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List of Bengali Sahitya Akademi winners
Sahitya Akademi Award
is given by the
Sahitya Akademi
, India's national academy of letters to one writer every year in each of the languages recognized by it as well as for translations. This is the second highest literary award of India, after
Jnanpith Award
. The awards given to
Bengali writers
for works in Bengali and English as well as for translations from Bengali literature are given below.
Sahitya Akademi Award winners
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Following is the list of Akademi Award winners. No awards were conferred in 1960, 1968 and 1973.
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Jibanananda Das
was the first winner of this award.
Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar winners
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Sahitya Akademi Youth Award winners
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Bengali winners of Sahitya Akademi Award for English
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Translations from Bengali literature
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- 1989 ?
Nagindas Parekh
?
Na Hanyate
(novel, Gujarati tr. from
Maitreyi Devi
),
- ... ... K. Ravi Verma ?
Ganadevata
(novel, Malayalam tr. from
Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay
),
- ... ... T.Thoibi Devi ?
Drishtipat
(novel, Manipuri tr. from Yayavar),
- ... ... Basanta Kumari Devi ?
Ganadebata, Parts I and II (Panchagram)
(novel, Oriya tr. from
Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay
),
- ... ... B. Gopala Reddi ?
Ravindruni Natikalu
(plays, Telugu tr. from
Rabindranath Thakur
)
- 1990 ? Ramanik Meghanee ?
Gandevata
(novel, Gujarati tr. from
Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay
),
- ... ... Upendranath Jha 'Vyas' ?
Vipradas
(novel, Maithili tr. from
Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay
),
- ... ... A. Shyamsundar Singh ?
Krishnakantagee Uil
(novel, Manipuri tr. from
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
),
- ... ... Amar Bharati ?
Ikki Kahaniyan
(short stories, Punjabi tr. from
Rabindranath Thakur
),
- ... ... Laxmi Narayan Mohanty ?
Banachari
(novel, Oriya tr. from
Bibhuti Bhushan Bandyopadhyay
),
- ... ... Biharilal Chhabria -
Sat Kadam
(Two Parts) (novel, Sindhi tr. from
Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay
)
- 1991 ?
Ramanlal Soni
?
Kabuliwala
(short stories, Gujarati tr. from
Rabindranath Thakur
),
- ... ... Shanti Ranjan Bhattacharya ?
Gulshan-e-Sehat
(novel, Urdu tr. from
Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay
)
- 1993 ? Anila A. Dalal ?
Prachchhanna
(novel, Gujarati tr. from
Bimal Kar
),
- ... ... Olivinho Gomes ?
Anandmath
(novel, Konkani tr. from
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
),
- ... ... Leela Sarkar ?
Aranyathinte Adhikaaram
(novel, Malayalam tr. from
Mahashweta Devi
),
- ... ... L. Raghumani Sharma ?
Charitraheen
(novel, Manipuri tr. from
Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay
),
- ... ... Barendra Krushna Dhal ?
Samba
(novel, Oriya tr. from
Samaresh Basu
),
- ... ... Vilas Gite ?
Rabindranathanchya Sahavasat
(poetry, Marathi tr. from
Maitreyi Devi
),
- ... ... Maddipattla Suri ?
Samayam Kani Samayam
(novel, Telugu tr. from
Bimal Kar
)
- 1994 ? Basundhara Saikia ?
Datta
(novel, Assamese tr. from
Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay
),
- ... ... Karna Thami ?
Sukanta Ka Kavitaharu
(poetry, Nepali tr. from
Sukanta Bhattacharya
)
- 1995 ? Kulanath Gogoi ?
Aranyer Adhikar
(novel, Assamese tr. from
Mahashweta Devi
),
- ... ...
Surendra Jha 'Suman'
?
Rabindra Natakavali
Vol. I (plays, Maithili tr. from
Rabindranath Thakur
),
- ... ... P. Bhanumanthi ?
Meethi Charithram
(play, Tamil tr. from
Badal Sarkar
)
- 1996 ? Aruna Chakrabarti ?
Srikanta
(novel, English tr. from
Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay
),
- ... ... Chandrakant Mehta ?
Jeevan Swad
(novel, Gujarati tr. from
Ashapurna Devi
)
- 1997 ? Gayatri Chakrabarti Spivak ?
Imaginary Maps
(short stories, English tr. from
Mahashweta Devi
),
- ... ... Prasad Brahmbhatt ?
Amritasya Putri
(novel, Gujarati tr. from Kamal Das),
- ... ... Shiva Shamsher Rasaily ?
Biraj Dulahi
(novel, Nepali tr. from
Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay
),
- ... ... Jugal Kishor Dutta ?
