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{{Infobox award<br />
| name = Sahitya Akademi Award<br />
| image = Sahitya Akademi Award - Surjit Patar.JPG<br />
| image_size = <br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = <br />
| subheader = Award for the most outstanding books of literary merit<br />
| awarded_for = Second-highest literary honour in India <br />
| sponsor = [[Sahitya Akademi]], [[Government of India]]<br />
| firstawarded = 1955 <br />
| lastawarded = 2020<br />
| reward = {{INRConvert|1|l}}<br />
| former name = <br />
| holder_label = Most recent winner<br />
| holder = <br />
| award1_type = Total awarded<br />
| award1_winner = 58<br />
| award2_type = First winner<br />
| award2_winner = [[R. P. Sethu Pillai]]<br />
| award3_type = Last winner<br />
| award3_winner = [[Imayam (writer)|Imaiyam]]<br />
| website = <br />
| previous = <br />
| next = <br />
}}<br />
The [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] is the second-highest literary honor in India. The [[Sahitya Akademi]], India's National Academy of Letters, aims at "promoting Indian literature throughout the world". The Akademi annually confers on writers of "the most outstanding books of literary merit". The awards are given for works published in any of the 24 languages recognised by the akademi.<ref name=official>{{cite web|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/awards/akademi_awards.jsp|title=Akademi Awards|publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]]|accessdate=23 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925203857/http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/awards/akademi_awards.jsp|archive-date=25 September 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> Instituted in 1954, the award recognizes and promotes excellence in writing and acknowledge new trends. The annual process of selecting awardees runs for the preceding twelve months. As of 2015, the award comprises a plaque and a cash prize of {{INRConvert|1|l}}.<ref name=official /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/24/stories/2009122462072200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091227035225/http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/24/stories/2009122462072200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 December 2009|title=Poets dominate 2009 Sahitya Akademi Awards|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=24 December 2009|accessdate=3 June 2016}}</ref><br />
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The inaugural edition of the award recognised works in twelve languages – Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. In Tamil, the first recipient of the award was [[R. P. Sethu Pillai]], who was honored for his collection of essays entitled ''Tamil Inbam'' in 1955. Posthumous recipients of the award include [[Kalki Krishnamurthy]] (1956), [[Bharathidasan]] (1969), [[Ku. Alagirisami]] (1970), [[Aadhavan Sundaram]] (1987), [[C. S. Chellappa]] (2001), [[Melaanmai Ponnuchamy]] (2008). As of 2015, the award has been presented to 56 writers.<br />
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==Rules and criteria for submissions==<br />
Although the Akademi is under the control of the [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]], [[Government of India]], it functions as an autonomous body. To be eligible for the award, the work must be an "outstanding contribution to the language and literature to which it belongs". It can be a "creative" or a "critical" work; translations, anthologies, abridgments, compilations, annotation, and research papers are ineligible. To contest in a particular year, the work must have been published during the last five years, prior to the preceding year.{{efn|To compete in 2016, the work must have been published between 2009 and 2014.