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 Telugu literature

Telugu literature

The Telugu literature or Telugu Sahityam is one of the most precious possessions of the literary products of India. Telugu literature is rich reserve of poems, stories, dramas and puranas. It flowered in the early 16th century under the Vijayanagar empire, of which Telugu was one of the court...

 in particular.

Sahitya Akademi Award winners and their works in Telugu language

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! Year
! Author
! Work
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| 1955
| Suravaram Pratap Reddy

Suravaram Pratap Reddy

Suravaram Pratapa Reddy was a social historian from the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh, India.His work Andhrula Saanghika Charitra is considered the best social history of the Telugus. It was first published in 1949 and has since gone through many editions. It is considered to be one of the...

| Andhrula Sanghike Charitamu (Social History)
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| 1956
| Bulusu Venkateswarulu
| Bharatiya Tatva Sastramu (Translation of Dr. Radhakrishnan's History of Indian Philosophy)
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| 1957
| Chariantanananda Swami
| Sri Ramakrishnuni Jivita Charitra (Biography)
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| 1958
| No Award
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| 1959
| No Award
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| 1960
| Ponangi Srirama Apparavu
| Natyasastramu (A History of Bharata's Natyasastra)
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| 1961
| Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao

Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao

Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao B.A. is the son of "Kavi Rajahamsa" Balantrapu Venkata Rao who was one of the modern Telugu poet-duo Venkata Parvateswara Kavulu. He is a well-known writer, composer and poet in the Telugu language...

| Andhra Vaggeyakara Chritramu (A History of Telugu composers and song writers)
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| 1962
| Vishwanatha Satyanarayana
| Viswanadha Madhyakkarulu (Poetry)
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| 1963
| T. Gopichand

T. Gopichand

Tottempudi Gopichand , more popularly known as Gopichand, is a Telugu film actor. He is the younger son of the filmmaker T. Krishna and started his career with Tholi Valapu as the main lead.-Personal life:...

| Panditha Parameshwara Sastry Veelunama (Novel)
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| 1964
| Gurram Joshua
| Kreestu Charitra (Poetry)
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| 1965
| Acharya Rayaprolu Subbarao
| Misra Manjari (Poetry)
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| 1966
| No Award
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| 1967
| No Award
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| 1968
| No Award
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| 1969
| Thummala Seetharamamurthy
| Mahatma Katha (Poetry)
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| 1970
| D. Balagangadhar Tilak
| Amrutham Kurisina Rathri (Poetry)
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| 1971
| Thapi Dharma Rao
| Vijayavilasamu: Hridayollasavyakhya (Commentary)
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| 1972
| Srirangam Srinivasarao

Srirangam Srinivasarao

Srirangam Srinivasarao , often called Sri Sri , was a popular modern Telugu poet and lyricist. Sri Sri was given the title Mahakavi .-Early life:...

| Sri Sri Sahityamu (Poetry)
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| 1973
| C. Narayana Reddy
| Mantalu Manavudu (Poetry)
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| 1974
| Dasaradhi

Dasaradhi

Dasaradhi Krishnamacharyulu mononymously known as Dasaradhi was an Indian poet and political activist. He was a great pundit in the Telugu, Sanskrit, and Tamil languages and puranas .-Early life:...

| Thimiram Tho Samaram (Poetry)
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| 1975
| Boyi Bhimanna

Boyi Bhimanna

Dr. Boyi Bhimanna , also transliterated as Bheemanna, Bheemana and in other ways, was a famous Telugu poet.- Early life :...

| Gudiselu Kalipotunnai (Poetry)
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| 1976
| No Award
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| 1977
| Kundurti Anjaneyulu

Kundurti Anjaneyulu

Kundurti Anjaneyulu B.A. was a Telugu poet. He was winner of Sahitya Akademi Award. He is also known as “Vachana Kavitha Pitamahudu” ....

