List of Bal Sahitya Puraskar winners for English

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Bal Sahitya Puraskar is given each year to writers for their outstanding works in the 24 languages, since 2010.

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Recipients

Following is the list of recipients of Bal Sahitya Puraskar for their works written in English. The award comprises a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 and an engraved copper plaque. [1]

YearAuthorWorkGenreReferences
2010Mini SrinivasanJust A Train Ride AwayNovel
2011 Siddhartha Sarma The Grasshopper’s RunNovel
2012 Ruskin Bond Total Contribution to Children's Literature
2013 Anita Nair Total Contribution to Children's Literature [2]
2014 Subhadra Sen Gupta Total Contribution to Children's Literature [3]
2015Sowmya Rajendran, Niveditha SubramaniamMayil Will Not Be Quiet!Novel [4] [5]
2016 Rashmi Narzary His Share of SkyStories
2017 Paro Anand Wild Child and other SortiesShort Stories
2018 Easterine Kire Son of the ThundercloudFables [1]
2019Devika CariapaIndia Through Archaeology: Excavating HistoryHistory
2020 Venita Coelho Dead As A DodoFiction
2021Anita VachharajaniAmrita Sher-gil: Rebel with a paintbrushBiography
2022 Arshia Sattar Mahabharata for Children FictionArshia Sattar [6]
2023 Sudha Murty Grandparent's Bag of StoriesStories [7]
2024Nandini SenguptaThe Blue Horse and Other Amazing Animals from Indian HistoryHistorical Fiction [8] [9] [10]
2025 Nitin Kushalappa Dakshin: South Indian Myths and Fables Retold Stories [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sahitya Akademi announces Bal, Yuva Puraskar for 2018". www.thequint.com. 2018-06-22. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Fourth Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar for 2013 were presented to twenty four writers in Indian languages recognised by the Akademi in a grand function held on 15 November 2013 at Goa State Museum Auditorium, Panaji, Goa" (PDF). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Bal Sahitya Puraskar November 2014, Awards Presentation Ceremony" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Newsletter" (PDF). www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in. p. 4-5.
  5. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi announced Bal Sahitya Puraskar for the year 2015". www.jagranjosh.com. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "मराठी भाषेसाठी बाल साहित्य पुरस्कार". www.adda247.com. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2023" (PDF). sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi announces Yuva Puraskar, Bal Sahitya Puraskar winners for 2024". www.thehindu.com. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi announces Yuva Puraskar, Bal Sahitya Puraskar winners for 2024". economictimes.indiatimes.com. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi announces Yuva Puraskar, Bal Sahitya Puraskar winners for 2024". theprint.in. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi 2025: Yuva, Bal Sahitya Puraskar Winners Announced". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar announced for 23 writers, and Bal Puraskar for 24 authors". The Hindu. The Hindu Bureau. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  13. ↑ Network, Post News (18 June 2025). "Odia writers Subrat Kumar Senapati, Rajakishore Parhi win Sahitya Akademi Yuva, Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2025 - OrissaPOST". Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  14. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi announces Bal Sahitya, Yuva Puraskar for 2025 (MSN)". Microsoft News. MSN. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi announces Bal Sahitya, Yuva Puraskar for 2025 - The Economic Times". m.economictimes.com. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
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