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{{Short description|Children's literature awards in 2020}}
{{Contains special characters|Indic}}
{{Infobox award
| name = Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2020
| image = साहित्य अकादमी.svg
| alt =
| caption =
| subheader =
| awarded_for = Literary awards for [[children's literature]] in [[Languages of India|Indian languages]]
| sponsor = [[Sahitya Akademi]], [[Government of India]]
| reward = {{INR}} 50,000
| former name =
| previous = [[Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2019]]
| next = [[Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2021]]
| website = {{URL|https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/awards/bal%20sahitya%20samman_suchi.jsp|Official website}}
}}
The '''Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2020''' ({{Translation|Children's literature award}}), also known as '''Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2020''', is a 2020 literary honour in India, which the [[Sahitya Akademi]], India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers for their contribution in the field of [[Children's literature]] in any of the 22 [[languages of the 8th Schedule to the Indian constitution]] as well as in [[English language|English]] and [[Rajasthani language]]. It comprises a cash prize of [[Indian rupee|Rs]]. 50,000 and an engraved copper plaque.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sahitya Akademi announces winners of Bal Sahitya Puraskar, Yuva Puraskar 2021 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/sahitya-akademi-announces-winners-of-bal-sahitya-puraskar-yuva-puraskar-2021-1894439-2021-12-31 |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=India Today |language=en |archive-date=2023-11-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120023539/https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/sahitya-akademi-announces-winners-of-bal-sahitya-puraskar-yuva-puraskar-2021-1894439-2021-12-31 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-31 |title=Sahitya Akademi announces winners of Yuva Puraskar, Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2021 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/sahitya-akademi-announces-winners-of-yuva-puraskar-bal-sahitya-puraskar-2021-megha-majumdar-7699167/ |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=2023-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531192034/https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/sahitya-akademi-announces-winners-of-yuva-puraskar-bal-sahitya-puraskar-2021-megha-majumdar-7699167/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-12-30 |title=Sahitya Akademi Awards, Yuva Puraskar and Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2021 announced |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/sahitya-akademi-awards-yuva-puraskar-and-bal-sahitya-puraskar-2021-announced/articleshow/88596074.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-11-20 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=2023-11-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120023536/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/sahitya-akademi-awards-yuva-puraskar-and-bal-sahitya-puraskar-2021-announced/articleshow/88596074.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Recipients by language ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Languages
! Authors
! Works
! Genres
! class="unsortable" | References
|-
| Assamese || Madhurima Gharphalia|| ''Phosong''|| Short Stories || <ref name="Deccan Herald5">{{cite web |date=2021-03-12 |title=Sahitya Akademi announces Bal Sahitya Puraskar, Yuva Puraskar 2020 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/sahitya-akademi-announces-bal-sahitya-puraskar-yuva-puraskar-2020-961327.html |access-date=1 December 2022 |website=www.deccanherald.com |archive-date=2022-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201105751/https://www.deccanherald.com/national/sahitya-akademi-announces-bal-sahitya-puraskar-yuva-puraskar-2020-961327.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| Bengali || Pracheta Gupta || ''Gopon Bakso Khulte Nei'' || Short Stories ||
|-
| Bodo || Ajit Boro || ''Gothosa Bisombi''|| Essays ||
|-
| Dogri || Ganga Sharma || ''Manne Da Buaal''|| Poetry || <ref name="Deccan Herald7">{{cite web |date=2021-03-12 |title=Sahitya Akademi announces Bal Sahitya Puraskar, Yuva Puraskar 2020 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/sahitya-akademi-announces-bal-sahitya-puraskar-yuva-puraskar-2020-961327.html |access-date=1 December 2022 |website=www.deccanherald.com |archive-date=2022-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201105751/https://www.deccanherald.com/national/sahitya-akademi-announces-bal-sahitya-puraskar-yuva-puraskar-2020-961327.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| English || Venita Coelho || ''Dead As A Dodo''|| Fiction ||
