Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025 Announced: Navtej Sarna, Mamta Kalia Among Winners

The Sahitya Akademi announced the Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025, honouring 24 writers across 24 Indian languages for their outstanding literary works.

Key Points

Awards given annually in 24 recognised Indian languages.

Navtej Sarna (English) awarded for novel Crimson Spring.

Mamta Kalia (Hindi) awarded for memoir Jeete Jee Allahabad.

Total 24 authors selected across categories and languages.

Categories Covered

8 Poetry collections

4 Novels

6 Short story collections

2 Essay works

1 Literary criticism

1 Autobiography

2 Memoirs

Award Details

Engraved copper plaque

Shawl

₹1 lakh cash prize

Other Notable Winners

N. Prabhakaran (Malayalam) – Maayaamanushyar (Novel)

Works from languages like Bengali, Gujarati, Bodo, Punjabi, Sindhi, etc., also awarded

Sahitya Akademi:

Established in 1954

India’s National Academy of Letters

First Awards (1955):

Hindi: Makhanlal Chaturvedi

English: R. K. Narayan

Considered second highest literary honour in India after the Jnanpith Award

Selection Process: Jury recommendation + approval by Akademi authorities