NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE AWARDS

• The Jnanpith Award is an Indian literary award presented annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith to an author for their “outstanding contribution towards literature”.
• This award is bestowed only on Indian writers writing in Indian languages included in the Eight Schedule of the Constitution of India and English, with no posthumous conferral.

• Since : 1965
• Prize money : 13, 00, 000/-
• 1st Person : Shankar Kurup (Malayalam)
• Book : Odakkuzhal (The Bamboo Flute)
• For 2019 (55th) : Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri (Malayalam)
• Book : ---

The Moortidevi Award is an annual literary award in India presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith organization for a work which emphasizes Indian philosophy and culture.

• Since : 1983
• Prize Money : 4 Lakh + Statue of Saraswati + Plaque + a Shawl
• 1st Person : C K Nagaraja Rao (Kannada)
• Book : Pattamahadevi Shantala Devi
• For 2019 : Viswanath Tiwari (Hindi)
• Book : Asti Aur Bhavti

Given for any exclusive writing in any of the 22 languages including English literature, given by Government of India.

• Since : 1954
• Prize money : 1, 00, 000/-
• For 2020 : 24 (in 24 languages)
• Telugu : Nikhileswar
• Book : Agniswaasa (2015 – 17 Poetry)

• For outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any Indian language listed in schedule VIII of the Constitution of India.
• K K Birla Foundations, given in 22 languages.

• Since : 1991
• Prize Money : 15 Lakh + Citation + Plaque
• 1st Person : Harivansh Rai Bachchan
• Book : For his autobiography (Hindi)
• For 2020 : Sharan Kumar Limbale (Marathi)
• Book : Sanatan (Novel)

This award given annually to outstanding literary work in Hindi Authored and published in past 10 years by an Indian citizen.

• Established : 1991
• Prize money : 2, 50, 000/-, a Citation & a Plague
• 1st Person : Ram Vilas Sharma
• Book : Bharat ke Pracheen Bhasha Parivar Aur (3 Volumes)
• For 2019 : Nasira Sharma
• Book : Kagaz Ki Nav

• The Kalidas Samman is a prestigious arts award presented annually by the government of Madhya Pradesh in India.
• The award is named after Kalidas, a renowned Classical Sanskrit writer of ancient India.
• It was initially conferred in alternate years in the fields of Classical Music, Classical Dance, Theatre and Plastic Arts.
• From 1986-87 onwards, the awards were presented in all four fields every year.
• The award is presented for outstanding achievement in one of the four categories.

• Since : 1980 – 81
• Prize Money : ---
• 1st Person : S Srinivasa Iyer + Mallikarjun Mansur
• Field : Classical Music
• For 2019 : Surendra Verma
• Field : Theatre

• The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature is an international literary prize awarded annually to writers of any ethnicity or nationality writing about South Asia themes such as culture, politics, history or people.
• Awarded for original full – length novel inspired by South Asia, written in English, or translated into English by any writer across the globe.

• Since : 2011
• Country : India
• Sponsor By : Surina Narula + Manhad Narula
• Rewards : US $ 25,000
• 1st Person : H M Naqvi
• Book : Home Boy
• For 2019 : Amitabha Bagchi
• Book : Half the Night is Gone

Telangana government gives, Kaloji Narayana Rao award on his birth Anniversary on September 9th (Telangana Basha Dinosthavam).

• Since : 2015
• Given for : Writings & Literature
• Prize Money : 1, 01, 116/-
• 1st Person : Ammangi Venugopal
• For 2020 : Rama Chandramouli

• The Kuswanth Singh Memorial Prize for Poetry was established in 2014 by Suhel Seth in memory of the late Kuswanth Singh.
• It is conferred to Indian poets writing in English or Indian language translation.

• Since : 2014
• Prize Money : 2 Lakh
• 1st Person : Arundhathi Subramaniam in 2014
• Book : When God Is A Traveller

The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original novel, written in the English language and published in the UK.

• Since : 1969
• Presented by : Man Group Institute
• Awarded for : Best novel of the year written in English and published in the UK or Ireland.
• 1st Person : P H Newby (UK)
• Book : Something to Answer for
• For 2020 : Douglas Stuart (Scottish – American)
• Book : Shuggie Bain

• The Man Booker International Prize is an International literary award, given for best book in English translation.
• From 2005 until 2015 the award was given every two years.
• Since 2016, the award has been given annually to a single book in English translation.

• Since : 2005
• Given By : Man Group Institute (UK)
• 1st Person : Ismail Kadare (Albania)
• Book : ---
• For 2021 : David Diop (Author – France) Anna Moschovakis (Translator – United States)
• Book : At Night All Blood is Black (English) Frere Dame (French)

• For 2018 : Joel Donato Ching Jacob (Philippines)
• Book : Wing of the Locust

The Baileys Women’s Prize is one of the United Kingdom’s most prestigious literary prizes. It is awarded to a female author of any nationality for the best original full – length novel written in English and published in the UK in the preceding year.

• Since : 1996
• Country : UK
• 1st Winner : Helen Dunmore (England)
• Book : A Spell of Winter
• For 2019 : Tayari Jones (USA)
• Book : An American Marriage