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{{Short description|Literary honour awarded to authors of outstanding literary works in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2017}}
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| sponsor = [[Sahitya Akademi]], [[Government of India]]
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| lastawarded = 2021
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The '''Sahitya Akademi Award''' is a literary honour in India, which the [[Sahitya Akademi]], India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 24 major [[Languages of India|Indian languages]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/aboutus/about.jsp|title=..:: Welcome to Sahitya Akademi - About us ::..|website=sahitya-akademi.gov.in|access-date=2017-03-31}}</ref> such as [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Kannada]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Hindi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], English, [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and the [[List of languages by number of native speakers in India|22 listed languages]] in the [[Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India|Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution]] recognised by the Sahitya Akademi, [[New Delhi]].<ref name=offisite>{{cite web|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/awards/akademi_awards.jsp|publisher=National Academy of Letters|access-date=23 December 2013|title=Akademi Awards}}</ref>

Established in 1954, the award comprises a plaque and a cash prize of ₹ 1,00,000.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091227035225/http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/24/stories/2009122462072200.htm The Hindu. Article on the Awards for 2009]</ref> The award's purpose is to recognise and promote excellence in Indian writing and also acknowledge new trends. The annual process of selecting awardees runs for the preceding twelve months. The plaque awarded by the Sahitya Akademi was designed by the Indian film-maker [[Satyajit Ray]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Coppola|first1=Carlo|title=The Sahitya Akademi Awards, 1967|journal=Mahfil|date=1968|volume=5|issue=1|pages=9–26}}</ref> Prior to this, the plaque occasionally was made of marble, but this practice was discontinued because of the excessive weight. During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Indo-Pakistan War of 1965]], the plaque was substituted with national savings bonds.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Coppola|first1=Carlo|title=The Sahitya Akademi Award, 1967|journal=Mahfil|date=1968|volume=5|issue=1|pages=9–26}}</ref>

==Recipients==

{{Main|Lists of Sahitya Akademi Award winners}}
{{:Lists of Sahitya Akademi Award winners}}

==Other literary honors==
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===Sahitya Akademi Fellowships===
They form the highest honor which the Akademi confers through a system of electing [[List of Sahitya Akademi fellows|Fellows and Honorary Fellows]]. (Sahitya Akademi Award is the second-highest literary honor next to a Sahitya Akademi Fellowship).

===Bhasha Samman===
Sahitya Akademy gives these special awards to writers for significant contribution to Indian languages other than the above 24 major ones and also for contributions to classical and medieval literature. Like the Sahitya Akademi Awards, Bhasha Samman too comprise a plaque and a cash prize of Rs. 1,00,000 (from 2009). The Sahitya Akademi instituted the Bhasha Samman in 1996 to be given to writers, scholars, editors, collectors, performers or translators who have made considerable contribution to the propagation, modernization or enrichment of the languages concerned. The Samman carries a plaque along with an amount equal to its awards for creative literature i.e. rupees 1,00,000. It was Rs.25,000 at the time of inception, increased to Rs.40,000 from 2001, Rs.50,000 from 2003 and to Rs. 1,00,000 from 2009. The Sammans are given to 3-4 persons every year in different languages on the basis of recommendation of experts' committees constituted for the purpose.

The first Bhasha Sammans were awarded in to Dharikshan Mishra for [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], Bansi Ram Sharma and M.R. Thakur for [[Pahari language|Pahari]] (Himachali), K. Jathappa Rai and Mandara Keshava Bhat for [[Tulu language|Tulu]] and Chandra Kanta Mura Singh for [[Kokborok]], for their contribution to the development of their respective languages.

===Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation===
{{main|Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize}}
Awards for translations were instituted in 1989 at the insistence of then-Prime Minister of India, [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|title=Five Decades of The National Academy of Letters, India: A Short History of Sahitya Akademi|last=Rao|first=D.S.|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|year=2004|location=New Delhi|pages=39–42}}</ref> The Sahitya Akademi annually gives these awards for outstanding translations of major works in other languages into one of the 24 major Indian languages. The awards comprise a plaque and a cash prize of Rs. 50,000. The initial proposal for translation prizes contained provisions for a prize for translations into each of the twenty-two languages recognised by the Akademi; however, this was soon found to be unviable for several reasons: the Akademi found that there were insufficient entries in all the languages, and there were difficulties in locating experts knowledgeable in both, the language of translation and the original language, to judge the translations.<ref name=":2" /> Consequently, the Board decided to dispense with its original requirement for additional expert committees to evaluate the translations, and also ruled that it was not obligated to grant prizes in languages where suitable books were not nominated.<ref name=":2" /> The Akademi also requires that both, the original author as well as the translator, are to be Indian nationals.<ref name=":2" />

Over time, the Akademi has modified and expanded the conditions for the Translation Prizes. In 1992, the Akademi began to allow translations made in link languages to be eligible for the Awards, although it noted that translations made directly from the original language would always be preferred.<ref name=":2" /> In 1995, the Akademi also held that joint translations would be eligible, and in 1997, it dispensed with the process of advertising for nominations and replaced it with invitations for recommendations from advisory boards and Committee members.<ref name=":2" /> As of 2002, 264 prizes have been awarded to 266 translators.<ref name=":2" />

===Yuva Puraskar===
{{main|Yuva Puraskar}}

=== Golden Jubilee Awards ===
On the occasion of its Golden Jubilee, [[Sahitya Akademi]] awarded the following prizes for outstanding works of poetry in translation from Indian languages.

* [[Rana Nayar]] for his translation of the verses of the Sikh saint [[Baba Farid]] from [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]].
* [[Tapan Kumar Pradhan]] for English translation of his own [[Odia language|Odia]] poem collection [[Kalahandi (poem)|Kalahandi]]
* Paromita Das for English translation of [[Parvati Prasad Baruwa]]'s poems in [[Assamese language|Assamese]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}

The Golden Jubilee Prizes for Life Time Achievement and young achievers were awarded to [[Namdeo Dhasal]], [[Ranjit Hoskote]], [[Mandakranta Sen]], [[Abdul Rasheed (writer)|Abdul Rasheed]], [[Sithara S.]] and [[Neelakshi Singh]].

===Ananda Coomarswamy Fellowships===
Named after the [[Sri Lankan Tamils|Ceylon Tamil]] writer [[Ananda Coomaraswamy]], the fellowship was started in 1996. It is given to scholars from Asian countries to spend three to twelve months in India to pursue a literary project.

===Premchand Fellowships===
Named after [[Hindi]] and [[Urdu]] writer [[Premchand]], the fellowship was started in 2005. It is given to persons of eminence in the field of Culture from [[SAARC]] countries. Notable awardees include [[Intizar Hussain]], [[Selina Hossain]], [[Yasmine Gooneratne]], [[Jean Arasanayagam]] and [[Kishwar Naheed]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Premchand Fellowship Winners|url=https://sahitya-akademi.org.in/?page_id=5907|publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi|Sahitya Akademi of India]]|access-date=24 June 2021|language=En}}</ref>

== Returns and Declines of Sahitya Akademi Awards ==
The Akademi has seen several instances of Awards being returned or declined as an act of protest.

=== 1950s–1980s ===
In 1973, [[G. A. Kulkarni|G.A. Kulkarni]] returned the Award for his collection of short stories in [[Marathi language|Marathi]], ''Kajal Maya,'' because a controversy had arisen regarding the date of publication of the book and its consequent eligibility for the Award.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Five Decades of The National Academy of Letters, India: A Short History of Sahitya Akademi|last=Rao|first=D.S.|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|year=2004|location=New Delhi|pages=39}}</ref> In 1969, [[Swami Anand]] declined the Award for contributions to [[Gujarati literature]] on the grounds that his religious beliefs precluded him from accepting any pecuniary benefits for public services.<ref name=":0" />

