Sahitya Akademi Award 2025

• The Sahitya Akademi Awards for 2025 have been announced, honoring outstanding literary works across 24 Indian languages.

• These awards are conferred annually following a selection process that involves recommendations from a panel of expert judges and approval from the Akademi's competent authority.

• The selection process commenced in January 2025 with an open call for entries, encompassing a diverse range of literary contributions.

• It covers a broad spectrum of genres, including poetry, novels, short stories, essays, literary criticism, autobiographies, and memoirs.

• The selected works comprise eight poetry collections, four novels, six short story collections, two essay collections, one work of literary criticism, one autobiography, and two memoirs.

• Notable award winners include Navtej Sarna for his English novel *Crimson Spring*, Mamta Kalia for her Hindi memoir *Jeete Ji Allahabad*, and N. Prabhakaran for his Malayalam novel *Mayamanushyar*.

• Other honored works include poetry collections such as Prasun Bandyopadhyay’s *Shreshtha Kavita*, Yogesh Vaidya’s *Bhatkhadki*, and Nandini Sidha Reddy’s *Animesha*.