winners of Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025: Dogri writer Khajur Singh Thakur, Urdu poet Pritpal Singh Betab and Kashmiri poet Ali Shaida bring Sahitya Akademi honour to J&K
Prestigious Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025 announced, celebrating excellence in poetry, fiction, essays, criticism, autobiography and memoirs nationwide.
- Sahitya Akademi announces winners of Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025 in 24 Indian languages
New Delhi, 16 MAR 2026: Sahitya Akademi has announced today its annual Sahitya Akademi Awards in 24 Indian languages recognized 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 recognized 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 category mentioned below:
| 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.
Annexure ‘A’ – 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 |
Annexure ‘B’ – JURY MEMBERS FOR THE SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD 2025
| Language | Jury Member 1 | Jury Member 2 | Jury Member 3 |
| Assamese | Prof. (Dr.) Dhruba Jyoti Borah | Prof. Dinesh Baisya | Dr. Ranjana Bhattacharyya |
| Bengali | Sri Amar Mitra | Prof Chinmoy Guha | Prof Jaydeep Sarangi |
| Bodo | Dr. Deva Kanta Ramchiary | Sri Rakhao Basumatary | Dr. Seemashree Daimary |
| Dogri | Sri Kamal Kishor | Sri Kulbhushan Kumar | Smt. Vijaya Thakur |
| English | Prof. Neelum Saran Gour | Ms. Somdatta Mandal | Dr. Taisha Abraham |
| Gujarati | Sri Balvant Jani | Sri Manohar Trivedi | Professor Vinod Joshi |
| Hindi | Prof. A. Aravindakshan | Dr. Anamika | Sri Arun Kamal |
| Kannada | Dr. Jayalalitha | Smt. Sahana Kantha Bailu | Dr. Siddalinga Pattanshetti |
| Kashmiri | Sri Shakeel Ul Rehman | Sri Abdul Ahad Hajini | Prof. Rattanlal Hangloo |
| Konkani | Sri Mahableshwar Sail | Sri Edward Sequeria | Sri Raju D Souza |
| Maithili | Sri Arvind Kumar ‘Akkoo’ | Sri Hitanath Jha | Prof. Ramesh Jha |
| Malayalam | Dr. A. M. Unnikrishnan | Dr. K. Jayakumar | Dr. Padmanabhan Kavumbayi |
| Manipuri | Prof. H. Nani Kumar Singha | Sri Irungbam Basanta Singh | Dr. Mongsatabam Tuleshwari Devi |
| Marathi | Smt. Mangla Godbole | Sri Nagorao Tammaji Utkar | Dr. Rajan Gavas |
| Nepali | Sri Mohan Thakuri | Sri Purna Yonzon | Sri Rudra Baral |
| Odia | Ms. Gayatri Saraf | Dr. Jayanti Rath | Sri Shyama Prasad Choudhury |
| Punjabi | Dr. Amarjeet Kaunke | Dr Jaswinder Singh | Prof Sohinder Bir |
| Rajasthani | Dr. Dinesh Charan | Sri Madhu Acharya ‘Ashawadi’ | Prof. Sohandan Charan |
| Sanskrit | Sri Abhiraj Rajendra Mishra | Prof. Bhagirathi Nanda | Dr. Ramakant Angiras |
| Santali | Sri Babujee Soren | Dr. Gangadhar Hansda | Ms. Saleema Marandi |
| Sindhi | Ms. Shalini Sagar | Sri Mohan Gehani | Prof. Ravi Prakash Tekchandani |
| Tamil | Dr. Arimalam S. Padmanabhan | Dr M. Durga | Dr S Rajendran |
| Telugu | Dr. N. Gopi | Dr Koyi Koteswara Rao | Dr. Madhuranthakam Narendra |
| Urdu | Prof. Ateequllah | Prof. Syed Shah Haseen Ahmad | Sri Jayant Parmar |