}} In case of tiebreakers, the literary contribution and "standing" of the authors would be taken into consideration. Only Indian nationals are eligible for the award. The award will be not be given if there are no more than two contestants in the final round. The works of authors who have been awarded earlier by the Akademi – translation prize, Bal Sahitya Puraskar and Yuva Puraskar are exceptions though – are ineligible. Further, the author must not be a recipient of the [[Bhasha Samman]] or the [[List of Sahitya Akademi fellows|Sahitya Akademi Fellowship]]. The works of members of the executive board of the Akademi are ineligible for the award. Incomplete works may be considered for the award only if a part of the work, under which it competes, is deemed "complete". A posthumous publication is eligible only if the author has been deceased for over five years starting from the current year. The Akademi does not consider direct submissions from authors or publishers.<ref name=official /><br />
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==Selection process==<br />
The Akademi will prepare a "ground list", shortlisted from a set of eligible books in each of the recognized languages. Each language will have an "Advisory Board" member, who will shortlist and form and send a panel consisting of not more than five members to the President of the Akademi.<ref name=official /><br />
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The preliminary panel consists of ten referees, who are nominated by the President upon requests received from the members of the "Advisory Board". The recommendations received from members of the "Advisory Board" of each languages will be compiled and sent to the corresponding referees, who in turn will select two entries. A committee of three members, selected by the President, out of a panel of seven names recommended by the Language "Advisory Board", chooses the awardee in each language. The jury members are selected by the President after considering the recommendations in this behalf by the members of the Language Advisory Board concerned. The Akademi purchases the books recommended by the referees in the preliminary round and sends them to the jury members and the Convener. The jury members arrive at the winners, based on consensus or by majority. The jury also has the right to declare that no book is eligible for the award during a particular year b.<ref name=official /><br />
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==List of recipients==<br />
{{srn}}<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+Key<br />
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger}}<br />
| Denotes posthumous recipients<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"<br />
|+List of recipients, year, and work<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/awards/akademi%20samman_suchi.jsp|title=Akademi Awards (1955–2015)|publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]]|accessdate=3 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084937/http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/awards/akademi%20samman_suchi.jsp|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
! scope="col" |Year<br />
! scope="col" |Recipient<br />
! scope="col" |Work<br />
! scope="col" |Notes<br />
|-<br />
| 1955<br />
| {{sortname|R. P.|Sethu Pillai}}<br />
| ''Tamil Inbam'' || A collection of essays<br />
|-<br />
| 1956<br />
| {{sortname|Kalki|Krishnamurthy}} {{dagger}}<br />
| ''Alai Osai'' || A novel<br />
|-<br />
| 1957<br />
! scope="row" colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | No award<br />
|-<br />
| 1958<br />
| {{sortname|C.|Rajagopalachari}}<br />
| ''Chakravarti Tirumagan'' || A retelling of the ''[[Ramayana]]''<br />
|-<br />
| 1959<br />
! scope="row" colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | No award<br />
|-<br />
| 1960<br />
! scope="row" colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | No award<br />
|-<br />
| 1961<br />
| {{sortname|Mu.|Varadarajan}}<br />
| ''Agal Vilakku'' || A novel<br />
|-<br />
| 1962<br />
| {{sortname|Mi. Pa.|Somasundaram}}<br />
| ''Akkarai Cheemaiyil Aarumathangal'' || A travelogue<br />
