Sahitya Akademi Awards: Facts at a Glance

Hemant Pratap Singh

01-MAR-2016 10:00

The Sahitya Akademi was formally inaugurated by the Government of India on 12 March 1954. The Government of India Resolution, which set forth the constitution of the Akademi, described it 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 (23). The Akademi functions as an autonomous organisation. It was registered as a society on 7 January 1956, under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.

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Facts about Sahitya Akademi Award

1. It was constitutes in March, 1954.
2. It is given in 24 Indian languages.
3. Sahitya Akademi Awards comprise a plaque and a cash prize of Rs. 1,00,000(from 2009)
4. The plaque awarded by the Sahitya Akademi was designed by the Indian film-maker Satyajit Ray.
5. During the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965, the plaque was substituted with national savings bonds.
6. Makhanlal Chaturvedi was the first hindi writer who won it in 1955 for his work "Him Tarangini" (Poetry).
7. Its Head office is in New Delhi.
8. Sahitya Akademi Award is the second-highest literary honor next to a Sahitya Akademi Fellowship.
9. Sahitya Akademi gives some other awards like: Bhasha Samman Puraskar, Prize for Translation and Bal Sahitya Puraskar.
10. Ram Darash Mishra is the winner of 2015 for his hindi work “Aag ki hansi”(poetry).
11. Nasira Sharma got this award for her hindi novel Paarijat for 2016.

Indian Recipients of Ramon Magsaysay Award

Sahitya Akademi Award winners and their works in Hindi language

Year	Author	Work
1955	Makhanlal Chaturvedi	Him Tarangini (Poetry)
1956	Vasudeva Saran Agrawal	Padmavat Sanjivani Vyakhya (Commentary)
1957	Acharya Narendra Dev	Bauddha Dharma Darshan (Philosophy)
1958	Rahul Sankrityayan	Madhya Asia Ka Itihas (History)
1959	Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar'	Sanskriti Ke Char Adhyaya (A Survey of Indian culture)
1960	Sumitranandan Pant	Kala aur Burha Chand (Poetry)
1961	Bhagwati Charan Verma	Bhoole Bisre Chitra (Novel)
1962	No Award
1963	Amrit Rai	Premchand: Kalam Ka Sipahi (Biography)
1964	S.H. Vatsyayan 'Agyeya'	Aangan Ke Par Dvar (Poetry)
1965	Nagendra	Rasa Siddhanta (Treatise on poetics)
1966	Jainendra Kumar	Muktibodh (Novelette)
1967	Amritlal Nagar	Amrit Aur Vish (Novel)
1968	Harivansh Rai Bachchan	Do Chattanen (Poetry)
1969	Shrilal Shukla	Raag Darbari (Novel)
1970	Ram Vilas Sharma	Nirala Ki Sahitya Sadhana (Biography)
1971	Namwar Singh	Kavita Ke Naye Pratiman (Literary criticism)
1972	Bhawani Prasad Mishra	Buni Huyi Rassi (Poetry)
1973	Hazari Prasad Dwivedi	Alok Parva (Essays)
1974	Shivmangal Singh 'Suman'	Mitti Ki Baraat (Poetry)
1975	Bhisham Sahni	Tamas (Novel)
1976	Yashpal	Meri Teri Uski Baat (Novel)
1977	Shamsher Bahadur Singh	Chuka Bhi Hun Nahin Main (Poetry)
1978	Bharat Bhushan Agarwal	Utna Vah Suraj Hai (Poetry)
1979	Sudama Pandey	Kal Sunana Mujhe (Poetry)
1980	Krishna Sobti	Zindaginama - Zinda Rukh (Novel)
1981	Trilochan	Tap Ke Taye Hue Din (Novel)
1982	Harishankar Parsai	Viklang Shraddha Ka Daur (Satire)
1983	Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena	Khutiyon Par Tange Log (Poetry)
1984	Raghuvir Sahay	Log Bhool Gaye Hain (Poetry)
1985	Nirmal Verma	Kavve Aur Kala Pani (Short stories)
1986	Kedarnath Agarwal	Apurva (Poetry)
1987	Shrikant Verma	Magadh (Poems)
1988	Naresh Mehta	Aranya (Poems)
1989	Kedarnath Singh	Akaal Mein Saras (Poetry)
1990	Shiv Prasad Singh	Neela Chand (Novel)
1991	Girija Kumar Mathur	Main Vaqt Ke Hun Samne (Poetry)
1992	Giriraj Kishore	Dhai Ghar (Novel)
1993	Vishnu Prabhakar	Ardhanarishwar (Novel)
1994	Ashok Vajpeyi	Kahin Nahin Wahin (Poetry)
1995	Kunwar Narayan	Koi Doosra Nahin (Poetry)
1996	Surendra Verma	Mujhe Chand Chahiye (Novel)
1997	Leeladhar Jagoori	Anubhav Ke Aakash Mein Chand (Poetry)
1998	Arun Kamal	Naye Ilake Mein (Poetry)
1999	Vinod Kumar Shukla	Deewar Main Ek Khirkee Rahathi Thi (Novel)
2000	Manglesh Dabral	Hum Jo Dekhte Hain (Poetry)
2001	Alka Saraogi	Via Bypass (Novel)
2002	Rajesh Joshi	Do Panktiyon Ke Beech (Poems)
2003	Kamleshwar	Kitne Pakistan (Novel)
2004	Viren Dangwal	Dushchakra Mein Srista (Poetry)
2005	Manohar Shyam Joshi	Kyap (Novel)
2006	Gyanendrapati	Sanshyatma (Poetry)
2007	Amar Kant	Inhin Hathiyaron Se (Novel)
2008	Govind Mishra	Kohre Mein Kaid Rang (Novel)
2009	Kailash Vajpeyi	Hawa mein Hastakshar (Poetry)
2010	Uday Prakash	Mohan Das (Short stories)
2011	Kashinath Singh	Rehan Par Ragghu (Novel)
2012	Chandrakant Devtale	Patthar fenk Raha Hoon (Poetry)
2013	Mridula Garg	Miljul Man (Novel)
2014	Ramesh Chandra Shah	Vinayak (Novel)
2015	Ramdarash Mishra	Aag Ki Hansi (Poetry)
2016	Nasira Sharma	Paarijat (Novel)

