu, Arw…” in Bodo language and Naina Adhikari for her poetry “Ghat-Pratighatka Udgarhahu” in Nepali language, have been honored with the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2023 among 20 awardees.

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Sahitya Akademi

Sahitya Akademi, India’s National Academy of Letters, plays a crucial role in safeguarding and advancing literature in 24 different Indian languages. The Sahitya Akademi extends its support to a wide range of Indian languages, duly acknowledging their valuable literary contributions through awards, funding, and platforms for publishing.

The academy grants the following highly esteemed accolades to recognize exceptional literary works spanning various genres and languages:

• Yuva Puraskar
• Bal Sahitya Puraskar
• Sahitya Akademi Main Award
• Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize
• Sahitya Akademi Bhasha Samman

Awards

The distinguished recipients of the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar and Yuva Puraskar 2023 awards will receive:

• A casket containing an engraved copper plaque
• A cash prize of Rs. 50,000

These honors will be presented at a forthcoming event organized to commemorate their exceptional literary contributions.

Related Articles:

• Pratima Nandi Narzaree conferred with the Bal Sahitya Awards 2023 in Bodo Language
• Mainaosri Daimary receives Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2023 for Bodo Language

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