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 | ||
| Language | Name of the Book (Genre) | Awardee’s Name |
| Assamese | Mon Mora Tora (Short Stories) | Jintu Gitartha |
| Bengali | Mathrakha (Short Stories) | Hamiruddin Middya |
| Bodo | Som, Jiu, Arw.. . (Poetry) | Mainaosri Daimary |
| Dogri | Ahlada (Plays) | Dheeraj Bismil |
| English | Lords of the Deccan: Southern India from the Chalukyas to the Cholas (Historical) | Anirudh Kanisetti |
| Gujarati | Get Together (Short Stories) | Sagar Shah |
| Hindi | Chandpur Ki Chanda {Novel) | Atul Kumar Rai |
| Kannada | Phoo Mattu Ithara Kathegalu (Short Stories) | Manjunayak Challur |
| Kashmiri | Lalli Nilvath Tchali Na Zanh (Poetry) | Nighat Nasreen |
| Konkani | Shots (Short Stories) | Tanvi Kamat Bambolkar |
| Malayalam | Acnante Alamara (Poetry) | Ganesh Puthur |
| Marathi | Swatahala Swataviruddh Ubhe Kartana (Poetry) | Vishakha Vishwanath |
| Nepali | Ghat-Pratighatka Udgarharu (Poetry) | Naina Adhikari |
| Punjabi | Chitt Da Jugraphia (Poetry) | Sandeep |
| Rajasthani | Antas Ro Olmo (Poetry) | Devilal Mahiya |
| Santali | Dusi (Short Stories) | Bapi Tudu |
| Sindhi | Glamour (Short Stories) | Monika J. Panjwani |
| Tamil | Thirukarthiyat (Short Stories) | Ram Thangam |
| Telugu | Vivechani (Criticism) | Johny Takkedasila |
| Urdu | Zahan Zaad (Short Stories) | Tauseef Bareitvi |
| Sahitya Akademi Bal Sakhitya Award Winners List 2023 | ||
| Language | Name of the Book (Genre) | Awardee’s Name |
| Assamese | Powalmoni Aru Chichingar Duhxahaxik Abhijan (Novel) | Rothindranath Goswami |
| Bengali | Eroplaner Khata (Novel) | Shyamalkanti Das |
| Bodo | Gosainiwjwn Nwjwr (Short Stories) | Pratima Nandi Narzaree |
| Dogri | Kanjan (Poetry) | Baiwan Singh Jamoria |
| English | Grandparents’ Bag of Stories (Stories) | Sudha Murty |
| Gujarati | Hun Myaun, Tun Choon Choon (Poetry & Stories) | Rakshabahen Prahladrao Dave |
| Hindi | Kotuk App (Short Stories) | Suryanath Singh |
| Kannada | Surakki Gate (Novel) | Vijayashree Haladi |
| Konkani | Jaann (Novel) | Tukaram Rama Shet |
| Maithili | Ol Katra, Jhol Katra (Poetry) | Akshay Anand ‘Sunny’ |
| Malayalam | Perumazhayathe Kunjithalukal (Novel) | Priya A.S. |
| Marathi | Chhand Del Aanand (Poetry) | Eknath Avhad |
| Nepali | Bal Ekanki Natakharu (Play) | Madhusudan Bisht |
| Odia | Jejenka Gapa Ganthili (Short Stories) | Jugal Kishore Sarangi |
| Punjabi | Sachi Di Kahani (Short Stories) | Gurmeet Karyalvi |
| Rajasthani | Tabran RI Duniyan (Memoir) | Kiran Badal |
| Sanskrit | Manavi (Novel) | Radhavallabh Tripathy |
| Santali | Nene-Pete (Short Stories) | Dholan Rahi |
| Sindhi | Vanganmal Ji Shaadi (Poetry) | Mansing Majhi |
| Tamil | Aadhanin Bommai (Novel) | Udhayasankar |
| Telugu | Vajra a Vaana (Short Stories) | D.K. Chaduvula Babu |
| Urdu | Mamta Ki Dor (Short Stories) | Late Mateen Achalpuri (Posthumous) |