New Delhi, Dec 22 (PTI) The prestigious 'Sahitya Akademi Award' for 2022 will be conferred on authors Badri Narayan and Anuradha Roy, officials said on Thursday.

Narayan would be conferred the award for his collection of poems in Hindi titled 'Tumadi Ke Shabd', Sahitya Academy secretary K Srinivasarao said.

Also Read | Karnataka Assembly Elections To Be Advanced? CM Basavaraj Bommai Dismisses Congress Speculation of Early Polls.

Roy will be awarded the award for her novel 'All the Lives We Never Lived' in English and Anis Ashfaq for his novel 'Khwab Sarab' in Urdu.

The awards announced for 23 languages include seven poetry collections, six novels, two story collections, two literary criticisms, three plays and one autobiography.

Also Read | MP Shocker: Woman Confined to House, Gang-Raped By Five For Six Days in Chhatarpur; Accused Arrested.

He said that the award in Bengali language would be announced after a few days due to technical reasons.

It also announced the 'Sahitya Akademi Translation' awards for 2022.

The awardees are given Rs 1 lakh in cash, a engraved copper plaque and a shawl. PTI

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)