India
In India there are two literary (National)awards besides other poetry awards :
- Sahitya Akademi Award given by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters
- Jnanpith Award
- Ananda Purashkar
- Kalidas Samman
- Pampa Award
- Rabindra Puraskar
Read more about this topic: List Of Poetry Awards
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