Sahitya Akademi Award to Hindi Writers
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Sahitya Akademi Award
is given each year, since 1955, by Sahitya Akademi
(India's National Academy of Letters), to writers and their works, for their outstanding contribution to the upliftment of Indian literature
and Hindi literature
in particular .
Sahitya Akademi Award
Sahitya Akademi Award
Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honor in India which Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of outstanding works in one of the following twenty-four major Indian languagesAssamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri,...
is given each year, since 1955, by Sahitya Akademi
Sahitya Akademi
The Sahitya Akademi ', India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India...
(India's National Academy of Letters), to writers and their works, for their outstanding contribution to the upliftment of Indian literature
Indian literature
Indian literature refers to the literature produced on the Indian subcontinent until 1947 and in the Republic of India thereafter. The Republic of India has 22 officially recognized languages....
and Hindi literature
Hindi literature
Hindi literature , is broadly divided into four prominent forms or styles, being Bhakti ; Shringar ; Veer-Gatha ; and Adhunik...
in particular .
Sahitya Akademi AwardSahitya Akademi AwardSahitya Akademi Award is a literary honor in India which Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of outstanding works in one of the following twenty-four major Indian languagesAssamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri,...
winners and their works in Hindi language
| Year | Author | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Makhanlal Chaturvedi Makhanlal Chaturvedi Pandit Makhanlal Chaturvedi , also called Panditji, was an Indian poet, writer, essayist, playwright and a journalist who is particularly remembered for his participation in India's national struggle for independence and his contribution to Chhayavaad , the Neo-romanticism movement of Hindi... |
Him Tarangini (Poetry) |
| 1956 | Vasudeva Saran Agrawal | Padmavat Sanjivani Vyakhya (Commentary) |
| 1957 | Acharya Narendra Dev | Bauddha Dharma Darshan (Philosophy) |
| 1958 | Rahul Sankrityayan Rahul Sankrityayan Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan , who is called the Father of Hindi Travel literature, was one of the most widely-traveled scholars of India, spending forty-five years of his life on travels away from his home. He became a buddhist monk and eventually took up Marxist Socialism... |
Madhya Asia Ka Itihas (History) |
| 1959 | Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar was an Indian Hindi poet, essayist and academic, who is considered as one of the most important modern Hindi poets. He remerged as a poet of rebellion as a consequence of his nationalist poetry written in the days before Indian independence... |
Sanskriti Ke Char Adhyaya (A Survey of Indian culture) |
| 1960 | Sumitranandan Pant Sumitranandan Pant Sumitranandan Pant was one of the most famous modern Hindi poets. He is considered one of the major poets of the Chhayavaadi school of Hindi literature. Pant mostly wrote in Sanskritized Hindi. Pant authored twenty eight published works including poetry, verse plays and essays.Pant was born at... |
Kala aur Burha Chand (Poetry) |
| 1961 | Bhagwati Charan Verma Bhagwati Charan Verma Bhagwati Charan Verma , was one of the leading writers in Hindi. He wrote many novels, but his magnum opus was 'Chitralekha' , which was made into two successful Hindi films, 1941 and 1964.... |
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 Jainendra Kumar Jainendra Kumar born Anandi Lal , was an influential Hindi writer of 20th century. He explored the human psyche in novels such as Sunita and Tyagapatra.... |
Muktibodh (Novelette) |
| 1967 | Amritlal Nagar Amritlal Nagar Amritlal Nagar born 17 August 1916 in Agra Uttar Pradesh, has been one of the prominent Hindi writers of modern times.He started off as an author and journalist, but moved on to be an active writer in Indian Film Industry for next 7 years. He worked as a drama producer in All India Radio at... |
Amrit Aur Vish (Novel) |
| 1968 | Harivansh Rai Bachchan | Do Chattanen (Poetry) |
| 1969 | Shrilal Shukla | Rag Darbari (Novel) |
