The
Sahitya Akademi Awards 2013 was announced on 18 December 2013 by Sahitya
Akademi. Poetry writers have dominated the awards announced in 2013. Eight
books of poetry, four of essays, three of novels,
two each of short stories and travelogues, one each of autobiography, memoirs
and play have won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2013.
The
awards were recommended by jury members, who represent 22 Indian languages and
approved by the Executive Board of the Sahitya Akademi that met under the
Chairmanship of Dr. Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari, President of the Sahitya Akademi.
Assamese and Gujarati language awards will be declared later on.
The books were
selected on the basis of recommendations made by a Jury of three members in the
concerned languages in accordance with the procedure laid down for the purpose.
According to the procedure, the Executive Board declared the Awards on the basis
of unanimous selections made by the Jurors or selection made on the basis of majority vote.
The Awards relate to books first published during the three years immediately
preceding the year of Award (i.e., between 1 January 2009 and 31
December 2011).
The Award in the
form of a casket containing an engraved copper-plaque, a shawl and a cheque of 100000 rupees will be presented to
the authors of these books at a special function to be held on 11 March 2014 at
New Delhi during the Festival of Letters organized by Sahitya Akademi.
Winning poets of
these awards were:
• Javed Akhtar for poetry Lava in Urdu language
• Namdev Tarachandani in Sindhi language for poetry Mansh-Nagari
• Arjun Charan Hembram for poetry Chanda Bonga in Santali language
• Radhakant Thakur for poetry Chaladuravani in Sanskrit
• Ambika Dutt for poetry Aanthyoi Nahi Din Hal in Rajasthani
• Sitaram Sapolia for poetry Doha Satsai in Dogri
• Anil Boro for poetry Delphini Onthai Mwdai Arg Gubun Gubun Khonthai in Bodo
• Subodh Sarkar for poetry Dwaipayan Hrader Dhare in Bengali
• Javed Akhtar for poetry Lava in Urdu language
• Namdev Tarachandani in Sindhi language for poetry Mansh-Nagari
• Arjun Charan Hembram for poetry Chanda Bonga in Santali language
• Radhakant Thakur for poetry Chaladuravani in Sanskrit
• Ambika Dutt for poetry Aanthyoi Nahi Din Hal in Rajasthani
• Sitaram Sapolia for poetry Doha Satsai in Dogri
• Anil Boro for poetry Delphini Onthai Mwdai Arg Gubun Gubun Khonthai in Bodo
• Subodh Sarkar for poetry Dwaipayan Hrader Dhare in Bengali
Tamil -Korkai
(Novel)- R.N.JoeD’ Cruz
Sahitya
Akademi
The Sahitya
Akademi was formally inaugurated by the Government of India on 12 March 1954.
As a
national organization it is
responsible to work for the development of Indian letters and to set the literary standards in
all the Indian languages. It functions as an autonomous organization. It was
registered as a society on 7 January 1956, under the Societies Registration
Act, 1860.