Ministry of Culture
SAHITYA AKADEMI PRIZE FOR TRANSLATION 2024
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21 MAR 2025 5:52PM by PIB Delhi
The Executive Board of the Sahitya Akademi which met at Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, under the Chairmanship of its President, Sri Madhav Kaushik approved selection of 22 books (as given at Annexure `A' attached) for the Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize 2024. The books were selected on the basis of recommendations made by the Selection Committees of three members each in the concerned languages in accordance with the rules and procedure laid down for the purpose. Translation Prize in Sanskrit will be declared at later stage. In Urdu no translation prize has been declared. The prize relates, to translations first published during the five years prior to the year immediately preceding the year of Prize for Translation (i.e. between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2022).
The names of the members of the Selection Committees on whose recommendations the Translation Prizes were declared are given language wise at Annexure `B' attached.
The Prize carries an amount of Rs.50,000/- and a copper plaque which will be presented to the translators of these books at a special function to be held sometime later this year.
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Sunil Kumar Tiwari
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Annexure ‘A’
SAHITYA AKADEMI PRIZE FOR TRANSLATION 2024
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Language
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Title of the Translation
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Translator
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Name of the Original Book. Genre. Language & Author
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Assamese
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Prachin Kamrupar Itihas
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Anjan Sarma
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Early History of Kamarupa, Novel, English, Kanak Lal Barua
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Bengali
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Bodo
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Kanchan
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Uttara Bwiswmuthiary
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Kanchan, Novel, Assamese, Anuradha Sharma Pujaree
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Dogri
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Tamas
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Archana Kesar
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Tamas, Novel, Hindi, Bhishma Sahani
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English
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Hazaaron Khwahishein Aisi (The Wonderful World of Urdu Ghazals)
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Anisur Rahman
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Hazaaron Khwashishein Aisi (Poetry Collection), Urdu, Collection of Various Poets
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Gujarati
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Kumarjiv
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Ramanik Agrawat
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Kumar Jiu, Poetry, Hindi, Kunwarn Narain
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Hindi
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Kannada
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Vidisha Prahasana
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Siddhaling Pattanashetti
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Malavikagnimitram, Drama, Sanskrit, Kalidas
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Kashmiri
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Konkani
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Bhartiya Tathvagineanachi
Ruprekha
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Milind Mhamal
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Outline of Indian Philosophy, Philosophy, English, M. Hiriyanna
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Maithili
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Aaranyak
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Keshkar Thakur
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Aaranyak, Novel, Bengali, Bhibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyaya
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Malayalam
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Yaanam
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K.V. Kumaran
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Yaana (Novel), Kannada, S.L. Bhairappa
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Manipuri
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Yurangbi
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Soibamcha Indrakumar
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Madhubala, Poetry, Hindi, Harivansh Rai Bachchan
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Marathi
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Nepali
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Odia
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Ruskin Bond Kokishialira Ekaka Nrutya Mo Atmajeebani
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Suvash Satpathy
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Lone fox Dancing, Autobiography, English,
Ruskin Bond
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Punjabi
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Tere Laee
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Chandan Negi
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Tumhare Liye, Novel, Hindi, Himanshu Joshi
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Rajasthani
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Sanskrit
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Santali
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Hende Sadom
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Nazir Hembram
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Kala Ghoda, Novel, Hindi, Nilotpal Mrinal
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Sindhi
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Dollar Nuhaan
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(Late) Shobha Lalchandani
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Dollar Bahu, Novel, Hindi, Sudha Murty
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Tamil
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Telugu
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Eethachettu Devudu
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Turlapati Rajeswari
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Dadi Budha, Novel, Odia, Gopinath Mohanty
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Urdu
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No Award
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Annexure ‘B’
JURY MEMBERS FOR THE SAHITYA AKADEMI TRANSLATION PRIZE 2024
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ASSAMESE
Dr. Bandita Goswami Saikia
Prof. Bibhash Choudhury
Sri Partha Pratim Hazarika
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BENGALI
Sri Arun Som
Sri Ranjan Bandyopadhyay
Sri Amitabha Gupta
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BODO
Sri Babu Ram Boro
Sri Gobinda Narzary
Sri Rituraj Basumatary
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DOGRI
Sri Jagdeep Dubey
Sri Puran Chander Sharma
Dr. Rattan Basotra (Rattan Lal Sharma)
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ENGLISH
Dr. (Smt.) Aruna Chakravarty
Sri Asim Siddiqui
Dr. Sachin Ketkar
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GUJARATI
Smt. Aruna Jadeja
Dr. Manoj Chhaya
Dr. Naresh Shukla
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HINDI
Dr. Damodar Khadse
Sri Girdhar Rathi
Dr. J.L. Reddy
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KANNADA
Dr. Dharanendra Kurkuri
Ms. Pushpa H.L.
Dr. Na. Damodara Shetty
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KASHMIRI
Sri Abdul Gani Beigh Athar
Sri Farooq Fayaz
Sri Makhan Lal Pandita
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KONKANI
Sri Ashok S. Kamat
Dr. Kiran Budkuley
Prof. (Dr.) Zita Lobo
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MAITHILI
Dr. Khushi Lal Jha
Sri Mahendra Malangia
Prof. (Dr.) Ranjit Kumar Singh
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MALAYALAM
Dr. Chandrabose R
Dr. Jobin Jose Chamakkala
Sri Sunil Naliyath
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MANIPURI
Prof. Chungkham Yashawanta Singh
Dr. R.K. Mobi Singh
Dr. Saikhom Robindro Singh
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MARATHI
Sri Nishikant Thakar
Ms. Prachi Gujarpadhye
Ms. Nisha Sanjay Dange
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NEPALI
Sri Chabilal Upadhyaya
Mr. Yuvraj Kafley
Sri Chunilal Ghimerey
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ODIA
Ms. Monalisa Jena
Smt. Pravasini Mahakud
Sri Amaresh Patnaik
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PUNJABI
Sri Balbir Madhopuri
Sri Pawan Harchandpuri
Dr. Tarvinder Kaur
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RAJASTHANI
Sri Bhanwar Lal Suthar
Dr. Mahipal Singh Rao
Sri Mukut Maniraj
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SANTALI
Dr. (Mrs.) Damayanti Beshra
Sri Maheshwar Soren
Ms. Saro Hansdah
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SINDHI
Sri Khiman U. Mulani
Sri Vikram Shahani
Smt. Indira Poonawala
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TAMIL
Sri Indran
Dr. G. Sundar
Dr. S. Bhakthavatsala Bharathi
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TELUGU
Sri Amarendra Dasari
Sri Gudipati Venkateswarlu
Sri A. Krishna Rao (Krishnudu)
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URDU
Dr. Jawed Anwar
Dr. Shams Iqbal
Ms. Zakia Mashhadi
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