| 1970 | Ram Vilas Sharma Ram Vilas Sharma Ram Vilas Sharma was an eminent progressive literary critic, linguist, poet and thinker. He was born in Unchgaon Sani, Unnao District, Uttar Pradesh.... |
Nirala Ki Sahitya Sadhana (Biography) |
| 1971 | Namwar Singh | Kavita Ke Naye Pratiman (Literary criticism) |
| 1972 | Bhawani Prasad Mishra Bhawani Prasad Mishra Bhawani Prasad Mishra was a Hindi poet and author. Known for writing in a very distinct "everyday-language" style, he had strong faith in Gandhian thoughts and was known for fearlessly expressing his views.... |
Buni Huyi Rassi (Poetry) |
| 1973 | Hazari Prasad Dwivedi Hazari Prasad Dwivedi Acharya' Hazari Prasad Dwivedi was a Hindi novelist, literary historian, essayist, critic and scholar... |
Alok Parva (Essays) |
| 1974 | Shivmangal Singh 'Suman' Shivmangal Singh Suman Shivmangal Singh 'Suman was a noted Hindi Poet and Academician.Upon his death, the then Prime Minister of India, said, "Dr Shiv Mangal Singh ‘Suman’ was not only a powerful signature in the field of Hindi poetry, but he was also the custodian of the collective consciousness of his time... |
Mitti Ki Baraat (Poetry) |
| 1975 | Bhisham Sahni Bhisham Sahni Bhisham Sahni भीष्म साहनी was a Hindi writer, playwright, and actor, most famous for his novel and television screenplay Tamas , a powerful and passionate account of the Partition of India... |
Tamas (Novel) |
| 1976 | Yashpal Yashpal Not to be confused with Yash Pal Yashpal was a Hindi author renowned for झूटा सच Jhutha Sach , which is regarded as one of the best Hindi novels ever written... |
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 Panday 'Dhoomil' Sudama Panday 'Dhoomil' Sudama Panday 'Dhoomil , known mostly as Dhoomil, was a renowned Hindi poet from Varanasi, who is known for his revolutionary writings and his 'protest-poetry' , along with Muktibodh.... |
Kal Sunana Mujhe (Poetry) |
| 1980 | Krishna Sobti Krishna Sobti Krishna Sobti is a Hindi fiction writer and essayist, who won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1980 for her novel Zindaginama and in 1996, was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the highest award of the Akademi.... |
Zindaginama - Zinda Rukh (Novel) |
| 1981 | Trilochan | Tap Ke Taye Hue Din (Novel) |
| 1982 | Harishankar Parsai Harishankar Parsai Harishankar Parsai was a Hindi writer. He was a noted satirist and humorist of modern Hindi literature and is known for his simple and direct style.... |
Viklang Shraddha Ka Daur (Satire) |
| 1983 | Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena was a noted Hindi writer, poet, columnist and playwright, who was one of the seven poets who first published in one of the "Tar Saptaks", which ushered in the ‘Prayogvaad’ era , which in time evolved to became the "Nayi Kavita" movement -Biography:Sarveshwar Dayal... |
Khutiyon Par Tange Log (Poetry) |
| 1984 | Raghuvir Sahay Raghuvir Sahay Raghuvir Sahay was a versatile Hindi poet, short-story writer, essayist, literary critic, translator, and journalist. He remained the chief-editor of noted, political-social, Hindi weekly, Dinmaan, 1969–82.... |
Log Bhool Gaye Hain (Poetry) |
| 1985 | Nirmal Verma Nirmal Verma Nirmal Verma was a Hindi writer, novelist, activist and translator. He is credited as being one of pioneers of ‘Nayi Kahani’ literary movement of Hindi literature, wherein his first collection of stories, ‘Parinde’ is considered its first signature.In his career spanning five decades and various... |
Kavve Aur Kala Pani (Short stories) |
| 1986 | Kedarnath Agarwal Kedarnath Agarwal Kedarnath Agarwal was a famous Hindi language poet and littérateur.-Biography:... |
Apurva (Poetry) |
| 1987 | Shrikant Verma | Magadh (Poems) |
| 1988 | Naresh Mehta Naresh Mehta Naresh Mehta is a Hindi writer. There are over 50 published works in his name, ranging from poetry to plays. He received several literary awards, most notably the Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi in 1988 for his poetry collection Aranya and the Jnanpith Award in 1992.Among the numerous schools of... |
Aranya (Poems) |
| 1989 | Kedarnath Singh Kedarnath Singh Kedar Nath Singh is one of the most prominent modern poets writing Hindi. He is also an eminent critic and essayist. He was awarded the 1989 Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi for his poetry collection, Akaal Mein Saras .-Early life:He was born in village chakia of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh in... |
