Sahitya Akademi announced 2023 Awards Across 24 Languages

New Delhi : The Sahitya Akademi has declared the winners of its annual Sahitya Akademi Award for 2023, spanning 24 languages. This year, the accolades encompass nine poetry collections, six novels, five short story compilations, three essays, and one literary study. Rajasekaran, a Tamil author, clinched the award for his novel “Neervazhi Padooum,” while Patanjali Sastry, a Telugu writer, secured recognition for his short story collection. EV Ramakrishnan, a Malayalam litterateur, was honored for his literary study, “Malayala Novelinte Deshakalangal.”

The distinguished poets acknowledged in this year’s awards include Vijay Verma in Dogri, Vinod Joshi in Gujarati, and Ashutosh Parida in Odia. For outstanding short story collections, the recognized authors are Pranavjyoti Deka in Assamese, Nandeswar Daimary in Bodo, and Taraceen Baskey in Santali.

Sahitya Akademi will confer the award for Hindi novels upon Sanjeev for “Mujhe Pahachaano” and for English novels upon Neelam Saran Gour for “Requiem in Raga Janki.”

The awards, presented as a casket comprising an engraved copper plaque, a shawl, and a cash prize of one lakh rupees, are scheduled to be conferred at the award presentation ceremony on March 12th of the following year. These honors pertain to books initially published in the five years immediately preceding the award year, covering the period from January 2017 to December 31, 2021.

Sahitya Akademi Award Winners List 2023
LanguageName of the Book (Genre)Awardee’s Name
AssameseMon Mora Tora (Short Stories)Jintu Gitartha
BengaliMathrakha (Short Stories)Hamiruddin Middya
BodoSom, Jiu, Arw.. . (Poetry)Mainaosri Daimary
DogriAhlada (Plays)Dheeraj Bismil
EnglishLords of the Deccan: Southern India from the Chalukyas to the Cholas (Historical)Anirudh Kanisetti
GujaratiGet Together (Short Stories)Sagar Shah
HindiChandpur Ki Chanda {Novel)Atul Kumar Rai
KannadaPhoo Mattu Ithara Kathegalu (Short Stories)Manjunayak Challur
KashmiriLalli Nilvath Tchali Na Zanh (Poetry)Nighat Nasreen
KonkaniShots (Short Stories)Tanvi Kamat Bambolkar
MalayalamAcnante Alamara (Poetry)Ganesh Puthur
MarathiSwatahala Swataviruddh Ubhe Kartana (Poetry)Vishakha Vishwanath
NepaliGhat-Pratighatka Udgarharu (Poetry)Naina Adhikari
PunjabiChitt Da Jugraphia (Poetry)Sandeep
RajasthaniAntas Ro Olmo (Poetry)Devilal Mahiya
SantaliDusi (Short Stories)Bapi Tudu
SindhiGlamour (Short Stories)Monika J. Panjwani
TamilThirukarthiyat (Short Stories)Ram Thangam
TeluguVivechani (Criticism)Johny Takkedasila
UrduZahan Zaad (Short Stories)Tauseef Bareitvi
Sahitya Akademi Bal Sakhitya Award Winners List 2023
LanguageName of the Book (Genre)Awardee’s Name
AssamesePowalmoni Aru Chichingar Duhxahaxik Abhijan (Novel)Rothindranath Goswami
BengaliEroplaner Khata (Novel)Shyamalkanti Das
BodoGosainiwjwn Nwjwr (Short Stories)Pratima Nandi Narzaree
DogriKanjan (Poetry)Baiwan Singh Jamoria
EnglishGrandparents’ Bag of Stories (Stories)Sudha Murty
GujaratiHun Myaun, Tun Choon Choon (Poetry & Stories)Rakshabahen Prahladrao Dave
HindiKotuk App (Short Stories)Suryanath Singh
KannadaSurakki Gate (Novel)Vijayashree Haladi
KonkaniJaann (Novel)Tukaram Rama Shet
MaithiliOl Katra, Jhol Katra (Poetry)Akshay Anand ‘Sunny’
MalayalamPerumazhayathe Kunjithalukal (Novel)Priya A.S.
MarathiChhand Del Aanand (Poetry)Eknath Avhad
NepaliBal Ekanki Natakharu (Play)Madhusudan Bisht
OdiaJejenka Gapa Ganthili (Short Stories)Jugal Kishore Sarangi
PunjabiSachi Di Kahani (Short Stories)Gurmeet Karyalvi
RajasthaniTabran RI Duniyan (Memoir)Kiran Badal
SanskritManavi (Novel)Radhavallabh Tripathy
SantaliNene-Pete (Short Stories)Dholan Rahi
SindhiVanganmal Ji Shaadi (Poetry)Mansing Majhi
TamilAadhanin Bommai (Novel)Udhayasankar
TeluguVajra a Vaana (Short Stories)D.K. Chaduvula Babu
UrduMamta Ki Dor (Short Stories)Late Mateen Achalpuri (Posthumous)

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