List of Yuva Puraskar winners for Maithili

Yuva Puraskar is given each year to young writers for their outstanding works in the 24 languages, since 2011.

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Recipients

Following is the list of recipients of Yuva Puraskar for their works written in Maithili. The award comprises a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 and an engraved copper plaque.^[1]

Year	Author	Work	Genre	References
2011	Anand Kumar Jha	Hathat Parivartan	Play
2012	Arunabh Saurabh	Etbe Taa Naih	Poetry
2013	Dilip Kumar Jha 'Lootan'	Ankura Rahal Sangharsh	Poetry
2014	Praveen Kashyap	Visdanti Varmal Kalak Rati	Poetry	^[2]
2015	Narayan Jha	Pratiwadi Ham	Poetry
2016	Deep Narayan 'Vidyarthi'	Je Kahi Nahi Saklahun	Poetry
2017	Chandan Kumar Jha	Dhartis Akash Dhari	Poetry
2018	Umesh Paswan	Varnit Rasa	Poetry	^[3]
2019	Amit Pathak	Raag-Upraag	Poetry
2020	Sonu Kuma Jha	Gassa	Short Stories	^[4]
2021	Amit Mishra	Anshu Bani Pasari Jaeb	Poetry	^[5]^[6]^[7]
2022	Navkrishna Aihik	Khurchanbhaik Kachhmachchhi	Satire

See also

•  India portal
•  Literature portal

• List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Maithili
• List of Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize winners for Maithili

References

1. "Some Sahitya Yuva Puraskar awardees 'condemn' intolerance". timesofindia-economictimes. 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
2. "Poetry dominates Sahitya Akademi Yuva awards". The Hindu. 22 August 2014.
3. "Sahitya Akademi announces Bal, Yuva Puraskar for 2018". www.thequint.com. 2018-06-22. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
4. "Sahitya Akademi announces Bal Sahitya Puraskar, Yuva Puraskar 2020". www.deccanherald.com. 2021-03-12. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
5. "Sahitya Akademi announces winners of Yuva Puraskar, Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2021". indianexpress.com. 31 December 2021.
6. "Sahitya Akademi Awards, Yuva Puraskar and Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2021 announced". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. timesofindia.com. 2021-12-30. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
7. "Sahitya Akademi announces winners of Yuva Puraskar, Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2021". staging.theprint.in. 2021-12-31. Retrieved 22 November 2022.

External links

• Yuva Puraskar-Sahitya Akademi India - Official Website
• List of Yuva Puraskar Winners