Writer Batakrushna Ojha and poet Jnanee Debaish Mishra would get Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar and Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar for 2016, respectively.
Their names figured in the list of 21 writers who would get the two prestigious awards. The Executive Board of the Sahitya Akademi which met at Imphal on Thursday announced the names.
The Award comprises a casket containing an engraved copper-plaque and a cheque of Rs 50,000. They would receive the awards on November 14, 2016.