The Kendra Sahitya Akademi has announced its awards for best literary works in 24 languages for 2016.
Those who won the awards for novels are Jerry Pinto (Em and the Big Hoom/ English), Nasira Sharma (Paarijat/ Hindi), Boluwaru Mohammad Kunhi (Swatantryada Ota/ Kannada), Edwin JFD Souza:(Kale Bhangar/ Konkani), and Gita Upadhyay (Janmabhumi Mero Swadesh/ Nepali)
In the poetry category the awardees are Jnan Pujari (Meghmalar Bhraman/Assamese), Anju (Ang Maboroi Dong Dasong/Bodo), Kamal Vora (Anekek/Gujarati), Prabha Varma (Shyamamadhavam/ Malayalam), Sitanath Acharya (Kavyanirjhari/Sanskrit), Gobinda Chandra Majhi (Nalha/Santhali), Nand Javeri (Akhar Katha/Sindhi),Papineni Sivasankar (Rajanigandha/Telugu),
In short stories, Chahatrapal (Cheta/Dogri), Shyan Darihare (Barki Kaki at Hotmail Dot Com/Maithili), Moirangthem Rajen (Cheptharaba Eshingpun/Manipuri), Asaram Lomate (Aalok/Marathi), Paramita Satpathy (Prapti/Odia), Bulaki Sharma (Murdjat Ar Dujee Kahaniyan/Rajasthani) and Vannadhasan (Oru Siru Isai/Tamil) won the awards.
In the literary criticism, Aziz Hajini (Aane Khane/Kashmiri), Nizam Siddiqui (Mabad-e-Jadidiat Se Naye Ahed Ki Takhliqiyat Tak/Urdu).
Nrisinghaprasad Bhaduri has been honoured for his essay Mahabharater Astadashi (Bengali) and Swarajbir for his play Masia Di Raat (Punjabi).
The awards comprise an engraved copper plaque, and a cheque of Rs.100,000. It will be presented to the authors in New Delhi on February 22, 2017.
