Famous writer Namita Gokhale received the award for her English novel 'Things to Leave Behind'.
Sahitya Akademi Awards 2021
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Assamese |
Anuradha Sarma Pujari |
Novel |
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Bengali |
Bratya Basu |
Play |
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Bodo |
Mwdai Gahai |
Poetry |
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Dogri |
Raj Rahi |
Short Stories |
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English |
Namita Gokhale |
Novel |
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Hindi |
Daya Prakash Sinha |
Play |
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Kannada |
D.S. Nagabhushana |
Biography |
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Kashmiri |
Wali Mohd. Aseer Kashtawari |
Criticism |
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Konkani |
Sanjiv Verenkar |
Poetry |
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Malayalam |
George Onakkoor |
Autobiography |
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Marathi |
Kiran Gaurav |
Short Stories |
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Nepali |
Chhabilal Upadhyaya |
Epic Poetry |
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Odia |
Hrushikesh Mallick |
Poetry |
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Punjabi |
Khalid Hussain |
Short Stories |
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Rajasthani |
Meethesh Nirmohi |
Poetry |
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Sanskrit |
Vindeshwariprasad Mishr 'Vinay' |
Poetry |
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Santali |
Niranjan Hansda |
Short Stories |
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Sindhi |
Arjun Chawla |
Poetry |
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Tamil |
Ambai |
Short Stories |
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Telugu |
Gorati Venkanna |
Poetry |
Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2021
This is also awarded in 22 Indian languages. Megha Mazumdar is one of the authors to win the award in English. She won it for her debut book 'A Burning'. Other winners are -
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1 |
Gourob Chakraborty (Bengali) |
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2 |
Gautom Daimary (Bodo) |
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3 |
Arun Akash Dev (Dogri) |
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4 |
Drashti Soni (Gujarati) |
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5 |
Himanshu Vajpai (Hindi) |
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6 |
L.Lakshmi Narayan Swamy (Kannada) |
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7 |
Razi Tahir Bhagat (Kashmiri) |
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8 |
Sharddha Garad (Konkani) |
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9 |
Amit Mishra (Maithili) |
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10 |
Mobin Mohan (Malayalam) |
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11 |
Lenin Khmancha (Manipuri) |
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12 |
Pranav Sakhadeo (Marathi) |
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13 |
Mahesh Dahal (Nepali) |
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14 |
Debabrata Das (Odia) |
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15 |
Veerdavinder Singh (Punjabi) |
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16 |
Swetapadma Satapathy (Sanskrit) |
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17 |
Kuna Hansdah (Santali) |
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18 |
Rakesh Shewani (Sindhi) |
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19 |
Thagulla Gopal (Telugu) |
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20 |
Umar Farhat (Urdu) |
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21 |
Abhijit Bora (Assamese) |
Sahitya Akademi Award is given in 22 Indian languages and 24 languages listed in the
Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2021
Author Anita Vachharajani won the Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2021 in the English language for her children's book 'Amrita Sher-gil: Rebel With A Paintbrush'. Vachharajani is a writer, editor, and library consultant.
The Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2021 was also given in 22 Indian languages. Other winners include Mrinal Chandra Kalita (Assamese), Sunirmal Chakraborty (Bengali), Ratneshwar Narzary (Bodo), Narsingh Dev Jamval (Dogri), Devendra Mewari (Hindi), Basu Bevinagida (Kannada), Majeed Majazi (Kashmiri), Sumedha Kamat Desai (Konkani), Anmol Jha (Maithili), Raghunath Paleri (Malayalam), Ningombam Jadumani Singh (Manipuri), Sanjay Wagh (Marathi), Sudarsha Ambatey (Nepali), Digaraj Brahma (Odia), Kirti Sharma (Rajasthani), Asha Agarwal (Sanskrit), Sova Hansda (Santali), Kishin Khubchandani "Ranjayal" (Sindhi), Mu. Murugesh (Tamil), Devaraju Maharaju (Telugu), and Kausar Siddiqui (Urdu). No Bal Sahitya Puraskar was given in Gujarati and Punjabi languages this year.
