Sahitya Akademi Announces 2025 Bal Sahitya Puraskar Winners Across 24 Indian Languages.

Awards

On 18 June 2025, the Sahitya Akademi, India’s National Academy of Letters under the Ministry of Culture, announced 24 recipients of the Bal Sahitya Puraskar (Children’s Literature Award) across all recognised languages.


      - The awards were approved during a Sahitya Akademi Executive Board meeting chaired by President Madhav Kaushik. A three-member jury per language evaluated works published between January 2019 and December 2023, ultimately selecting 24 outstanding titles for recognition.

      - Authors from the North-East achieved significant success: Surendra Mohan Das received the award in Assamese for Mainaahatar Padya (poetry), and Binay Kumar Brahma in Bodo for Khanthi Bwswn Arw Akhu Danai (story collection). Additional honours went to writers from Manipur.

      - In the Gujarati language, poet Kirtida Brahmbhatt was honoured for her children’s poetry book Tinchak, first published in 2022. The Akademi commended the work’s capacity to convey cultural values through simple yet expressive verses.

Main Point :-   (i) Alongside the Bal Sahitya Puraskar, the Sahitya Akademi also announced 23 winners of the Yuva Puraskar for young writers. Notable recipients include Advait Kottary (English) and Parvati Tirkey (Hindi), following the same evaluation process.

      (ii) Each Bal Sahitya Puraskar awardee receives an engraved copper plaque and a cash prize of â‚ą50,000, with a ceremonial presentation planned later in New Delhi alongside the Yuva Puraskar awardees

(iii) Instituted in 2010 by the Sahitya Akademi, the Bal Sahitya Puraskar has grown into a prestigious honour that encourages children’s authors across all 24 recognised Indian languages, promoting linguistic diversity and enriching India’s literary heritage.

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