The Yuva Puraskar, also known as Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar, is a literary honor in India which Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on young writers of outstanding works in one of the 24 major Indian languages. Instituted in 2011, it recognises young writers under 35, with the aim of encouraging and promoting young writers. It comprises a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 and an engraved copper plaque.
Maina Tudu is an Indian writer of Santali language and housewife from Odisha. She won Yuva Puraskar in 2017.
Joba Murmu is an Indian writer and litterateur who is known for her works in Santali literature. She received the Sahitya Akademi's Children's Literature Award on November 14, 2017 due to her language contribution to Santali literature.
Nunnavath Karthik Nayak (also known as Ramesh Karthik Nayak) (born in 1997) is a Telugu writer, who writes about the lifestyle of Banjara community he belongs to. His short story collection, Dhavlo won him Yuva Puraskar for Telugu for 2024. He writes in Banjari language in Telugu script, in Telugu and in English. His writings have appeared in Poetry at Sangam, Indian Periodical, Live Wire, Outlook India, Nether Quarterly, Borderless Journal and his story, ‘The Story of Birth’ was published in Exchanges: Journal of Literary Translation, University of IOWA.
Rani Murmu is an Indian Santali eminent writer. She was awarded with Yuva Puraskar by Sahitya Akademi for her book Hopon mayak kukmu in 2018.
Salge Hansdah is an Indian writer who writes in Santali. She won the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar in 2022 for her novel Janam Dishom Ujarog Kana.
Anjali Kisku is an Indian writer who writes in Santali. She won the Sahitya Academy Yuva Puraskar in 2020 for her poetry book Anjle.
Suchitra Hansda is a Santali female author and writer. She hails from Jamda village in the Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. She is known for works of Santali literature.
Santali literature refers to the literary works written in the Santali language, primarily spoken by the Santal people of India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is written in the indigenous script called Ol Chiki script. Santali literature is composed in two broad styles- ᱠᱟᱹᱛᱷᱱᱤ (Kạthni-prose), ᱜᱟᱹᱛᱷᱱᱤ (Gạthni-poetry).In terms of historical development, it is broadly classified into two prominent forms (genres) based on historical passes. They are:
Nayanjyoti Sarma is an Assamese short story writer, author, Wikimedian and physician. He is currently working at Sushrusa Hospital in Nalbari. Sarma received the Munin Borkotoky Literary Award in November 2023 for his collection of short stories, Jaal Kota Jui. For same book he received Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar for Assamese in 2024. Additionally, he was awarded the Pragjyotishpur Literature Award-2023 at the Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival, held from September 29 to October 1 in 2023.
