Easterine Kire: Noted author from Nagaland, Easterine Kire, has been selected for the Sahitya Akademi Award 2024 in the English language category.
Award for Spirit Nights: Kire’s novel, Spirit Nights, published by Simon and Schuster India, won the award in the English language category. The novel is inspired by a story from the Chang Naga tribe of Nagaland.
Annual Sahitya Akademi Awards: The awards were announced in 21 languages on 18 December 2024.
Other Awardees from the North East:
- Sameer Tanti: Awarded for Pharingbore Bator Katha Jane in the Assamese language.
- Haobam Satyabati Devi: Awarded for Mainu Bora Nungshi Sheirol in the Manipuri language under the Poetry category.
- Aron Raja: Awarded for Swrni Thakhai in the Bodo language under the Novel category.
Award Ceremony: The awardees will receive a casket containing an engraved copper plaque, a shawl, and a cash prize of one lakh rupees. The ceremony will be held on 8th March 2025 in Delhi.
Q.: Who won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2024 for the English language category?
a) Arundhati Roy
b) Jhumpa Lahiri
c) Easterine Kire
d) Chetan Bhagat
Answer: c) Easterine Kire
