| Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize | |
|---|---|
| Prize for Translation | |
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| Awarded for | Literary award in India |
| Sponsored by | Sahitya Akademi, Government of India |
| Reward(s) | ₹ 50,000 |
| First awarded | 1989 |
| Last awarded | 2021 |
| Website | Official Website |
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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]
- ^ "..:: Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation ::." sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi Newsletter" (PDF). sahitya-akademi.gov.in. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2021.