Sahitya Akademi has announced today its annual Sahitya Akademi Awards in 24 Indian languages. Mamta Kalia has received this award in Hindi for her memoir 'Jeete Ji Allahabad'.
Navtej Sarna's novel 'Crimson Spring' in English and Preetpal Singh's poetry collection 'Safar Jari Hai' in Urdu have received this honour.
Sahitya Akademi has announced today its annual Sahitya Akademi Awards in 24 Indian languages recognised by it. 8 books of poetry, 4 novels, 6 books of short stories, 2 essays, 1 literary criticism, 1 autobiography and 2 memoirs have won the Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025.
Every year, Sahitya Akademi bestows awards in 24 languages recognised by it through an established process. For the Sahitya Akademi Award 2025, the process started in January 2025 with issuance of an open advertisement vide 30 January 2025.
The Awards, recommended by distinguished Jury members in 24 Indian languages, were approved by the Competent Authority of Sahitya Akademi.
The following books have won the Awards in the below mentioned category:
Category | Books |
Poetry | Shrestha Kabita (Bengali), Thakur Satsayie (Dogri), Bhattkhadaki (Gujarati), Najdavanek'y Pot Aalav (Kashmiri), Padapurana (Odia), Prasthanacatustaye Brahmaghosah (Sanskrit), Animesha (Telugu), Safar Jaari Hai (Urdu) |
Novel | Karhi Khelar Sadhu (Assamese), Dwngnwi Lama Mwnse Gathwn (Bodo), Crimson Spring (English), Maayaamanushyar (Malayalam) |
Short Stories | Dada Seerisu Tande (Kannada), Kanglamdriba Eephut (Manipuri), Safety Kit (Punjabi), Bharkhama (Rajasthani), Mid Birna Chenne Saon Inag Sagai (Santali), Waghoo (Sindhi) |
Essays | Konkani Kavyem: Rupani Ani Rupakam (Konkani), Nepali Paramparik Sanskriti Ra Sabhyata Ko Dukuti (Nepali) |
Literary Criticism | Thamiz Sirukathaiyin Thadangal (Tamil) |
Autobiography | Kalyanilya Resha (Marathi) |
Memoir | Jeete Jee Allahabad (Hindi), Dhatri Paat San Gaam (Maithili) |
The Award is in the form of a casket containing an engraved copper-plaque, a shawl and an amount of Rs. 1,00,000/- towards award money each will be presented to the awardees at a presentation ceremony to be held on 31 March 2026 in New Delhi.
SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD 2025
Language | Title and Genre | Name of the Author |
Assamese | Karhi Khelar Sadhu (Novel) | Devabrat Das |
Bengali | Shrestha Kabita (Poetry) | Prasun Bandyopadhyay |
Bodo | Dwngnwi Lama Mwnse Gathwn (Novel) | Sahaisuli Brahma |
Dogri | Thakur Satsayie (Poetry, Couplets) | Khajur Singh Thakur |
English | Crimson Spring (Novel) | Navtej Sarna |
Gujarati | Bhattkhadaki (Poetry) | Yogesh Vaidya |
Hindi | Jeete Jee Allahabad (Memoir) | Mamta Kalia |
Kannada | Dada Seerisu Tande (Short Stories) | Amaresh Nugadoni |
Kashmiri | Najdavanek'y Pot Aalav (Poetry) | Ali Shaida |
Konkani | Konkani Kavyem: Rupani Ani Rupakam (Essays) | Henry Mendonca (H.M. Pernal) |
Maithili | Dhatri Paat San Gaam (Memoir) | Mahendra |
Malayalam | Maayaamanushyar (Novel) | N. Prabhakaran |
Manipuri | Kanglamdriba Eephut (Short Stories) | Haobam Nalini |
Marathi | Kalyanilya Resha (Autobiography) | Raju Baviskar |
Nepali | Nepali Paramparik Sanskriti Ra Sabhyata Ko Dukuti (Essays) | Prakash Bhattarai |
Odia | Padapurana (Poetry) | Girijakumar Baliyar Singh |
Punjabi | Safety Kit (Stories) | Jinder |
Rajasthani | Bharkhama (Stories) | Jitender Kumar Soni |
Sanskrit | Prasthanacatustaye Brahmaghosah (Poetry) | Mahamahopadhyaya Sadhu Bhadreshdas |
Santali | Mid Birna Chenne Saon Inag Sagai (Short Stories) | Sumitra Soren |
Sindhi | Waghoo (Stories) | Bhagwan Atlani |
Tamil | Thamiz Sirukathaiyin Thadangal (Literary Criticism) | Sa. Tamilselvan |
Telugu | Animesha (Poetry) | Nandini Sidha Reddy |
Urdu | Safar Jaari Hai (Poetry) | Pritpal Singh Betab |
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