The Sahitya Academy is an organization committed to promoting Indian literature throughout the world and recognizes twenty four Indian languages. It gives 24 awards annually to literary works in the languages it has recognized and an equal number of awards for literary translations from and into the languages of India, both after a yearlong process of scrutiny, discussion and selection. Here, we are giving the list of Sahitya Akademy Award Winners which will helps the students to prepare themselves for the competitive examinations like UPSC, State Services, LIC, AAO, SSC, CGL, Railways, RRB, SBI Clerk, IBPS PO and other exams.
List of Sahitya Akademy Award Winners 2016
Name of Recipient | Works | Language |
| Jnan Pujari | Meghmalar Bhraman (Poetry) | Assamese |
| Nrisinghaprasad Bhaduri | Mahabharater Astadashi (Essays) | Bengali |
| Anju (Anjali Narzary) | Ang Maboroi Dong Dasong (Poetry) | Bodo |
| Chhatrapai | Cheta (Short Stories) | Dogri |
| Jerry Pinto | Em and the big Hoom (Novel) | English |
| Kamal Vora | Anekek (Poetry) | Gujarati |
| Nasira Sharma | Paarljat (Novel) | Hindi |
| Boluwaru Mohammad Kunhi | Swatantryada Ota (Novel) | Kannada |
| Aziz Hajini | Aane Khane (Criticism) | Kashmiri |
| Edwin J.F.D’souza | Kale Bhangar (Novel) | Konkani |
| ShyamDarihare | Barki Kaki at Hotmail Dot Corn (Short Stories) | Maithili |
| Prabha Varma | Shyamamadhavam (Poetry) | Malayalam |
| Moirangthem Rajen | Cheptharaba Eshingpun (Short Stories) | Manipuri |
| Asaram Lomate | Aalok (Short Stories) | Marathi |
| Gita Upadhyay | Janmabhumi Mero Swadesh (Novel) | Nepali |
| Paramita Satpathy | Prapti (Short Stories) | Odia |
| Swarajbir | Masia Di Raat (Play) | Punjabi |
| Bulaki Sharma | Murdjat Ar Dujee Kahaniyan (Short Stories) | Rajasthani |
| Sitanath Acharya | Kavyanirjhari (Poetry) | Sanskrit |
| Gobinda Chandra Majhi | Naiha (Poetry) | Santali |
| Nand Javeri | Akhar Katha (Poetry) | Sindhi |
| Vannadhasan | Oru Siru lsai (Short Stories) | Tamil |
| Papinen Sivasankar | Rajanigandha (Poetry) | Telugu |
| Nizam Siddiqui | Mabad-e-Jadidiat Se Naye Ahed Ki Takhliqiyat Tak (Criticism) | Urdu |
The Sahitya Akademy described as a national organisation to work actively for the development of Indian letters and to set high literary standards, to foster and co-ordinate literary activities in all the Indian languages and to promote through them all the cultural unity of the country. In the above list of Sahitya Akademy Award Winners gives very quick revision to the aspirants for upcoming competitive examination.