SOURCE: THE HINDU

Annual awards recognise writers of novels, short stories, poetry, essays, plays; Indian writers celebrate different languages, singular identity not enough to define them, says Mahesh Dattani

Hindi poet Gagan Gill and Naga author Easterine Kire, who writes in English, are among 23 recipients of the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award for 2024 honoured at a ceremony on Saturday (March 8, 2025) during the ongoing Sahityotsav: Festival of Letters.