|-<br />
| 1963<br />
| {{sortname||Akilan}}<br />
| ''Vengaiyin Maindhan'' || A Historic novel<br />
|-<br />
| 1964<br />
! scope="row" colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | No award<br />
|-<br />
| 1965<br />
| {{sortname|P.|Sri Acharya}}<br />
|''Sri Ramanujar'' || A biography<br />
|-<br />
| 1966<br />
| {{sortname|Ma. Po.|Si.}}<br />
| ''Vallalar Kanda Orumaippaadu'' || A biography<br />
|-<br />
| 1967<br />
| {{sortname|K. V.|Jagannathan}}<br />
| ''Virar Ulagam'' || A Literary criticism<br />
|-<br />
| 1968<br />
| {{sortname|A.|Srinivasa Raghavan}}<br />
| ''Vellai Paravai'' || A poetry<br />
|-<br />
| 1969<br />
| {{sortname||Bharathidasan}} {{dagger}}<br />
| ''Pisirantaiyar'' || A play<br />
|-<br />
| 1970<br />
| {{sortname|Ku.|Alagirisami}} {{dagger}}<br />
| ''Anbalippu'' || A collection of short stories<br />
|-<br />
| 1971<br />
| {{sortname|Na.|Parthasarathy}}<br />
| ''Samudaya Veedhi'' || A novel<br />
|-<br />
| 1972<br />
| {{sortname|D.|Jayakanthan}}<br />
| ''Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal'' || A novel<br />
|-<br />
| 1973<br />
| {{sortname|Rajam|Krishnan}}<br />
| ''Verukku Neer'' || A novel<br />
|-<br />
| 1974<br />
| {{sortname|K. D.|Thirunavukkarasu}}<br />
| ''Thirukkural Needhi Illakkiyam'' || A literary criticism<br />
|-<br />
| 1975<br />
| {{sortname|R.|Dhandayudham}}<br />
| ''Tharkkala Tamizh Illakkiyam'' || A literary criticism<br />
|-<br />
| 1976<br />
! scope="row" colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | No award<br />
|-<br />
| 1977<br />
| {{sortname|Indira|Parthasarathy}}<br />
| ''Kuruthip Punal'' || Novel<br />
|-<br />
| 1978<br />
| {{sortname||Vallikannan}}<br />
| ''Pudukavithaiyin Thottramum Valarchiyum'' || Criticism<br />
|-<br />
| 1979<br />
| {{sortname|Thi.|Janakiraman}}<br />
| ''Sakthi Vaithiyam'' || Short stories<br />
|-<br />
| 1980<br />
| {{sortname||Kannadasan}}<br />
| ''Cheraman Kadali'' || Novel<br />
|-<br />
| 1981<br />
| {{sortname|M.|Ramalingam}}<br />
| ''Puthiya Urai Nadai'' || Criticism<br />
|-<br />
| 1982<br />
| {{sortname|B. S.|Ramaiya}}<br />
| ''Manikkodikalam'' || Literary history<br />
|-<br />
| 1983<br />
| {{sortname|T. M.|Chidambara Ragunathan}}<br />
| ''Bharathi: Kalamum Karuthum'' || Literary criticism<br />
|-<br />
| 1984<br />
| {{sortname|Lakshmi|Thiripurasundari}}<br />
| ''Oru Kaveriyai Pola'' || Novel<br />
|-<br />
| 1985<br />
| {{sortname|A. S.|Gnanasambandan}}<br />
| ''Kamban: Putiya Parvai'' || Literary criticism<br />
|-<br />
| 1986<br />
| {{sortname|Ka. Naa.|Subramaniam}}<br />
| ''Ilakkiyathukku oru Iyakkam'' || Literary criticism<br />
|-<br />
| 1987<br />
| {{sortname|Aadhavan|Sundaram}} {{dagger}}<br />
| ''Mudalil Iravu Varum'' || Short stories<ref name="post"/><br />
|-<br />
| 1988<br />
| {{sortname|V. C.|Kulandaiswamy}}<br />
| ''Vaazhum Valluvam'' || Literary criticism<br />
|-<br />
| 1989<br />
| {{sortname||La Sa Ra}}<br />
| ''Chintanadi'' || Autobiographical Essays<br />
|-<br />
| 1990<br />
| {{sortname|Su.|Samuthiram}}<br />
| ''Veril Pazhutha Pala'' || Novel<br />
|-<br />
| 1991<br />
| {{sortname|Ki.|Rajanarayanan}}<br />
| ''Gopallapurathu Makkal'' || Novel<br />
|-<br />
| 1992<br />
| {{sortname|Kovi.|Manisekaran}}<br />
| ''Kutralakurinji'' || [[historical fiction|historic novel]]<br />
|-<br />
| 1993<br />
| {{sortname|M. V.|Venkatram}}<br />
| ''Kathukal'' || Novel<br />
|-<br />
| 1994<br />
| {{sortname||Ponneelan}}<br />
| ''Pudhiya Dharsanangal'' || Novel<br />
|-<br />
| 1995<br />
| {{sortname||Prapanchan}}<br />
| ''Vanam Vasappadum'' || Novel<br />
|-<br />
| 1996<br />
| {{sortname|Ashoka|Mitran}}<br />
| ''Appavin Snehidar'' || Short stories<br />
|-<br />
| 1997<br />
| {{sortname|Thoppil|Mohamed Meeran}}<br />
| ''Chaivu Narkali'' || Novel<br />
|-<br />
| 1998<br />
| {{sortname|Sa.|Kandasamy}}<br />
| ''Visaranai Commission'' || Novel<br />
|-<br />
| 1999<br />
| {{sortname|S.|Abdul Rahman}}<br />
| ''Aalapanai'' || Poetry<br />