In 1981, Telugu writer V. R. Narla was given the Sahitya Akademi Award for his play, ''Sita Josyam'', but returned it on the grounds that the Akademi had allowed an adverse review of the play to be published in their journal, ''[[Indian Literature (journal)|Indian Literature]].''<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Five Decades of The National Academy of Letters, India: A Short History of Sahitya Akademi|last=Rao|first=D. S.|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|year=2004|location=New Delhi|pages=37}}</ref> In 1982, Deshbandhu Dogra Natan was given the Sahitya Akademi award for his [[Dogri language|Dogri]] novel, ''Qaidi'' ('Prisoner') but returned it on the grounds that he should have received the Award much earlier.<ref name=":1" /> In 1983, Gujarati writer [[Suresh Joshi]] also returned the Award on the grounds that his book, ''[[Chintayami Manasa]]'', did not, in his opinion, deserve the Award, and also expressed the opinion that the Award was generally granted to authors who were "spent forces".<ref name=":1" /> This provoked a response from the then-President of the Akademi, [[Vinayaka Krishna Gokak]], who said, concerning the awards that, "It is not possible to generalise on the basis of age. Nor can we expect the Akademi panels to be on the watch for a literary force on the upward curve and catch it at the moment before it starts going downwards. Panels change from year to year and they have to select not literary men but literary works which are adjudged to be the best among the publications of a particular period."<ref>{{Cite book|title=Five Decades of The National Academy of Letters, India: A Short History of Sahitya Akademi|last=Rao|first=D.S.|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|year=2004|location=New Delhi|pages=38}}</ref>

=== 1990s ===
In 1998, [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] writer [[Jayant Kothari]] also declined the Sahitya Akademi Award on the grounds that he had made a religious vow that precluded his acceptance of any competitive award, prize or position.<ref name=":0" /> In 1991, [[Jagannath Prasad Das|Jagannatha Prasad Das]], who was given the Award for his poetry in [[Odia language|Odia]] declined for 'personal reasons'.<ref name=":0" /> In 1996, [[T. Padmanabhan]], who was given the Award for a book of short stories in [[Malayalam]], declined on the grounds that the Akademi had not shown interest in supporting the short story form, although he noted that he was grateful to the Akademi for the honour.<ref name=":0" />

=== 2000s ===
{{as of|2015}}, the award has been returned by many writers for various reasons. 38 recipients had announced their returning of the award in protest of the "rising intolerance in India" under the [[Modi government]] due to the incidences{{verify spelling|date=September 2022|reason=''incidence'' is normally used only in the singular form, perhaps ''incidence'', ''incidents'', or ''instances'' was intended}} of murder of author [[M M Kalburgi]] and the [[2015 Dadri mob lynching|Dadri lynching incident]].<ref name="A">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sahitya-Akademi-in-a-fix-as-returned-awards-pile-up/articleshow/49603983.cms|title=Sahitya Akademi in a fix as returned awards pile up|work=The Times of India|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref><ref name="B">{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/sahitya-akademi-protest-list-writers-who-returned-awards-over-kalburgi-murder-dadri-lynching-650241|title=Sahitya Akademi protest: Complete list of writers who returned their awards|date=13 October 2015|work=International Business Times, India Edition|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> Among others, Ajmer Aulakh, [[Aman Sethi]], [[G. N. Devy|Ganesh Devy]], Kum Veerabhadrappa and [[Shashi Deshpande]] have publicly announced their return of the award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/now-writers-from-punjab-gujarat-return-sahitya-akademi-awards/story-U4BAv0TfxelKf3GmSAj4aM.html|title=Now, six more writers return Sahitya Akademi awards|publisher=Hindustan Times|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> To show their condemnation Deshpande, K Satchidanandan, PK Parakkadvu and [[Aravind Malagatti]] have also resigned their posts at the Sahitya Akademi institution.<ref name="B" />

