India, Nov. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The annual awards in the genre of children's literature - the Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2025 of the Sahitya Akademi will be held on Friday, 14 November 2025 in the Triveni Auditorium, Tansen Marg, New Delhi. The awards will be presented by the President of the Akademi, Madhav Kaushik. Eminent Gujarati writer, Varsha Das will grace the occasion as the Chief Guest, and the Vice President of the Akademi, Kumud Sharma will propose the vote of thanks. Welcome address will be delivered by Secretary of Sahitya Akademi, Pallavi Prashant Holkar.

The awarded books and the awardees are : Assamese - Mainaahantar Padya (poetry), Surendra Mohan Das; Bengali - Ekhono Gaye Kanta Daye (stories), T...