Asami Hazir
(novel, Oriya tr. from
Bimal Mitra
)
- 1998 ? Kalpana Bardhan ?
Wives and Others
(short stories & a novel, English tr. from
Manik Bandyopadhyay
),
- ... ... Chandranath Mishra 'Amar' ?
Parashuramak Beechhal - Berayal Katha
(short stories, Maithili tr. from
Parashuram
),
- ... ... Bihari Lal Mishra ?
Sharatsaptakam
(short stories, Sanskrit tr. from
Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay
),
- ... ... Lakhmi Khilani ?
Asamaya
(novel, Sindhi tr. from
Bimal Kar
)
- 1999 ? Suknaya Jhaveri ?
Ekvis Bengali Vartao
(short stories, Gujarati tr. from different authors),
- ... ... Murari Madhusudan Thakur ?
Arogya Niketan
(novel, Maithili tr. from
Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay
)
- 2000 ? Hans Raj Pandotra ?
Gosain De Bagha Da Bhoot
(novel, Dogri tr. from
Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay
),
- ... ... Amresh Patnaik ?
Tista Tatora Brutanta
(novel, Oriya tr. from Debesh Ray),
- ... ... Dipak Ghosh ?
Sanskritaravindrasangitam
(songs, Sanskrit tr. from
Rabindranath Thakur
)
- 2001 ? Gopa Majumdar ?
Aparajito
(novel, English tr. from
Bibhuti Bhushan Bandyopadhyay
),
- ... ... Janaki Ballav Patnaik ?
Bankima Upanyasmala
(2 Volumes) (novels, Oriya tr. from
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
)
- 2003 ? (Lt.) Sujit Mukhopadhyay ?
Gora
(novel, English tr. from
Rabindranath Thakur
),
- ... ... Rajen Saikia ?
Putul Nachar Itikat
(novel, Assamese tr. from
Manik Bandyopadhyay
),
- ... ... M.P. Kumaran ?
Heerak Deepti
(novel, Malayalam tr. from
Sunil Gangopadhyay
),
- ... ... Ram Swaroop Kisan ?
Rati Kaner
(play, Rajasthani tr. from
Rabindranath Thakur
)
- 2004 ? Ramshankar Dwivedi ?
Jhansi Ki Rani
(novel, Hindi tr. from
Mahashweta Devi
),
- ... ... Madhav Borcar ?
Ekshe Ek Kavita
(poetry, Konkani tr. from
Rabindranath Thakur
),
- ... ... Nongthombam Kunjamohan Singh ?
Gora
(novel, Manipuri tr. from
Rabindranath Thakur
),
- ... ... Mrinalini Prabhakar Gadkari ?
Devdas
(novel, Marathi tr. from
Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay
)
- 2005 ? Uma Randeria ?
Nava Yugnu Parodh
(novel, Gujarati tr. from
Sunil Gangopadhyay
)
- 2006 ? Rajnand Jha
[45]
?
Kaalbela
(novel, Maithili tr. from
Samaresh Majumdar
)
- ... ...
Puviarasu
[46]
[47]
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Puratchikaaran
(poetry, Tamil tr. from
Kazi Nazrul Islam
)
- 2007 ? Bachchan Singh
[48]
?
Mahabharat ki Katha
(treatise, Hindi tr. from
Buddhadeb Basu
)
- 2009 ? Jatindra Kumar Bargohain
[49]
?
Lokayata Darshan
(philosophy, Assamese tr. from
Devi Prasad Chattopadhyay
)
- ... ... .
Kasturi Desai
[50]
?
Adhikar Aranyacho
(novel, Konkani tr. from
Mahashweta Devi
)
- ... ... .
Bhuvana Natarajan
[51]
?
Mudhal Sabadam
(novel, Tamil tr. from
Ashapoorna Devi
)
- 2010 ? Tarapati Upadhyay
[52]
?
Anand Math
(novel, Nepali tr. from
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
)
- 2012
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? Swarna Prabha Chainary ?
Nwizise Sungdo Solo
(short stories, Bodo tr. from
Rabindranath Thakur
)
- ... ... .
Anand
?
Kavi Bandya Ghatigayiyute Jeevithavum Maranavum
(novel, Malayalam tr. from
Mahashweta Devi
)
- ... ... .Elangbam Sonamani Singh ?
Dharma Tattwa
(Prose, Manipuri tr. from
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
)
- ... ... .Purn Sharma 'Puran' ?
Gora
(novel, Rajasthani tr. from
Rabindranath Thakur
)
- ... ... .Rabindranath Murmu ?
Ita Chetan Re Ita
(novel, Santali tr. from
Mahashweta Devi
)
- Note
?