The Sahitya Akademi has announced the names of 24 poets and authors for the prestigious 2016 Sahitya Akademi Award.The Akademi has recognised premier works in 24 Indian languages that includes 8 books of poetry, 7 books of short stories, 5 books of novels, 2 books of criticism and 1 book each of essays and play. The list of Sahitya Akademi Awards, 2016 is given below:

List Sahitya Akademi Award winners (2016)

Language	Title and Genre	Name of the Author
Assamese	Meghmalar Bhraman (Poetry)	Jnan Pujari
Bengali	Mahabharater Astadashi (Essays)	Nrisinghaprasad Bhaduri
Bodo	Ang Maboroi Dong Dasong (Poetry)	Anju (Anjali Narzary)
Dogri	Cheta (Short Stories)	Chhatrapal
English	Em and the big Hoom (Novel)	Jerry Pinto
Gujarati	Anekek (Poetry)	Kamal Vora
Hindi	Paarijat (Novel)	Nasira Sharma
Kannada	Swatantryada Ota (Novel)	Boluwara Mohammad Kunhi
Kashmiri	Aane Khane (Criticism)	Aziz Hajini
Konkani	Kale Bhangar (Novel)	Edwin J.F.D'souza
Maithili	Barki Kaki at Hotmail Dot Com (Short Stories)	Shyam Darihare
Malayalam	Shyamamadhavam (Poetry)	Prabha Varma
Manipuri	Cheptharaba Eshingpun (Short Stories)	Moirangthem Rajen
Marathi	Aalok (Short Stories)	Assaram Lomate
Nepali	Janmabhumi Mero Swadesh (Novel)	Gita Upadhyay
Odia	Prapti (Short Stories)	Paramita Satpathy
Punjabi	Masi Di Raat (Play)	Swarajbir
Rajasthani	Murdjat Ar Dujee Kahaniyan (Short Stories)	Bulaki Sharma
Sanskrit	Kavyanirjhari (Poetry)	Sitanath Acharya
Santali	Nalha (Poetry)	Gobinda Chandra Majhi
Sindhi	Akha Katha (Poetry)	Nand Javeri
Tamil	Oru Siru Isai (Short Stories)	Vannadhasan
Telugu	Rajanigandha (Poetry)	Papineni Sivasankar
Urdu	Mabad-e-Jadidiat Se Naye Ahed Ki Takhliqiyat Tak (Criticism)	Nizam Siddiqui

Sahitya Akademi Award is given annually to the writers of outstanding works in one of the twenty-four major Indian languages (22 Scheduled Languages, English and Rajasthani). The award is consists of a casket containing an engraved copper-plaque, a shawl and a cheque of 1 Lakh rupees. In the above article of 'Sahitya Akademi Awards: Facts at a Glance' gives a brief outline about Sahitya Akademi and the list of Sahitya Akademi Award winners (2016) which will enhance the general knowledge of aspirants and readers.