Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize

Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize
Prize for Translation
Awarded forLiterary award in India
Sponsored bySahitya Akademi, Government of India
Reward(s)₹ 50,000
First awarded1989
Last awarded2021
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Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize or Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation is a literary honour in India, presented by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, given to "outstanding translations of creative and critical works" in 24 major Indian languages[1] such as English, Rajasthani and the 22 listed languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution recognised by the Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi.

The award, established in 1989, comprises a plaque and a cash prize of ₹ 50,000.[2][3] Krishnamohan was the youngest translator to win the prize aged 32 in Hindi and Kalachand Shastri is the oldest to win the prize aged 89 in Manipuri.[2]

  1. ^ "..:: Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation ::." sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b Rao, D.S. (2004). Five Decades of The National Academy of Letters, India: A Short History of Sahitya Akademi. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. pp. 39–42.
  3. ^ "Sahitya Akademi Newsletter" (PDF). sahitya-akademi.gov.in. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2021.