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List of Yuva Puraskar winners for English

Yuva Puraskar is given each year to young writers for their outstanding works in the 24 languages, since 2011.

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

Year Author Work Genre References
2011Vikram Sampath'My Name Is Gauhar Jaan!'–The Life And Times of A MusicianBiography
2012Aman SethiA Free ManNon Fiction
2013Janice PariatBoats on LandShort Stories
2014Kaushik BaruaWindhorseNovel[2]
2015Hansda Sowvendra ShekharThe Mysterious Ailment of Rupi BaskeyNovel[3]
2016Raghu KarnadFarthest Field An Indian Story of The Second World WarBiography
2017Manu S. PillaiThe Ivory ThroneBiography
2018No Award [4]
2019Tanuj SolankiDiwali in MuzaffarnagarShort Stories
2020Yashica DuttComing Out as DalitMemoir[5]
2021Megha MajumdarA BurningNovel[6][7][8]
2022Mihir VatsaTales of HazaribaghTravel Memoir
2023Anirudh KanisettiLords of the Deccan: Southern India from the Chalukyas to the CholasHistorical[9]
2024K. VaishaliHomeless: Growing up Lesbian and Dyslexic In IndiaMemoir[10][11][12]
2025 Advait Kottary Siddhartha: The Boy Who Became the Buddha Novel [13]

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References

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  1. ↑ "Some Sahitya Yuva Puraskar awardees 'condemn' intolerance". timesofindia-economictimes. 19 November 2015. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Poetry dominates Sahitya Akademi Yuva awards". The Hindu. 22 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Datta, Sudipta (19 August 2017). "Who is Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar, fighting a ban". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 June 2025. From 2002 to 2015, Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar gathered stories about his people, the Santhals of Jharkhand, for his collection The Adivasi will not Dance . It was published in 2015 to critical acclaim; just as his novel The Mysterious Ailment of Rupi Baskey, which won him the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Purashkar the same year.
  4. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi announces winners for Bal Sahitya, Yuva Puraskar for 2018". Business Standard News. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi announces Bal Sahitya Puraskar, Yuva Puraskar 2020". www.deccanherald.com. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi announces winners of Yuva Puraskar, Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2021". indianexpress.com. 31 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Awards, Yuva Puraskar and Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2021 announced". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. timesofindia.com. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi announces winners of Yuva Puraskar, Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2021". staging.theprint.in. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2023" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi announces Yuva Puraskar, Bal Sahitya Puraskar winners for 2024". www.thehindu.com. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi announces Yuva Puraskar, Bal Sahitya Puraskar winners for 2024". economictimes.indiatimes.com. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi announces Yuva Puraskar, Bal Sahitya Puraskar winners for 2024". theprint.in. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  13. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2025" (PDF). sahitya-akademi.gov.in. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
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