24 litterateurs in Indian languages selected for Sahitya Academy award for 2009.а Praduman Singh Jindrahia (Dogri), Kailash Vajpeyi (Hindi), Jess Fernandes (Konkani), Raghu Leishangthem (Manipuri), Vasant Abaji Dahake (Marathi), Phani Mohanty (Oriya), Damayanti Beshra (Santhali), Puviarasu (Tamil), Vaidehi (Kannada), late Manmohan Jha (Maithili), Samiran Chhetri СPriyadarshiТ (Nepali), Major Ratan Jangid (Rajasthani), Prashasya Mitra Shastri (Sanskrit), Anand Khemani (Sindhi), Dhrubajyoti Bora (Assamese),а late Manoranjan Lahary (Bodo), U. A. Khadar (Malayalam) and Yarlagadda Laxmi Prasad (Telugu) are selectedа for this award.
Announcement for СBhasha SammanТ for 2008а were also done. Bhasha Samman went to Vishwanath Khaire and Surendranath Satapathy in the field of classical and medieval literature.

Every year since its inception in 1954, the Sahitya Akademi awards prizes Aka. Awards-Brochureto the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the major Indian languages recognised by it. The award carries a monetary component (Rs. 50, 000) and a plaque. Sahitya Akademi gives twenty four awards to literary works in the languages it has recognised and an equal number to literary translations from and into the languages of India, both after an year-long process of scrutiny, discussion and selection. The awards are meant to recognise and promote excellence in Indian writing and expanding the very definition of Indian literature by acknowledging new trends and movements. They are a reflection of current tastes and contribute to the formation of an Indian sensibility.