The 2023 Sahitya Akademi Awards were announced in a ceremony celebrating the 70th anniversary of the National Academy of Letters. English author Neelum Saran Gaur and Hindi novelist Sanjeev were among the twenty-four writers who received the prestigious award for their literary works. The awards were given for poetry, novels, short stories, essays, and literary studies from various languages such as Urdu, Punjabi, Manipuri, and Sindhi. In her speech, Jnanpith winner Pratibha Ray emphasized the importance of language in preserving culture.