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The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour that the National Academy of Letters known as the Sahitya Akademi, annually confers on writers of the most exceptional books of literary merit published in various languages. This year the institution conferred 23 winners with the Yuva Puauskar 2024 and 24 winners with the Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2024. “The books were selected on the basis of recommendations made by the Jury comprising three members each in the concerned language in accordance with the rules and procedure laid down for the purpose. The Award in the form of a casket containing an engraved copper plaque and a cheque of Rs. 50,000/- will be presented to the awardees at a special function to be held at a later date,” the Acadamy said in a release. Here’s a list of winners you need to know for the 2024 outcome.
Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2024 Winners
Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar is presented annually to the best literary creations by young writers aged 35 or below in all 24 recognized languages.
| Language | Name of the Book (Genre) | Awardee's Name |
| Assamese | Jaal Kota Jui (Short-Stories) | Nayanjyoti Sarma |
| Bengali | Deraje Halud Ful, Gatajanma (Poetry) | Sutapa Chakraborty |
| Bodo | Saikhlum (Short-Stories) | Self Made Rani Baro |
| Dogri | Ik Rang Tere Range Chaa (Poetry) | Heena Choudhary |
| English | Homeless: Growing up Lesbian and Dyslexic In India (Memoir) | K. Vaishali |
| Gujarati | ...To Tame Raaji? (Ghazal) | Rinku Rathod |
| Hindi | Smritiyon Ke Beech Ghiri Hai Prithvi (Poetry) | Gaurav Pandey |
| Kannada | Zero Balance (Poetry) | Shruthi B. R. |
| Kashmiri | Aene Baedas (Articles) | Mohd. Ashraf Ziya |
| Konkani | Pedanyacha Samaaram (Essays) | Adwait Salgaonkar |
| Maithili | Nadi Ghati Sabhyata (Poetry) | Rinki Jha Rishika |
| Malayalam | Meeshakkallan (Short Stories) | Shyamkrishnan R. |
| Manipuri | Ashiba Turel (Poetry) | Waikhom Chingkheinganba |
| Marathi | Usvan (Novel) | Devidas Saudagar |
| Nepali | Canvas Ko Xitiz (Poetry) | Suraj Chapagain |
| Odia | Hu Baieaa (Short-Stories) | Sanjay Kumar Panda |
| Punjabi | Khat Jo Likhno Reh Gaye (Poetry) | Randhir |
| Rajasthani | Sudh Sodhun Jag Angane (Poetry) | Sonali Suthar |
| Santali | Jangbaha (Poetry) | Anjan Karmakar |
| Sindhi | Paper Parya (Articles) | Geeta Pradeep Rupani |
| Tamil | Vishnu Vandhar (Short Stories) | Lokesh Raghuraman |
| Telugu | Dhaavlo (Short Stories) | Ramesh Karthik Nayak |
| Urdu | Stepney (Short-Stories) | Javed Amber Misbahi |
Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2024 Winners
Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar is conferred on outstanding and meritorious children's books annually and in the 24 languages recognized by the Akademi. For each language, the ground list is prepared by two experts.
| Language | Title (Genre) | Author |
| Assamese | Biponna Bismoi Khel (Novel) | Ranju Hazarika |
| Bengali | Mahidadur Antidote (Novel) | Dipanwita Roy |
| Bodo | Buhuma Boynibw (Poetry) | Virgin Jekova Machahary |
| Dogri | Kukdu Kadoon (Poetry) | Bishan Singh 'Dardi' |
| English | The Blue Horse and Other Amazing Animals from Indian History (Historical Fiction) | Nandini Sengupta |
| Gujarati | Hasati Haveli (Stories) | Gira Pinakin Bhatt |
| Hindi | 51 Baal Kahaniyan (Stories) | Devender Kumar |
| Kannada | Choomantrayyana Kathegalu (Short Stories) | Krishnamurthy Biligere |
| Kashmiri | Sone Gobrew (Poetry) | Muzaffar Hussain Dilbar |
| Konkani | Ek Ashil'lem Bayul (Novel) | Harsha Sadguru Shetye |
| Maithili | Anar (Short Stories) | Narayanjee |
| Malayalam | Algorithangalude Nadu (Novel) | Unni Ammayambalam |
| Manipuri | Malem Atiya (Novel) | Kshetrimayum Subadani |
| Marathi | Samsher Aani Bhootbangala (Novel) | Bharat Sasane |
| Nepali | Desh Ra Fuchhey (Poetry) | Basanta Thapa |
| Odia | Gapa Kalika (Short Stories) | Manas Ranjan Samal |
| Punjabi | Mai Jalianwala Bagh Bolda Haan (Play) | Kuldeep Singh Deep |
| Rajasthani | Mhari Dhani (Poetry) | Prahlad Singh 'Jhorda' |
| Sanskrit | Bubhukshitah Kakah (Short Stories) | Harshdev Madhav |
| Santali | Miru Arang (Poetry) | Dugai Tudu |
| Sindhi | Dostan ji Dosti (Stories) | Lal Hotchandani 'Lachaar' |
| Tamil | Thanviyin Piranthanal (Stories) | Yuma Vasuki |
| Telugu | Maya Lokam (Novel) | P. Chandrashekhar Azad |
| Urdu | Barf Ka Des Antarctica (Short Stories) | Shamsul Islam Farooqi |