Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025

On 16^th March 2026, Sahitya Akademi announced the winners of the Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025.

The awards recognise outstanding literary works in 24 Indian languages.
The selected works include poetry, novels, essays, memoirs and literary criticism.
Eight poetry collections were selected for the awards.
Four novels and six short story collections have also been selected.
Two essay volumes, one autobiography and two memoirs were recognised.
Navtej Sarna has been selected for the English novel “Crimson Spring”.
Mamta Kalia has been selected for the Hindi memoir “Jeete Jee Allahabad”.
N. Prabhakaran has been selected for the Malayalam novel “Maayaamanushyar”.
Prasun Bandyopadhyay’s Bengali poetry collection “Shrestha Kabita” was selected.
Yogesh Vaidya’s Gujarati poetry work “Bhattkhadaki” has also been selected.
Nandini Sidha Reddy won for the Telugu poetry collection “Animesha”.
Amaresh Nugadoni’s Kannada short story “Dada Seerisu Tande” has been selected.
Each award carries a copper plaque, a shawl, and a cash prize of ₹1 lakh.