Sahitya akademi award 2024: Sri Madhav Kaushik

Sri Madhav Kaushik, President, Sahitya Akademi, has approved Sahitya Akademi Award 2024 in Dogri for Ik Hor Ashwthama (Short Stories) by Late Chaman Arora. The book was selected on the basis of recommendation made by the Jury comprising three members in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down for the purpose. • The awards were approved by the Executive Board of the Sahitya Akademi which met under the chairmanship of its president Madhav Kaushik. • The awards relate to books first published during the five years immediately preceding the year of the award, between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2022. On December 18 2024, the Sahitya Akademi, under the Ministry of Culture announced the winners of the Sahitya Akademi Awards 2024, the annual award that recognizes literary works in 24 Indian languages (including English). The Sahitya Akademi Awards for 2024 have been announced, honouring 21 writers and poets from different Indian languages. The awards celebrate outstanding works in novels, poetry, short stories, essays, plays, and literary criticism. Hindi poet Gagan Gill won the award for her poetry book Main Jab Tak Aai Bahar.