June 15th 2024.
The Sahitya Akademi, a prestigious literary body, made an exciting announcement on Saturday. They revealed that two talented writers from Odisha will be receiving the esteemed Yuva Puraskar and Bal Sahitya Puraskar for the year 2024. The recipients of these awards are Manas Ranjan Samal for his book Gapa Kalika and Sanjay Kumar Panda for his book Hu Baieaa.
It was also revealed that a total of 23 writers from various languages will be honored with the Yuva Puraskar. The National Academy of Letters, which oversees these awards, announced the names of 24 winners of the Bal Sahitya Puraskar for the same year. The winner of the Yuva Puraskar in Sanskrit will be announced at a later date, according to a statement from the Akademi.
The Executive Board of the Sahitya Akademi, chaired by President Sri Madhav Kaushik, selected the 23 writers based on the recommendations of a jury comprising three members from each language. This selection was made in accordance with the rules and procedures set by the Akademi.
Some of the notable winners of the Yuva Puraskar include K Vaishali for her memoir "Homeless: Growing up Lesbian and Dyslexic in India" and Gaurav Pandey for his poetry collection "Smritiyon Ke Beech Ghiri Hai Prithvi". The Yuva Puraskar has been awarded for a variety of literary works, including 10 poetry books, seven collections of short stories, and one each of essays, novels, and ghazals.
Other winners of the Yuva Puraskar include Nayanjyoti Sarma, Sutapa Chakraborty, Self Made Rani Baro, Heena Choudhary, Rinku Rathod, Shruti B R, Mohd Ashraf Ziya, Adwait Salgaonkar, Rinki Jha Rishika, Shyamkrishnan R, Waikhom Chingkheinganba, Devidas Saudagar, Suraj Chapagain, Randhir, Sonali Sutar, Anjan Karmakar, Geeta Pradeep Rupani, Lokesh Raghuraman, Ramesh Karthik Nayak, and Javed Amber Misbahi. These talented writers will receive a casket containing an engraved copper plaque and a cheque of Rs 50,000 at a special awards ceremony.
Moving on to the Bal Sahitya Puraskar, the Akademi has chosen Nandini Sengupta for her historical fiction "The Blue Horse and Other Amazing Animal Stories from Indian History" and Devender Kumar for his collection of children's stories "51 Baal Kahaniyan". A total of 24 writers have been selected for this award, including seven novelists, six poets, four storytellers, five short story writers, one playwright, and one historical fiction writer.
Some of the winners of the Bal Sahitya Puraskar include Ranju Hazarika, Dipanwita Roy, Birgin Jekova Machahary, Bishan Singh 'Dardi', Gira Pinakin Bhatt, Krishnamurthy Biligere, Muzaffar Hussain Dilbar, Harsha Sadguru Shetye, Narayangee, Unni Ammayambalam, Kshetrimayun Subadani, Bharat Sasane, Basanta Thapa, Manas Ranjan Samal, Kuldeep Singh Deep, Prahlad Singh 'Jhorda', Harshdev Madhav, Dugal Tudu, Lal Hotchandani 'Lachaar', Yuva Vasuki, P Chandrashekhar Azad, and Shamsul Islam Farooqi.
These talented writers will also receive a casket containing an engraved copper plaque and a cheque of Rs 50,000 at a special function to be held at a later date. The Sahitya Akademi's announcement has sparked excitement and anticipation among the literary community, and we can't wait to see these talented writers being honored for their exceptional work.
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