|-<br />
| 2000<br />
| {{sortname|Thi. Ka.|Sivasankaran}}<br />
| ''Vimarsanangal Mathippuraikal Pettikal'' || Literary criticism<br />
|-<br />
| 2001<br />
| {{sortname|C. S.|Chellappa}} {{dagger}}<br />
| ''Sutanthira Daagam'' || Novel<ref name="post">Awarded Posthumously</ref><br />
|-<br />
| 2002<br />
| {{sortname|Sirpi|Balasubramaniam}}<br />
| ''Oru Giraamattu Nadi'' || Poetry<br />
|-<br />
| 2003<br />
| {{sortname||Vairamuthu}}<br />
| ''Kallikattu Ithikasam'' || Novel<br />
|-<br />
| 2004<br />
| {{sortname||Tamilanban}}<br />
| ''Vanakkam Valluva'' || Poetry<br />
|-<br />
| 2005<br />
| {{sortname|G.|Thilakavathi}}<br />
| ''Kalmaram'' || A novel<br />
|-<br />
| 2006<br />
| {{sortname|Mu.|Metha}}<br />
| ''Akayathukku Aduthaveedu'' || Poetry<br />
|-<br />
| 2007<br />
| {{sortname|Neela|Padmanabhan}}<br />
| ''Ilai Uthir Kaalam'' || A novel<br />
|-<br />
| 2008<br />
| {{sortname|Melanmai|Ponnusamy}}<br />
| ''Minsarapoo'' || Short story<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/Award08.doc|title=2008 Sahitya Akademi Award list|work=[[Sahitya Akademi]]|accessdate=5 February 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117133544/http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/Award08.doc |archivedate=17 January 2009}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| 2009<br />
| {{sortname||Puviarasu}}<br />
| ''Kaioppam'' || Poetry<br />
|-<br />
| 2010<br />
| {{sortname|Nanjil|Nadan}}<br />
|''Soodiya Poo Soodarka'' || A collection of short stories<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article965913.ece|title=Sahitya Akademi award for Nanjil Nadan|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 December 2010|accessdate=5 January 2011}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| 2011<br />
| {{sortname|Su.|Venkatesan}}<br />
|''Kaval Kottam'' || A novel<ref>[http://www.dinamani.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81.%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81+%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4+%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9+%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AF+%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF+%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81&artid=525815&SectionID=164&MainSectionID=164&SEO=&SectionName=Latest சு.வெங்கடேசனுக்கு இந்த ஆண்டுக்கான சாகித்ய அகாதமி விருது]</ref><br />
|-<br />
| 2012<br />
| {{sortname|Daniel|Selvaraj}}<br />
|''Thol'' || A novel<ref>{{cite news|title=Sahitya Akademi award for D.Selvaraj|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/pdf/sa-award2012.pdf|date=21 December 2012|accessdate=21 December 2012|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124023951/http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/pdf/sa-award2012.pdf|archive-date=24 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|2013<br />
| {{sortname|Joe D|Cruz}}<br />
| ''korkai'' || A novel<br />
|-<br />
|2014<br />
| {{sortname||Poomani}}<br />
|''Agngnaadi'' || A novel<br />
|-<br />
|2015<br />
| {{sortname|A.|Madhavan}}<br />
| ''Ilakkiya suvadugal'' || A collection of essays<br />
|-<br />
|2016<br />
| {{sortname| |Vannadasan}}<br />
| ''Oru Siru Isai'' || Short stories<br />
|-<br />
|2017<br />
|[[Inkulab]]<br />
|''Kaandhal Naatkal''<br />
|Poetry<br />
|-<br />
|2018<br />
| {{sortname| |S.Ramakrishnan}}<br />
| ''Sanjaaram'' || Novel<br />
|-<br />
|2019<br />
|[[Cho Dharman|Cho.Dharman]]<br />
|Sool<br />
|Novel<br />
|-<br />
|2020<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/|title=Sahitya Akademi Awards-2020 (Official Website)|date= March 2021}}</ref><br />
| [[Imayam_(writer)#Awards_and_accolades|Imaiyam]]<br />
| ''Sellaatha Panam<br />
|Novel<br />
|}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
{{notelist}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Tamil| ]]<br />
[[Category:Lists of Sahitya Akademi Award winners|Tamil]]<br />
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