Sahitya Akademi – Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2025

The Sahitya Akademi – Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2025 is the annual award given by the Sahitya Akademi to recognize outstanding contributions in the field of children’s literature across India’s many languages. Here are the key highlights from this year’s announcement:

Event Details
- Date & Venue: 14 November 2025, Triveni Auditorium, Tansen Marg, New Delhi
- Presented by: Madhav Kaushik, President of Sahitya Akademi
- Chief Guest: Eminent Gujarati writer Varsha Das
- Vote of Thanks: Kumud Sharma, Vice President of Sahitya Akademi
- Welcome Address: Pallavi Prashant Holkar, Secretary of Sahitya Akademi

Awardees & Works (2025)
Each awardee receives ₹50,000 and a bronze plaque. Some notable winners include:
- Assamese: Mainaahantar Padya (poetry) – Surendra Mohan Das
- Bengali: Ekhono Gaye Kanta Daye (stories) – Tridib Kumar Chattopadhyay
- English: Dakshin: South Indian Myths and Fables Retold (stories) – Nitin Kushalappa MP
- Gujarati: Tinchak (poetry) – Kirtida Brahmbhatt
- Hindi: Ek Batey Barah (non-fiction & memoir) – Susheel Shukla
- Malayalam: Penguinukalude Vankaravil (novel) – Sreejith Moothedath
- Tamil: Ottrai Siragu Oviya (novel) – Vishnupuram Sarvanan
- Urdu: Qaumi Sitare (articles) – Ghazanfar Iqbal

(Awards were given across 24 Indian languages, covering poetry, stories, novels, plays, memoirs, and articles.)

Awardee’s Meet
- Scheduled for 15 November 2025 at Ravindra Bhawan, New Delhi.
- Awardees will share their creative experiences.
- Chaired by Kumud Sharma, Vice President of Sahitya Akademi.

✨ This award is significant because it highlights the rich diversity of children’s literature in India, encouraging young readers to engage with stories, poems, and plays in their mother tongues.