The Sahitya Akademi announced its prestigious “Sahitya Akademi Awards, Yuva Puraskar, and Bal Sahitya Puraskar” for 2021 in various languages on 30 December.
The award is given to authors of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 24 major Indian languages and 22 languages listed in the Indian Constitution’s Eighth Schedule.
In 1954, the award was established. In 20 Indian languages, the Sahitya Akademy Award 2021 was presented.
In English, it went to Namita Gokhale for her novel ‘Things to Leave Behind.’