From English
? In 1992, Hijam Guno Singh got this prize for Manipuri translation of
History of Bengali Literature
by
Sukumar Sen
.
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In 1991, Radhika Mohan Bhagowati got this prize for Assamese translation of
The Story of Our Newspapers
by
Chanchal Sarkar
.
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In 2012, Sharda Sathe got it for Marathi translation of
A Traveller and the Road
by
Mohit Sen
.
Translations into Bengali
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- 1989 ?
Nileena Abraham
?
Patummar Chhagal O Balyasakhi
(short stories, tr. from Malayalam)
- 1990 ? Maitri Shukla ?
Unish Bigha Dui Katha
(novel, tr. from Oriya)
- 1991 ?
Subramanian Krishnamoorthy
?
Raktabanya
(novel, tr. from Tamil)
- 1992 ? Maya Gupta ?
Kak O Kala Pani
(short stories, tr. from Hindi)
- 1993 ? Manabendra Bandyopadhyay ?
Vaikom Muhammad Bashirer Shreshtha Galpo
(short stories, tr. from Malayalam)
- 1994 ? Vina Alase ?
Gulamgiri
(dialogues, tr. from Marathi)
- 1995 ? Kanailal Datta ?
Vinoba Bhave Rachanabali
(autobiographical writing, tr. from Hindi)
- 1996 ? Ranendranath Bandyopadhyay ?
Sarpa O Rajju
(novel, tr. from English)
- 1997 ? Rameshwar shaw ?
Bhabishyater Kabita
(essays, tr. from English)
- 1998 ? Jaya Mitra ?
Jipsy Nadir Dhara
(autobiographical writing, tr. from Punjabi)
- 1999 ?
Shankha Ghosh
?
Raktakalyan
(
Taledanda
Play, tr. from Kannada)
- 2000 ?
Afsar Ahmed
& Kalim Hazique ?
Sare Tin Hat Bhume
(novel, tr. from Urdu)
- 2001 ? Nani Sur ?
Krishna Chanderer Nirbachito Galpo
(short stories, tr. from Urdu)
- 2002 ? Usha Ranjan Bhattacharya ?
Mriityunjay
(novel, tr. from Assamese)
- 2003 ?
Malay Ray Chaudhuri
?
Suryer Saptam Ashwa
(novel, tr. from Hindi) (refused)
- 2004 ? Sujit Chaudhuri ?
Asamiya Galpo Sankalan
(short stories, tr. from Assamese)
- 2005 ? Ranjan Bandyopadhyay ?
Kabir Bijak O Anyanya Kabita
(poetry, tr. from Hindi)
- 2006 ?
Jyoti Bhushan Chaki
[47]
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Kaifi Azmir
Kabita
(poetry, tr. from Urdu)
- 2007 ?
Subimal Basak
[48]
?
Aamar Tomar Taar Katha
(novel, tr. from Hindi)
- 2008 ? Bharati Nandi
[58]
[59]
?
Chitrita Andhakar
(novel, tr. from Oriya)
- 2009 ?
Ujjal Singha
?
Mitro Marjani
(novel of Krishna Sovti, tr. from Hindi)
[50]
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- 2010 ? Shyamal Bhattacharya
[61]
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Kumari Harinir Chokh
(short stories, tr. from Punjabi)
- 2011 ? Jagat Debnath
[62]
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Raghaber Din Rat
(novel, tr. from Marathi)
- 2012 ? Oinam Nilkantha Singh
[53]
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Bristi Ar Holo Na
(short story, tr. from Manipuri)
- 2013 ? Soma Bandyopadhyay
[63]
?
Gathanbad, Uttar-Gathanbad Ebang Prachya Kavyatattva
(literary criticism, tr. from Urdu)
- 2014 ? Binay Kumar Mahata
[63]
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Ei Prithibi Paglagarad
(novel, tr. from Maithili)
- 2015 ? Mau Das Gupta
[63]
?
Anamdaser Puthi
(novel, tr. from Hindi)
- 2016 - Gita Chaudhuri
[63]
?
Satyer Anwesan
(Gandhi's autobiography, tr. from Gujarati)
- 2017 - (Late) Utpal Kumar Basu
[63]
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Kebal Atmai Jane Kibhabe Gan Gaite Hay: Nirbachita Kabita
(poetry, tr. from English)
- 2018 -
Mabinul Haq
-
Lep O Anyanyo Galpo
(short stories, tr from
Urdu
)
(
Note
: when this article was created in 2007, the list of awardees in various categories was taken from the official site of the Sahitya Akademi. The site has since been revamped and currently does not show any list of awardees; instead it shows a search option for awardees with specified search parameters. For the old version of the site, click
here
. It gives details about the main awards up to 2007 and translation prizes up to 2005.)
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