Sahitya Akademi Award is considered to be a literary honour in India. Sahitya Akademi which is India’s National Academy of Letters, every year confers on writers of exceptional works in one of the twenty-four major Indian languages. In order to honour such writers Sahitya Akademi Award is presented and awarded to them.
Sahitya Akademi Award 2019
This year too, the awards were presented to all the exceptional writers of 24 different Indian languages. Sahitya Akademi, India’s national academy of letters, has recently declared a list of total number of 22 winners of the Bal Sahitya Puraskar as well as 23 recipients of the Yuva Puraskar for the year 2019.
The winners of Bal Sahitya Puraskar as well as the winners of Yuva Puraskar awards are going to receive a casket holding an inscribed copper commemorative inscription along with a cheque of Rs 50,000.
Bal Sahitya Puraskar Award 2019
Here is the list of all Bal Sahitya Puraskar Award 2019 winners along with the language and Genre:
| Language | Title and Genre | Author |
| Assamese | Mili, Amia Aru Ekhon Nadi | Swmim Nasrin |
| (Stories) | ||
| Bengali | Total Contribution | Nabanita Debsen |
| Bodo | Solobatha Khwnasong De | Lakhminath Brahma |
| (Folk Tales) | ||
| Dogri | Larjaan (poetry) | Vijay Sharma |
| English | India Through Archaeology: Excavating History (History) | Devika Cariapa |
| Gujarati | Total Contribution | Kumarpal Desai |
| Hindi | Kachu Ki Topi (Stories) | Govind Sharma |
| Kannada | Kadu Kanasina Beedige (Novel) | Chandrakanth Karadalli |
| Kashmiri | Shurin Hund Naji (Poetry) | Naji Munauwar |
| Konkani | Chitkulya Chinkichye Vishaal Vishwa (Stories) | Rajashree Bandodkar Karapurkar |
| Malayalam | Total Contribution | Malayath Appunni |
| Manipuri | Thawaishinggi Thawai (Play) | R.K. Sanahanbi Chanu |
| Marathi | Jangal Khajinyacha Shodh (Novel) | Salim Sardar Mulla |
| Nepali | Chara Ko Chirbir Bhura ko Kirkir (Poetry) | Bhabilal Lamichhane |
| Odia | Total Contribution | Birendra Kumar Samantray |
| Punjabi | Aliens Di Dharti Te (Novel) | Pawan Harchandpuri |
| Sanskrit | Chitva Trinam Trinam (Poetry) | Sanjay Chaubey |
| Santali | Jharumjhag (Poetry) | Lakshman Chandra Saren |
| Sindhi | Total Contribution | Veena Shringi |
| Tamil | Total Contribution | Devi Nachiappan (Deivanai) |
| Telugu | Thatha Maata Varaala Moota (Short Stories) | Belagam Bheemeswara Rao |
| Urdu | Science ke Dilchasp Mazameen | Mohammad Khalil |
Yuva Puraskar Award 2019
Here is the list of all Yuva Puraskar Award 2019 winners along with the language and Genre:
| Language | Title and Genre | Author |
| Assamese | Ei Pine Ki Ase ?(Short Story) | Sanjib Pol Deka |
| Bengali | Kuntal Fire Ase(Novel) | Moumita |
| Bodo | Sansri Arw Mwndangthini Mwkhang(Poetry) | Rujab Muchahary |
| Dogri | Sees(Short Story) | Sunil Kumar |
| English | Diwali in Muzaffarnagar(Short Story) | Tanuj Solanki |
| Gujarati | Retino Manas(Short Story) | Ajay Soni |
| Hindi | Baagh Aur Sugna Munda Ki Beti(Poetry) | Anuj Lugun |
| Kannada | Beru(Novel) | Fakeer (Shridhar Banvasi G.C.) |
| Kashmiri | Thaer Angnech(Poetry) | Sagar Nazir |
| Konkani | Kathaakar(Short Story) | Hemant Aiya |
| Malayalam | Amma Urangunnilla(Poetry) | Anuja Akathoottu |
| Manipuri | Canvasta Tarakpa Pirangna(Poetry) | Jiten Oinamba |
| Marathi | Shahar Atmahatya Karaycha Mhantay(Poetry) | Sushil Kumar Shinde |
| Nepali | Charkiyeko Bhui(Poetry) | Karna Biraha |
| Odia | Bimugdha Uccharana(Literary Criticism) | Sisira Behera |
| Punjabi | Waqt Beeteya Nahi(Novel) | Yadwinder Singh Sandhu |
| Rajasthani | Saglaan Ro Seer(Short Story) | Keerti Parihar |
| Sanskrit | Vagvilasini(Poetry) | Yuvraj Bhattarai |
| Santali | Jarpi Disomrin Manmi(Poetry) | Guhiram Kisku |
| Sindhi | Anmol Rishta(Poetry) | Kiran Paryani ‘Anmol’ |
| Tamil | Vaal(Tail)(Poetry) | Sabarinathan |
| Telugu | Kongavalu Kathi(Novel) | Gaddam Mohan Rao |
| Urdu | LaC Ke Lahoo(Novel) | Salman Abdus Samad |
