Yuva Puraskar
literary honour in India
The Yuva Puraskar (Hindi: युवा पुरस्कार), also known as Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar, is a literary honor in India. India's National Academy of Letters gives the prize each year to young writers of outstanding works in one of the twenty-four major Indian languages. The first Yuva Puraskar prizes were given in 2011. Writers must be younger than 35 years to win. National Academy of Letters wants to encourage and promote young writers. The award includes a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 and an engraved copper plaque.[1]
| Yuva Puraskar | |
|---|---|
| Civilian award for contributions to Literature | |
 | |
| Description | Literary award in India |
| Sponsored by | Sahitya Akademi, Government of India |
| Reward(s) | ₹ 50,000 |
| First awarded | 2011 |
| Last awarded | 2019 |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 9 |
| Website | http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/awards/yuva_samman_suchi.jsp  |
Lists of winners by languages
change- List of Yuva Puraskar winners for Assamese
- List of Yuva Puraskar winners for Bengali
- List of Yuva Puraskar winners for Bodo
- List of Yuva Puraskar winners for Gujarati
- List of Yuva Puraskar winners for Manipuri
- List of Yuva Puraskar winners for Santali
- List of Yuva Puraskar Winners for Tamil
- List of Yuva Puraskar winners for Telugu
References
change- ↑ "Some Sahitya Yuva Puraskar awardees 'condemn' intolerance". timesofindia-economictimes. 2015-11-19. Archived from the original on 2016-06-09. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