|-
| Gujarati || Natwar Patel || ''Bhurini Ajayab Safar''|| Short Stories ||
|-
| Hindi || Balswaroop Rahi || ''Sampurna Bal Kavitayen''|| Poetry ||
|-
| Kannada || H. S. Byakod || ''Nanoo Ambedkar''|| Novel ||
|-
| Kashmiri || Syed Akhtar Hussain Mansoor || ''Paghich Aash''|| Poetry ||
|-
| Konkani || V. Krishna Vadhyar || ''Balu''|| Novelette ||
|-
| Maithili || Siya Ram Jha 'Saras' || ''Sonahula Ijotwala Khidki''|| Poetry ||
|-
| Malayalam || [[Gracy (writer)|Gracy]] || ''Vazhthappetta Poocha''|| Stories || <ref>{{cite web |title=Gracy bags Bal Sahitya Puraskar; Abin Joseph wins Yuva Puraskar. |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/features/books/gracy-bags-bal-sahitya-puraskar-abin-joseph-wins-yuva-puraskar-1.5836738 |access-date=13 December 2022 |website=www.english.mathrubhumi.com |archive-date=13 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213170459/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/features/books/gracy-bags-bal-sahitya-puraskar-abin-joseph-wins-yuva-puraskar-1.5836738 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=16 July 2021 |title=അബിന്‍ ജോസഫിന് കേന്ദ്ര സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി യുവ പുരസ്‌കാരം |work=Kairali News {{!}} Kairali News Live l Latest Malayalam News |url=https://www.kairalinewsonline.com/2021/07/16/424545.html |access-date=13 December 2023 |archive-date=19 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719052550/https://www.kairalinewsonline.com/2021/07/16/424545.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| Meitei (Manipuri) || Naorem Bidyasagar || ''Uchan Meira''|| Poetry || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Bal Sahitya Puraskar |url=https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2021/11/16/IMPHAL-Nov-15-The-Sahitya-Akademi-has-on-Sunday-conferred-Bal-Sahitya-Puraskar-2020-to-Dr-Naore.html |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=www.thesangaiexpress.com |language=en |archive-date=2023-11-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121083701/https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2021/11/16/IMPHAL-Nov-15-The-Sahitya-Akademi-has-on-Sunday-conferred-Bal-Sahitya-Puraskar-2020-to-Dr-Naore.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2020 |url=https://indiaculture.gov.in/sites/default/files/events/3.1_Bal_Sahitya_Puraskar_(English).pdf |website=Ministry of Culture, Government of India |access-date=2023-12-13 |archive-date=2023-11-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120024021/https://indiaculture.gov.in/sites/default/files/events/3.1_Bal_Sahitya_Puraskar_(English).pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |title=Sahitya Akademi announces Bal Sahitya Puraskar, Yuva Puraskar 2020 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/sahitya-akademi-announces-bal-sahitya-puraskar-yuva-puraskar-2020-961327.html |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en |archive-date=2023-11-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120023816/https://www.deccanherald.com/india/sahitya-akademi-announces-bal-sahitya-puraskar-yuva-puraskar-2020-961327.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=migrator |date=2021-03-12 |title=Sahitya Akademi announces Bal Sahitya Puraskar, Yuva Puraskar 2020 |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/national-2/sahitya-akademi-announces-bal-sahitya-puraskar-yuva-puraskar-2020/ |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=Greater Kashmir |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-11-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120023851/https://www.greaterkashmir.com/national-2/sahitya-akademi-announces-bal-sahitya-puraskar-yuva-puraskar-2020/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| Marathi || Aba Mahajan || ''Abachi Gosht''|| Short Stories ||
|-
| Nepali || Dhruba Chouhan || ''Akshar Ujyalo'' || ||
|-
| Odia || Ramachandra Nayak || ''Bana Deula Re Suna Neula'' || Stories ||
|-
| Punjabi || [[Karnail Singh Somal]] || ''Phullan Da Shehar'' || Travelogue ||
|-
| Rajasthani || Mangat Badal || ''Kudrat Ro Nyav'' || Poetry ||
|-
| Sanskrit || Aravind Kumar Tiwari || ''Balagunjanam'' || Poetry ||
|-
| Santhali || Joyram Tudu || ''Bhanj Kul Bhurkah Ipil Sunaram Soren'' || Biography ||
|-
| Sindhi || Sahib Bijani || ''Mundee Kera Paaye?'' || Drama ||
|-
| Tamil || Yes. Balabharathi || ''Marappachi Sonna Rahasiyam'' || Novel ||
|-
| Telugu || Kanneganti Anasuya || ''Snehitilu'' || Short Stories ||
|-
| Urdu || Hafiz Karnataki || ''Fakhr-E-Watan'' || Biography ||
|}

== See also ==
* [[Sahitya Akademi Award]]
* [[Yuva Puraskar]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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