The Sahitya Akademi Award is the second-highest literary honor in India.[citation needed] The Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, aims at "promoting Indian literature throughout the world". The Akademi annually confers on writers of "the most outstanding books of literary merit". The awards are given for works published in any of the 24 languages recognised by the akademi.[1] Instituted in 1954, the award recognizes and promotes excellence in writing and acknowledge new trends. The annual process of selecting awardees runs for the preceding twelve months. As of 2022[update], the award consists of an engraved copper-plaque, a shawl and a cash prize of ₹1 lakh (US$1,200).[2]
| Sahitya Akademi Award for English | |
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| Award for contributions to English literature | |
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| Awarded for | Literary award in India |
| Sponsored by | Sahitya Akademi, Government of India |
| Reward(s) | ₹1 lakh (US$1,200) |
| First awarded | 1960 |
| Last awarded | 2022 |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 51 |
| First winner | R. K. Narayan |
| Most Recent winner | Anuradha Roy |
| Website | sahitya-akademi.gov.in |
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