12-01-2022 | 19:21 PM
Sahitya Akademi Awards 2021
Recently, The Sahitya Akademi announced its awards for 2021 for literary works in 20 languages.
Every year since its inception in 1954, the Sahitya Akademi Award prizes to the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the major Indian languages recognised by the Akademi.
Languages Recognised:
Besides the 22 languages enumerated in the Constitution of India, the Sahitya Akademi has recognised English and Rajasthani as languages in which its programme may be implemented.
Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, is the central institution for literary dialogue, publication and promotion in the country and the only institution that undertakes literary activities in 24 Indian languages, including English.
Journals published by Sahitya Akademi
Indian Literature in English
Samkaleen Bharatiya Sahitya in Hindi
Samskrita Pratibha in Sanskrit
Some Examples of Winners
Namita Gokhale (English)
Anuradha Sarma Pujari (Assamese)
Bratya Basu (Bengali)
Daya Prakash Sinha (Hindi)
Wali Mohd Aseer Kashtawari (Kashmiri)
Khalid Hussain (Punjabi)
