Sahitya Akademi Awards 2023: Celebrating Literary Excellence in 24 Languages
Sahitya Akademi Award 2023: Big news for book lovers! The Sahitya Akademi has just announced its annual awards for 2023, covering 24 different languages. This year, 9 poetry books, 6 novels, 5 collections of short stories, 3 essays, and 1 literary study have grabbed the prestigious awards.
The Sahitya Akademi Awards for 2023 winners were chosen by a panel of esteemed jury members for each language. The Executive Board of the Sahitya Akademi, led by Sri Madhav Kaushik, the President, gave their approval for these awards on December 20, 2023.
Mark your calendars! The Sahitya Akademi Award presentation will take place on March 12, 2024, at the Kamani Auditorium in New Delhi. It’s going to be a grand celebration of literature and the talented writers who enrich our lives with their words.
Following is the Category-wise List of Sahitya Akademi Awardees 2023:
| Category | Sahitya Akademi Awardees Names
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| Poetry | Vijay Verma (Dogri), Vinod Joshi (Gujarati), Manshoor Banihali (Kashmiri), Sorokkhaibam Gambhini (Manipuri), Ashutosh Parida (Odia), Swarnjit Savi (Punjabi), Gaje Singh Rajpurohit (Rajasthani), Arun Ranjan Mishra (Sanskrit) and Vinod Asudani (Sindhi)
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| Novel | Swapnamay Chakrabarti (Bengali), Neelum Saran Gour (English), Sanjeev (Hindi), Krushnat Khot (Marathi), Rajasekaran (Devibharathi) (Tamil) and Sadiqua Nawab Saher (Urdu)
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| Short Stories | Pranavjyoti Deka (Assamese), Nandeswar Daimari (Bodo), Prakash S. Parienkar (Konkani), Taraceen Baskey (Turia Chand Baskey) (Santali) and T. Patanjali Sastry (Telugu)
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| Essays | Lakshmisha Tolpadi (Kannada), Basukinath Jha (Maithili) and Judhabir Rana (Nepali)
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| Literary Study | E.V. Ramakrishnan (Malayalam)
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The books we picked were chosen by a team of three experts. They followed special rules to make their choices. Sometimes, they all agreed on a book. Other times, most of them had to agree. These books were all first published between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2021.
List of Sahitya Akademi Awardees 2023
| Language | Title and Genre | Name of the Author |
|---|---|---|
| Assamese | Dr. Pranavjyoti Dekar Srestha Galpa (Short Stories) | Pranavjyoti Deka |
| Bengali | Jaler Upar Pani (Novel) | Swapnamay Chakrabart |
| Bodo | Jiu-Safarni Dakhwn (Short Stories) | Nandeswar Daiman |
| Dogri | Daun Sadiyan Ek Seer (Poetry-Ghazal) | Vijay Terma |
| English | Requiem in Raga Janki (Novel) | Neelum Saran Gour |
| Gujarati | Sairandhree (Epic Poetry) | Vinod Joshi |
| Hindi | Mujhe Pahachaano (Novel) | Sanjeev |
| Kannada | Mahabharatha Anusandhanada Bharathayatre (Essays) | Lakshmisha Tolpad |
| Kashmiri | Yeth Waweh Halay Tsong Kous Zalay (Poetry) | Manshoor Banihali |
| Konkani | Varsal (Short Stories) | Prakash S. Parienkar |
| Maithili | Bodha Sanketan (Essays) | Basukinath Jha |
| Malayalam | Malayala Novelinte Deshakalangal (Literary Study) | E.V. Ramakrishnan |
| Manipuri | Yachangba Nang Hallo (Poetry) | Sorokkhaibam Gambhini |
| Marathi | Ringan (Novel) | Krushnat Khot |
| Nepali | Nepali Loksahitya Ra Loksanskritiko Parichaya (Essays) | Judhabir Rana |
| Odia | Aprastuta Mrutyu (Poetry) | Ashutosh Parida |
| Punjabi | Mann Di Chip (Poetry) | Swarjit Savi |
| Rajasthani | Palakati Preet (Poetry) | Gaje Singh Rajpurohit |
| Sanskrit | Shunye Meghganam (Poetry) | Arun Ranjan Mishra |
| Santali | Jaba Baha (Short Stones) | Taraceen Baskey (Turia Chand Baskey) |
| Sindhi | Hathu Pakidijain (Poetry-Ghazal) | Vinod Asudani |
| Tamil | Neervazhi Paduvum (Novel) | Rajasekaran (Devibharathi) |
| Telugu | Rameshwaram Kaakulu Marikonni Kathalu (Short Stories) | T. Patanjali Sastry |
| Urdu | Rajdev Ki Amrai (Novel) | Sadiqua Nawab Saher |
The Sahitya Akademi Award winners get a special prize. It includes a box with a copper plaque, a shawl, and a cash prize of Rs. 1,00,000. We will give these awards to the winners on March 12, 2024. The big event will happen at Kamani Auditorium in New Delhi.
List of Award winners is at Annexure ‘A’ and Jury members at Annexure ‘B’
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