Awards for Indian Children's Literature
Test your knowledge about the prestigious awards given to Indian children's literature.
Questions
Which award is given to the best children's book written in an Indian language?
- Sahitya Akademi Award
- Bal Sahitya Puraskar
- National Book Trust Award
- Children's Book Trust Award
Who was the first recipient of the Bal Sahitya Puraskar?
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Munshi Premchand
- Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
- Firaq Gorakhpuri
Which award is given to the best children's book written in English?
- Sahitya Akademi Award
- Bal Sahitya Puraskar
- National Book Trust Award
- Children's Book Trust Award
Who was the first recipient of the Children's Book Trust Award?
- Ruskin Bond
- Anita Desai
- Sudha Murty
- R.K. Narayan
Which award is given to the best children's book written in Hindi?
- Sahitya Akademi Award
- Bal Sahitya Puraskar
- National Book Trust Award
- Bharatiya Jnanpith Award
Who was the first recipient of the Bal Sahitya Puraskar for Hindi?
- Munshi Premchand
- Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
- Firaq Gorakhpuri
- Mahadevi Verma
Which award is given to the best children's book written in Marathi?
- Sahitya Akademi Award
- Bal Sahitya Puraskar
- National Book Trust Award
- Maharashtra State Literary Award
Who was the first recipient of the Bal Sahitya Puraskar for Marathi?
- P.L. Deshpande
- V.P. Kale
- S.N. Pendse
- B.R. Bhagwat
Which award is given to the best children's book written in Kannada?
- Sahitya Akademi Award
- Bal Sahitya Puraskar
- National Book Trust Award
- Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award
Who was the first recipient of the Bal Sahitya Puraskar for Kannada?
- Kuvempu
- D.R. Bendre
- Masti Venkatesha Iyengar
- Shivarama Karanth
Which award is given to the best children's book written in Tamil?
- Sahitya Akademi Award
- Bal Sahitya Puraskar
- National Book Trust Award
- Tamil Nadu State Literary Award
Who was the first recipient of the Bal Sahitya Puraskar for Tamil?
- Kalki Krishnamurthy
- Pudumaippittan
- Akilan
- Thi. Janakiraman
Which award is given to the best children's book written in Telugu?
- Sahitya Akademi Award
- Bal Sahitya Puraskar
- National Book Trust Award
- Andhra Pradesh State Literary Award
Who was the first recipient of the Bal Sahitya Puraskar for Telugu?
- Viswanatha Satyanarayana
- Sri Sri
- Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
- Devulapalli Krishna Sastry
Which award is given to the best children's book written in Malayalam?
- Sahitya Akademi Award
- Bal Sahitya Puraskar
- National Book Trust Award
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
Who was the first recipient of the Bal Sahitya Puraskar for Malayalam?
- Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
- Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
- O.V. Vijayan
- M.T. Vasudevan Nair