The recipients who announced to return the awards include: [[Ajmer Singh Aulakh]] (Punjabi),<ref name="TOI"/> Ambika Dutt (Hindi),<ref name="33writers">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/photo-news/india/here-are-the-33-writers-who-returned-their-sahitya-akademi-awards/22/|title=Here are the 33 writers who returned their Sahitya Akademi awards|date=25 October 2015|work=The Indian Express|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> [[Anil R. Joshi]] (Gujarati),<ref name="dna 2015">{{cite web | title=Another Gujarat-based writer Anil Joshi to return Sahitya Akademi award | website=dna | date=12 October 2015 | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-another-gujarat-based-writer-anil-joshi-to-return-sahitya-akademi-award-2134246 | access-date=24 May 2016}}</ref> [[Ashok Vajpeyi]] (Hindi),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/sahitya-akademi-is-not-a-govt-organisation-chairperson-responds-to-sahgal-vajpeyi-2458894.html|title=Sahitya Akademi is not a govt organisation: Chairperson responds to Sahgal, Vajpeyi|work=Firstpost|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> [[Atamjit Singh]] (Punjabi),<ref name="TOI"/> [[Baldev Singh (author)|Baldev Singh Sadaknama]] (Punjabi),<ref name="JS">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/three-more-punjabi-writers-give-up-sahitya-akademi-award/story-Rs7SAnISWlO0RyGUTzx1BJ.html|title=Three more Punjabi writers give up Sahitya Akademi award|publisher=Hindustan Times|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> [[Bhoopal Reddy]] (Telugu),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/Bhoopal-First-Telugu-Writer-to-Return-Akademi-Award/2015/10/17/article3083777.ece|title=Bhoopal, First Telugu Writer to Return Akademi Award|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> [[Chaman Lal (novelist)|Chaman Lal]] (Hindi),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/hindi-translator-chaman-lal-returns-sahitya-award-odia-poet-115101301365_1.html|title=Hindi translator Chaman Lal returns Sahitya award, Odia poet|author=Press Trust of India|date=13 October 2015|work=business-standard.com|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> [[Darshan Buttar]] (Punjabi),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyo.in/politics/sahitya-akademi-dadri-kalburgi-protest-punjabi-writers/story/1/6749.html|title=Why nine Punjabi writers have returned their Sahitya Akademi award|work=dailyo.in|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> [[G. N. Devy|Ganesh Devy]] (Gujarati/English),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/ganesh-devy-returns-sahitya-akademi-award-says-dismayed-by-the-bodys-silence/|title=Against 'silence on intolerance', Ganesh Devy returns Akademi award|date=12 October 2015|work=The Indian Express|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> Ghulam Nabi Khayal (Kashmiri),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/kashmiri-writer-ghulam-nabi-khayal-joins-protest-returns-sahitya-akademi-award-2465136.html|title=Kashmiri writer Ghulam Nabi Khayal joins protest, returns Sahitya Akademi award|work=Firstpost|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> GN Ranganatha Rao (Kannada),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/clueless-sahitya-akademi-as-authors-return-awards-115101201132_1.html|title=Clueless Sahitya Akademi as authors return awards|author=Bhaswar Kumar|date=13 October 2015|work=business-standard.com|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> [[Gurbachan Singh Bhullar]] (Punjabi),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/three-eminent-writers-from-punjab-return-sahitya-akademi-awards/|title=Three eminent writers from Punjab return Sahitya Akademi awards|date=11 October 2015|work=The Indian Express|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> [[Homen Borgohain]] (Assamese)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gulf-times.com/india/185/details/458715/pm-silence-%E2%80%98giving-rise-to-thuggish-violence%E2%80%99|title=PM silence 'giving rise to thuggish violence'|work=Gulf-Times|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> [[Jaswinder Singh (novelist)|Jaswinder Singh]] (Punjabi),<ref name="JS"/> K. Katyayani Vidhmahe (Telugu),<ref name="33writers"/> [[Kashi Nath Singh]] (Hindi),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/uttar-pradesh/up-writer-kashi-nath-singh-returns-sahitya-akademi-award_1811121.html|title=UP writer Kashi Nath Singh returns Sahitya Akademi award|work=Zee News|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> [[Keki N. Daruwalla]] (English),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/10/19/buddhi-shuddhi-puja-authors_n_8328488.html|title='Buddhi Shuddhi' Puja For Authors Who Have Returned Their Awards|work=The Huffington Post|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> [[Krishna Sobti]] (Hindi),<ref name="33writers"/> [[Kum. Veerabhadrappa|Kumbar Veerabhadrappa]] (Kannada),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nyoooz.com/bengaluru/227674/malagatti-quits-akademi-kumvee-and-d-n-srinath-to-return-awards|title=Malagatti quits Akademi, Kumvee and D. N. Srinath to return