Akaal Mein Saras (Poetry) |
| 1990 | Shiv Prasad Singh | Neela Chand (Novel) |
| 1991 | Girija Kumar Mathur | Main Vaqt Ke Hun Samne (Poetry) |
| 1992 | Giriraj Kishore Giriraj Kishore Giriraj Kishore is an Indian activist and politician. He belongs to kayastha community.He serves as the senior vice-president of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, International wing of the Hindu nationalist Sangh Parivar.Kishore is from state of Uttar Pradesh... |
Dhai Ghar (Novel) |
| 1993 | Vishnu Prabhakar Vishnu Prabhakar Vishnu Prabhakar was a Hindi writer. He had several short stories, novels, plays and travelogues to his credit... |
Ardhanarishwar (Novel) |
| 1994 | Ashok Vajpeyi Ashok Vajpeyi Ashok Vajpeyi is an Indian poet in Hindi, essayist, literary-cultural critic, apart from being a noted cultural administrator, and a former civil servant. Presently he is the Chairman, Lalit Kala Akademi India's National Academy of Arts, Ministry of Culture, Govt of India, since 2008... |
Kahin Nahin Wahin (Poetry) |
| 1995 | Kunwar Narain | Koi Doosra Nahin (Poetry) |
| 1996 | Surendra Verma Surendra Verma Surendra Verma is a leading Hindi litterateur and playwright. He started out as a playwright, when his play Surya Ki Antim Kiran Se Surya Ki Pahli Kiran Tak , became quite well known, has been translated into six Indian languages. Has had a long association with the National School of Drama... |
Mujhe Chand Chahiye (Novel) |
| 1997 | Leeladhar Jagoori | Anubhav Ke Aakash Mein Chand (Poetry) |
| 1998 | Arun Kamal | Naye Ilake Mein (Poetry) |
| 1999 | Vinod Kumar Shukla Vinod Kumar Shukla Vinod Kumar Shukla is a modern Hindi writer known for his simple yet charming style that often borders on magic-realism. His works include the novels Naukar ki Kameez ; and Deewar Mein Ek Khirkee Rahati Thi which won the Sahitya Akademi Award for the best Hindi... |
Deewar Main Ek Khirkee Rahathi Thi (Novel) |
| 2000 | Manglesh Dabral | Hum Jo Dekhte Hain (Poetry) |
| 2001 | Alka Saraogi | Via Bypass (Novel) |
| 2002 | Rajesh Joshi Rajesh Joshi Rajesh Joshi is a Hindi writer, poet, journalist and a playwright, who was the recipient of 2002 Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi for his anthology of poems - 'Do Panktiyon Ke Beech' and presently resides in Bhopal and continues to work as a freelance writer... |
Do Panktiyon Ke Beech (Poems) |
| 2003 | Kamleshwar Kamleshwar Kamleshwar was a prominent 20th-century Hindi writer, and script and dialogue writer for Hindi cinema and television... |
Kitne Pakistan (Novel) |
| 2004 | Viren Dangwal | Dushchakra Mein Srista (Poetry) |
| 2005 | Manohar Shyam Joshi Manohar Shyam Joshi Manohar Shyam Joshi was a Hindi writer, journalist and scriptwriter, most well known as the writer of Indian television's first soap opera,Hum Log and its early hits Buniyaad , Kakaji Kahin, a political satire and Kyap, novel which won him the Sahitya Akademi Award.-Biography:Manohar Shyam... |
Kyap (Novel) |
| 2006 | Gyanendrapati | Sanshyatma (Poetry) |
| 2007 | Amar Kant Amar Kant Amar Kant is a noted writer of Hindi literature. His novel Inhin Hathiyaron Se earned him the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2007. Octogenarian Amar Kant is fighting against penury. And his only weapon is his pen. He has been awarded Jnanpith Award for the year 2009.-References:... |
Inhin Hathiyaron Se (Novel) |
| 2008 | Govind Mishra Govind Mishra Govind Mishra is an award winning Indian author. He was awarded the Vyas Samman literary prize in 1998 for his work "Panch Anganon Vala Ghar" . He won the Sahitya Akademi Award to Hindi Writers in 2009 for his work Kohre Mein Kaid Rang.- References :... |
Kohre Mein Kaid Rang (Novel) |
| 2009 | Kailash Vajpeyi | Hawa mein Hastakshar (Poetry) |
| 2010 | Uday Prakash Uday Prakash Uday Prakash is an eminent scholar, and a prolific Hindi poet, journalist, translator and short story writer.His writing spans fiction, non-fiction, and critically acclaimed films and documentaries. He has worked as an administrator, an editor, a researcher, and a TV director... |
Mohan Das (Short stories) |
External links
- Official listing of Sahitya Akademi Awards in Hindi-language Sahitya AkademiSahitya AkademiThe Sahitya Akademi ', India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India...