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Sahitya Akademi Awards

Language Title and Genre Author

Assamese Asomiya Ramayani Sahitya : Kathabostur Atiguri (Criticism) Keshada Mahanta (Smt.)

Bengali Khanamihirer Dhipi (Novel) Bani Basu ( Smt.)

Bodo Swdwbni Sweier (Poetry) Aurobindo Uzir

Dogri Pandran Kahaniyan (Short Stories) Manoj

English Book of Rachel (Novel) Esther David (Smt.)

Gujarati Chhavani (Novel) Dhirendra Mehta

Hindi Mohan Das (Short Story) Uday Prakash

Kannada Kattiyachina Daari (Criticism) Rahamath Tarikere

Kashmiri Yiman Padan Mye Vetsaar Gotshuy (Criticism) Basher Bashir

Konkani Kavallyachem Sraddha (Poetry) Arun Sakhardande

Malayalam Haimavathabhuvil (Travelogue) M.P. Veerendra Kumar

Manipuri Leikangla (Novel) M. Borkanya (Smt.)

Marathi Rujuvat-Asvad : Samiksha : Ashok R. Kelkar Mimamsa (Criticism)

Nepali Aakashlay Pani Thawan Khoji Gopi Narayan Pradhan Rahechha (Poetry)

Oriya Jibanara Chalapathe (Autobiography) Pathani Pattnaik

Punjabi Kaal Pehar Gharian (Poetry) Vanita (Smt.)

Rajasthani Meeran (Poetry) Mangat Badal

Sanskrit Bhargviyam (Poetry) Mithila Prasad Tripathi

Santhali Rahi Ranwak' Kana (Play) Bhogla Soren

Sindhi Ajan Yaad Aahe (Poetry) Laxman Dubey

Tamil Soodiya Poo Soodarka (Short Stories) Nanjil Nadan

Urdu Gumshuda Dair Ki Gunjati Ghantiyan (Poetry) Sheen Kaaf Nizam

Note : Awards in Maithili and Telugu to be declared.