Guwahati, June 19 -- The Sahitya Akademi on Wednesday revealed the recipients of the 2025 Yuva Puraskar and Bal Sahitya Puraskar, recognizing emerging and children's literature talents across the country.

Among the winners, four writers from Assam and two from Manipur earned accolades for their literary contributions in Assamese, Bodo, and Manipuri languages.

In the Bal Sahitya Puraskar category, the Akademi honored Surendra Mohan Das for his Assamese poetry collection Mainaahatar Padya, and Binay Kumar Brahma for his Bodo short story collection Khanthi Bwswn Arw Akhu Danai.

The Yuva Puraskar went to Suprakash Bhuyan for his Assamese short stories compiled in Kuchiyanama, and Amar Khungur Boro, who received the award for his Bodo poetr...