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Literature Awards for Indians

 In the field of literature, prominent awards that can be won by Indian citizens.


International Awards
1. Nobel Prize in Literature(1901~) 
Highest literature prize of world

Awarded by Swedish Academy(Stockholm, Sweden) 

Eligibility- no bar on citizenship and language

Prize- Gold Medal + Diploma bearing a citation + Cash prize.


Foreign Awards(UK) 

2. Booker Prize(1969~) 

Awarded by Crankstart group (since 2019) 

Eligibility- English novel published in UK Or Ireland

Prize- £50,000


3. International Booker Prize(2005~) 

Awarded by Crankstart group (since 2019) 

Eligibility- translated English novel published in UK Or Ireland

Prize- £50,000

Many Indians won Booker prize, but the only Indian to win International Booker prize was Geetanjali Shree for his book Ret Samadhi(Tomb of sands- Daisy Rockwell) in 2022.


National(Government affiliated) 

4. Jnanpith Award(1961~) 

India’s highest award in literature

Awarded by Government of India

Eligibility- Indian Citizen + 8th schedule languages of Indian Constitution(22 languages), English

Prize- Rs 11 Lakh + Goddess Saraswati statue(1 winner) 


5. Sahitya Academy Award(1954~) 

Awarded by Sahitya Academy Delhi(Govt institution) 

Eligibility- Indian Citizen + 8th schedule languages of Indian Constitution(22 languages) + English language + Rajasthani

Prize- Rs 1 Lakh + A plaque(Multiple winners) 


6. Yuva Puraskar(2011~) 

Awarded by Sahitya Academy Delhi

Eligibility- Indian Citizen(below 35 years) for his/her 1st book + 8th schedule languages of Indian Constitution(22 languages) + English language + 

Award- Rs 50,000 + a copper plaque

7. Bal Sahitya Puraskar

Awarded by Sahitya Academy Delhi

Eligibility- Indian Citizen + 8th schedule languages of Indian Constitution(22 languages) + English language + Rajasthani + children literature

Prize- Rs 1 Lakh + A plaque(Multiple winners) 

8. Basha Samman

Awarded by Sahitya Academy Delhi

Eligibility- Indian Citizen + language contribution in other than 24 language(22 scheduled languages + English + Rajasthani) 

Prize- Rs 1 Lakh + A plaque(Multiple winners) 

 

National(Private) 

9. Saraswati Samman(1991~) 

Awarded by K.K. Birla Foundation(Private Award) 

Eligibility- Indian Citizen + 8th schedule languages of Indian Constitution(22 languages)

Award- Rs 15 Lakh


10. Vyas Samman(1991~)

Awarded by K.K. Birla Foundation(Private Award) 

Eligibility- Indian Citizen + Hindi language

Award- Rs 2.5 Lakh


11. Crossword Book Award 


12. JCB Prize for Literature

Awarded by JCB Literature Foundation

Eligibility- Indian Citizen + 20 languages

Prize- Rs 25 Lakh



13. Hindu Literary Prize(2010~) 

Awarded by The Hindu Literary Review(Offshoot of The Hindu) 

Eligibility- English language/Translated English(Novel & short stories)

Prize- 


14. DSC Prize for South Asian Literature(2010~) 

Awarded by DSC Group

Eligibility- English language + theme South asia

Prize- US$ 25,000


15. AutHer Awards

Awarded by Times of India and JK Papers

Eligibility- Indian Woman

Prize- 


16. FICCI Publishing Awards(2017~) 

Awarded by FICCI

Eligibility- 


Prize-



Apart from these various awards were given by the state governments and after the success of the digital publishing platform, awards were given by different online publishers including Amazon Kindle. 
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