awards|author=NYOOOZ|work=NYOOOZ|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> [[Mandakranta Sen]] (Bengali),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/mandakranta-sen-returns-sahitya-akademi-award/articleshow/49342558.cms|title=Mandakranta Sen returns Sahitya Akademi Award|work=The Economic Times|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> [[Manglesh Dabral]] (Hindi),<ref name="sahitya-akademi.gov.in"/> [[Marghoob Banihali]] (Kashmiri),<ref name="33writers"/> [[Mohan Bhandari (writer)|Mohan Bhandari]] (Punjabi),<ref name="33writers"/> [[Munawwar Rana]] (Urdu),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Munawwar-Rana-poet-who-returned-award-to-meet-PM-next-week/articleshow/49488458.cms|title=Munawwar Rana, poet who returned award, to meet PM next week|work=The Times of India|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> Nand Bhardwaj (Rajasthani),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Nand-Bhardwaj-returns-Sahitya-Akademi-award/articleshow/49401562.cms|title=Nand Bhardwaj returns Sahitya Akademi award|work=The Times of India|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> [[Nayantara Sahgal]] (English),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/10/07/nayantara-sahgal_n_8255032.html|title=Why Nayantara Sahgal Is Returning Her Sahitya Akademi Award After 29 Years|work=The Huffington Post|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> [[Nirupama Borgohain]] (Assamese),<ref name="33writers"/> [[Rahman Abbas]] (Urdu),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Rahman-Abbas-turns-down-Sahitya-Akademi-plea-wont-take-back-award/articleshow/49521534.cms|title=Rahman Abbas turns down Sahitya Akademi plea, won't take back award|work=Mumbai Mirror|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> [[Rahamat Tarikere]] (Kannada),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/did-anyone-return-awards-after-attack-on-taslima-nasreen-24600.html|title=Did anyone return awards after attack on Taslima Nasreen, asks Anupam Kher|work=India TV News|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> [[Rajesh Joshi]] (Hindi),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/latest-to-return-sahitya-akedemi-award-hindi-poet-rajesh-joshi/1/496509.html|title=Latest to return Sahitya Akademi award: Hindi poet Rajesh Joshi|work=intoday.in|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> [[Sarah Joseph (author)|Sarah Joseph]] (Malayalam),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/now-malayalam-novelist-sarah-joseph-returns-her-sahitya-academy-award/|title=Now, Malayalam novelist Sarah Joseph returns her Sahitya Academy award|date=10 October 2015|work=The Indian Express|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> Srinath DN (Kannada),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oneindia.com/india/sahitya-akademi-protest-writers-returned-literary-honour-dadri-lynching-kalburgi-1898234.html|title=Sahitya Akademi protest: Know who all returned literary honour|work=www.oneindia.com|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> [[Surjit Patar]] (Punjabi),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/miscellaneous/punjabi-poet-surjit-patar-returns-sahitya-akademi-award/150406/|title=Punjabi poet Surjit Patar returns Sahitya Akademi Award|date=13 October 2015|work=The Financial Express|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> [[Uday Prakash]] (Hindi),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/10/14/sahitya-akademi-protest_n_8291074.html|title=PHOTOS: All The Dissenting Sahitya Akademi Awardees And Their Prize-Winning Works|work=The Huffington Post|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref><ref name="sahitya-akademi.gov.in">{{cite web|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/awards/akademi%20samman_suchi.jsp|title=SAHITYA : Akademi Awards |work=sahitya-akademi.gov.in|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> and [[Waryam Singh Sandhu]] (Punjabi).<ref name="TOI">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/5-Punjabi-writers-join-protest-return-awards/articleshow/49318087.cms|title=5 Punjabi writers join protest, return awards|work=The Times of India|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Indian Literature (journal)|Indian Literature]]
* [[List of literary awards]]
* [[Lists of Sahitya Akademi Award winners]]

==References==
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== External links ==
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* [https://www.schools360.in/sahitya-akademi-awards-2019-winners-list/ Sahitya Akademi Awards Winners List 2019]
* [http://prize.hindisahitya.org/sahitya-akadami/ Complete List of Sahitya Akademi Awards Winners]
* {{Official website|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/|Sahitya Akademi Awards and Fellowships, official website}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/from-nayantara-sahgal-to-gurbachan-bhullar-heres-a-list-of-noted-authors-who-returned-sahitya-akademi-awards-2465382.html|title=From Nayantara Sahgal to Rajesh Joshi: Here's a list of noted authors who returned Sahitya Akademi awards|work=Firstpost|access-date=3 November 2015}}
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