Sahitya Akademi Awards 2024: 23 Writers Honoured
Why in the news
At the ongoing Sahityotsav: Festival of Letters, 23 writers were honoured with the Sahitya Akademi Awards 2024, which recognise excellence in Indian literature across genres.
Key facts
- Awardees: 23 writers.
- Prize: plaque, shawl and ₹1 lakh each.
| Language | Writer | Work (genre) |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | Gagan Gill | Main Jab Tak Aai Bahar (poetry) |
| English | Easterine Kire | Spirit Nights (novel) |
| Kashmiri | Sohan Koul | Psychiatric Ward (novel) |
| Punjabi | Paul Kaur | Sun Gunvanta Sun Budhivanta: Itihaasnama Punjab (poetry) |
| Bodo | Aron Raja Basomatary | Swrni Thakhai (novel) |
| Nepali | Yuva Baral | Chhichimira (stories) |
| Sindhi | Hundraj Balwani | Purzo (stories) |
Other winners
Sanskrit: Dipak Kumar Sharma. Rajasthani: Mukut Maniraj. Assamese: Sameer Tanti. Gujarati: Dileep Jhaveri. Manipuri: Haobam Satyabati Devi. Malayalam: K. Jayakumar.
Exam angle
- Prize money: ₹1 lakh.
- English winner: Easterine Kire; Kashmiri winner: Sohan Koul.