| Kundurti Kritulu (Poetry)
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| 1978
| Devulapalli Venkata Krishna Sastry
| Collected Works of Krishna Sastri (6 vols.)
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| 1979
| P. Narayanacharya
| Janapriya Ramayana (Poetry)
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| 1980
| No Award
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| 1981
| V. R. Narla
| Seeta Josyam (Play)
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| 1982
| I. Saraswati Devi
| Swarna Kamalaalu (Short stories)
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| 1983
| Ravuri Bharadwaja
| Jeevana Samaram (Sketches)
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| 1984
| Aluri Bairagi
| Aagama Geeti (Poetry)
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| 1985
| Palagummi Padmaraju

Palagummi Padmaraju

Palagummi Padmaraju, shortly P. Padmaraju is famous Telugu writer and winner of Sahitya Akademi Award. He is very good at delineating the psychological aspects of different kinds of people....

| Gaalivana (Short stories)
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| 1986
| G.V. Subramanyam
| Andhra Sahitya Vimarsa Angla Prabhavam (Literary criticism)
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| 1987
| Arudra
| Gurazada Gurupeetham (Essays)
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| 1988
| Rachamallu Ramachandra Reddi
| Anuvaada Samasyalu (Criticism)
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| 1989
| S. V. Joga Rao
| Mani Pravalamu (Essays)
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| 1990
| K. Siva Reddy
| Mohana-o-Mohana (Poetry)
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| 1991
| Bhamidipati Ramagopalam
| Itlu, Mee Vidheyudu (Short stories)
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| 1992
| Malati Chandur
| Hrudaya Netri (Novel)
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| 1993
| Madhuranthakam Rajaram
| Madhuranthakam Rajaram Kathalu (Short stories)
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| 1994
| Gunturu Seshendra Sharma
| Kala Rekha (Criticism)
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| 1995
| Kalipatnam Rama Rao
| Yajnam To Tommidi (Short stories)
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| 1996
| Ketu Viswanatha Reddy
| Kethu Vishwanatha Reddy Kathalu (Short stories)
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| 1997
| Penumarthi Viswanatha Sastri (Ajanta

Ajanta

The Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India are 29 rock-cut cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE. The caves include paintings and sculptures considered to be masterpieces of both Buddhist religious art as well as frescos which are reminiscent of the Sigiriya...

)
| Swapna Lipi (Poetry)
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| 1998
| Balivada Kantha Rao

Balivada Kantha Rao

Balivada Kantha Rao was a noted Telugu novelist and playwright.He was born in Madapam village in Srikakulam District of Andhra Pradesh, he worked in various capacities as civilian officer in the Indian Navy. He has to his credit 38 major and minor novels, 400 short stories, 5 major plays, host of...

| Balivada Kantha Rao Kathalu (Short stories)
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| 1999
| Vallampati Venkata Subbaiah
| Katha Silpam (Essays)
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| 2000
| N. Gopi
| Kalanni Nidra Ponivvanu (Poetry)
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| 2001
| Tirumala Ramachandra
| Hampi Nunchi Harappa Daka (Autobiography)
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| 2002
| Chekuri Ramarao
| Smrti Kinankam (Essays)
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| 2003
| Utpala Satyanarayanacharya
| Sri Krishna Chandrodayamu (Poetry)
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| 2004
| Ampasayya Naveen

Ampasayya Naveen

Dr. `Ampasayya' Naveen is a Telugu novelist. He was a student at Osmania University, and his time there inspired his first novel, Ampasayya. His novel Kala Rekhalu won the Sahitya Academy Award award.-References:...

| Kala Rekhalu (Novel)
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| 2005
| Abburi Chayadevi
| Tana Margam (Short Stories)
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| 2006
| Munipalle Raju
| Ashtitvanadam Aavali Teerana (Short Stories)
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| 2007
| Gadiyaram Ramakrishna Sarma
| Satapatramu (Autobiography)
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| 2008
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|2009
| Yarlagadda Laxmi Prasad
|Draupadi (Novel)
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|2011
|M. Bhoopal Reddy
| Uggupaalu (Children short stories)
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External links

• Official listing of Sahitya Akademi Awards in Telugu language