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The winners of the 2025 Sahitya Akademi Awards were announced on March 16. This year, the Awards were presented in 24 Indian languages, comprising eight books of poetry, four novels, six books of short stories, two essays, one literary criticism, one autobiography, and two memoirs.

Each winner will receive a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh and an engraved copper plaque at a ceremony on March 31 in Delhi.

The awards come nearly three months after the Akademi had, on December 18, 2025, cancelled its press conference for the announcement following a last-minute directive from the Union Ministry of Culture, which had cited a need for the “restructuring” of the awards.

Here is the complete list of winners:

• Assamese: Karhi Khelar Sadhu (Novel), Devabrat Das

• Bengali: Shrestha Kabita (Poetry), Prasun Bandyopadhyay

• Bodo: Dwngnwi Lama Mwnse Gathwn (Novel), Sahaisuli Brahma

• Dogri: Thakur Satsayie (Poetry, Couplets), Khajur Singh Thakur

• English: Crimson Spring (Novel), Navtej Sarna

• Gujarati: Bhattkhadaki (Poetry), Yogesh Vaidya

• Hindi: Jeete Jee Allahabad (Memoir), Mamta Kalia

• Kannada: Dada Seerisu Tande (Short stories), Amaresh Nugadoni

• Kashmiri: Najdavanek’y Pot Aalav (Poetry), Ali Shaida

• Konkani: Konkani Kavyem: Rupani Ani Rupakam (Essays), Henry Mendonca

• Maithili: Dhatri Paat San Gaam (Memoir), Mahendra

• Malayalam: Maayaamanushyar (Novel), N Prabhakaran

• Manipuri: Kanglamdriba Eephut (Short stories), Haobam Nalini

• Marathi: Kalyanilya Resha (Autobiography), Raju Baviskar

• Nepali: Nepali Paramparik Sanskriti Ra Sabhyata Ko Dukuti (Essays), Prakash Bhattarai

• Odia: Padapurana (Poetry), Girijakumar Baliyar Singh

• Punjabi: Safety Kit (Short stories), Jinder

• Rajasthani: Bharkhama (Short stories), Jitender Kumar Soni

• Sanskrit: Prasthanacatustaye Brahmaghosah (Poetry), Mahamahopadhyaya Sadhu Bhadreshdas

• Santali: Mid Birna Chenne Saon Inag Sagai (Short stories), Sumitra Soren

• Sindhi: Waghoo (Short stories), Bhagwan Atlani

• Tamil: Thamiz Sirukathaiyin Thadangal (Literary criticism), Sa. Tamilselvan

• Telugu: Animesha (Poetry), Nandini Sidha Reddy

• Urdu: Safar Jaari Hai (Poetry), Pritpal Singh Betab

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