Sahitya Akademi Awards 2024

Current Context: The Sahitya Akademi Awards 2024 honored exceptional literary works in 21 Indian languages, presented on March 8, 2025, during the Sahityotsav: Festival of Letters in New Delhi.

Here’s the list of winners:

• Assamese: Nandeswar Daimary, Sima Swlwngnai Lwdwng Mwndar (Poetry)
• Bodo: Aron Raja, Swrni Thakhai (Novel)
• English: Easterine Kire, Spirit Nights (Novel)
• Gujarati: Ratilal ‘Anil’, Kavita Vishe Kavita (Literary Criticism)
• Hindi: Gagan Gill, Main Jab Tak Aai Bahar (Poetry)
• Kannada: H.S. Shivaprakash, Nanna Tatrakandara (Poetry)
• Kashmiri: Shamas un Nabi ‘Gulan’, Naad (Poetry)
• Konkani: N. Shivdas, Teen Urman (Short Stories)
• Maithili: Prabhas Kumar Choudhary, Sanjh Ke Hantha (Poetry)
• Malayalam: K.R. Mallika, Rogavum Sthreeyum (Literary Criticism)
• Manipuri: Haobam Satyabati Devi, Mainu Bora Nungshi Sheirol (Literary Criticism)
• Marathi: Neela S. Manjrekar, Eka Ashi Chi Kahani (Short Stories)
• Nepali: Yuva Baral, Chhichimira (Short Stories)
• Odia: Ashutosh Parida, Aprastuta Pruthivi (Poetry)
• Punjabi: Shivpal ‘Ansh’, Ret Ret (Poetry)
• Rajasthani: Guryam Bardana, Geet Ganga (Poetry)
• Santhali: Gobind Chatra, Nel Bhabna (Poetry)
• Sanskrit: Harshdev Madhav, Tava Sparshe Sparshe (Poetry)
• Sindhi: Hundraj Balwani, Purzo (Short Stories)

Question:

Q.1 Who won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2024 in the English language category?
a) Amitav Ghosh
b) Arundhati Roy
c) Easterine Kire
d) Jhumpa Lahiri

Answer: c) Easterine Kire won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2024 in the English language category for her novel Spirit Nights.