List of Bal Sahitya Puraskar winners for English

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Bal Sahitya Puraskar is given each year to writers for their outstanding works in the 24 languages, since 2010.

Recipients

Following is the list of recipients of Bal Sahitya Puraskar for their works written in English. The award comprises a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 and an engraved copper plaque.[1]

Year Author Work Genre References
2010 Mini Srinivasan Just A Train Ride Away Novel
2011 Siddhartha Sarma The Grasshopper’s Run Novel
2012 Ruskin Bond Total Contribution to Children's Literature
2013 Anita Nair Total Contribution to Children's Literature [2]
2014 Subhadra Sen Gupta Total Contribution to Children's Literature [3]
2015 Sowmya Rajendran, Niveditha Subramaniam Mayil Will Not Be Quiet! Novel [4][5]
2016 Rashmi Narzary His Share of Sky Stories
2017 Paro Anand Wild Child and other Sorties Short Stories
2018 Easterine Kire Son of the Thundercloud Fables [1]
2019 Devika Cariapa India Through Archaeology: Excavating History History
2020 Venita Coelho Dead As A Dodo Fiction
2021 Anita Vachharajani Amrita Sher-gil: Rebel with a paintbrush Biography
2022 Arshia Sattar Mahabharata for Children Fiction Arshia Sattar [6]
2023 Sudha Murty Grandparent's Bag of Stories Stories [7]
2024 Nandini Sengupta The Blue Horse and Other Amazing Animals from Indian History Historical Fiction [8][9][10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Sahitya Akademi announces Bal, Yuva Puraskar for 2018". www.thequint.com. 2018-06-22. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Fourth Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar for 2013 were presented to twenty four writers in Indian languages recognised by the Akademi in a grand function held on 15 November 2013 at Goa State Museum Auditorium, Panaji, Goa" (PDF). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Bal Sahitya Puraskar November 2014, Awards Presentation Ceremony" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Sahitya Akademi Newsletter" (PDF). www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in. p. 4-5.
  5. ^ "Sahitya Akademi announced Bal Sahitya Puraskar for the year 2015". www.jagranjosh.com. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  6. ^ "मराठी भाषेसाठी बाल साहित्य पुरस्कार". www.adda247.com. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2023" (PDF). sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Sahitya Akademi announces Yuva Puraskar, Bal Sahitya Puraskar winners for 2024". www.thehindu.com. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Sahitya Akademi announces Yuva Puraskar, Bal Sahitya Puraskar winners for 2024". economictimes.indiatimes.com. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Sahitya Akademi announces Yuva Puraskar, Bal Sahitya Puraskar winners for 2024". theprint.in. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.