Sahitya Akademi Announces Yuva Puraskar 2025 Winners
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Organization | Sahitya Akademi (India's national academy of letters, autonomous under Ministry of Culture) |
| Award | Yuva Puraskar 2025 (for young writers) |
| Total Recipients | 23 winners across Indian languages |
| Key Leadership | Sri Madhav Kaushik, President of Sahitya Akademi |
| Genres Recognized | Poetry (8), Short Stories (4), Novels (4), Criticism/Essays (3), Epic Literature (1) |
| Languages Represented | Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Santali, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu |
| Award Package | Engraved copper plaque in a casket + ₹50,000 cash prize |
| Ceremony | Special award function to be announced later |
| Selection Process | Jury recommendations (details in Annexure 'B') with majority/unanimous voting |