Awards for Indian Novels

The Man Booker Prize is a prestigious literary award given annually to the best novel written in English by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland.

The Sahitya Akademi Award is a prestigious literary award given annually by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, to the best novel written in Hindi by an Indian author.

The Jnanpith Award is a prestigious literary award given annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a trust founded by the Sahu Jain family, to the best novel written in any Indian language by an Indian author.

The Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar is a prestigious literary award given annually by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, to the best novel written in any Indian language by an Indian author who is below the age of 40.

The Sahitya Akademi Stree Puraskar is a prestigious literary award given annually by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, to the best novel written in any Indian language by an Indian author who is a woman.

The Sahitya Akademi Dalit Puraskar is a prestigious literary award given annually by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, to the best novel written in any Indian language by an Indian author who is a Dalit.

The Sahitya Akademi Adivasi Puraskar is a prestigious literary award given annually by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, to the best novel written in any Indian language by an Indian author who is a tribal.

The Sahitya Akademi Divyangjan Puraskar is a prestigious literary award given annually by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, to the best novel written in any Indian language by an Indian author who is a person with disability.

The Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar is a prestigious literary award given annually by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, to the best novel written in any Indian language by an Indian author who is a child.

The Sahitya Akademi Pravasi Bharatiya Puraskar is a prestigious literary award given annually by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, to the best novel written in any Indian language by an Indian author who is a non-resident Indian.

The Sahitya Akademi Pravasi Bharatiya Puraskar is a prestigious literary award given annually by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, to the best novel written in any Indian language by an Indian author who is a person of Indian origin.

The Sahitya Akademi Pravasi Bharatiya Puraskar is a prestigious literary award given annually by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, to the best novel written in any Indian language by an Indian author who is a citizen of a foreign country.

The Sahitya Akademi Pravasi Bharatiya Puraskar is a prestigious literary award given annually by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, to the best novel written in any Indian language by an Indian author who is a member of the Indian diaspora.

The Sahitya Akademi Pravasi Bharatiya Puraskar is a prestigious literary award given annually by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, to the best novel written in any Indian language by an Indian author who is a writer in exile.

The Sahitya Akademi Pravasi Bharatiya Puraskar is a prestigious literary award given annually by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, to the best novel written in any Indian language by an Indian author who is a political prisoner.