.png "2025 Sahitya Akademi Awards: Honouring Literary Excellence in 24 Indian Languages")
- Established in 1954, these awards are India’s most prestigious literary honour after the Jnanpith Award.
- The 2025 cycle highlighted a blend of veteran voices and new perspectives across poetry, novels, short stories, essays, and criticism.
- English: The Architecture of Loss (Novel) – Anuradha Roy, praised for its delicate handling of memory and landscapes.
- Hindi: Varanasi Ke Ghat (Poetry) – Badri Narayan, noted for capturing the spiritual and mundane duality of ancient India.
- Sanskrit: Bharat-Gauravam (Epic Poetry) – Radhavallabh Tripathi, continuing the classical tradition.
- Punjabi: Ret Te Likhiya Na (Short Stories) – Sukhjit, reflecting contemporary Punjabi life.
- Tamil: Nizhalgalin Kadhai (Novel) – Perumal Murugan, acclaimed for bold storytelling.
- Each award carries ₹1,00,000, a copper plaque, and a shawl, with the ceremony scheduled for 31 March 2026 in New Delhi.
Question:
Q.1 Who is the author of The Architecture of Loss, which won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2025 in English?a) Arundhati Roy
b) Kiran Desai
c) Jhumpa Lahiri
d) Anuradha Roy
Answer: d) Anuradha Roy of The Architecture of Loss, which won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2025 in English.
