Sahitya Akademi Award

Recently, Chaman Arora was awarded Sahitya Akademi Award 2024 in Dogri for his book “Ik Hor Ashwthama”.

• The Sahitya Akademi Awards were inaugurated in 1954 and are given by the Sahitya Akademi, an autonomous body under the Union Ministry of Culture.
• The first awards were presented in 1955.
• These awards are conferred upon the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the major Indian languages recognized by the Akademi, which include the 22 languages listed under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, as well as English and Rajasthani.
• The award comprises a casket containing an engraved copper plaque and a cash prize of ₹1,00,000.