List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Sanskrit

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The Sahitya Akademi Award is an annual award, given by the Sahitya Akademi (India's National Academy of Letters), to writers in 24 Indian languages. The award was instituted and first awarded in 1955. It carries a monetary reward of 50,000 Rupees and a citation.[1] The award for Sanskrit was first given in 1956. The first five awards went to works in other languages, dealing with Sanskrit culture. Since 1967, the award has been given only to works in Sanskrit. The list of Sanskrit language writers who have won the award is given below.[2][3]

Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Sanskrit[edit]

Year Author Work Notes
1956 Mm. P. V. Kane History of Dharma Sastra, Vol. IV (Research) social laws and customs; religious and civil law
1961 Giridhar Sharma Chaturvedi Vaidik Vijnan aur Bhartiya Sanskriti (A study in Hindi) (Research)
1963 B. N. Krishnamurti Sharma A History of Dvait School of Vedanta and its Literature (Research)
1964 Mm. Gopinath Kaviraj Tantrik Vangmaya Men Shaktadrishti (Treatise in Hindi) (Research)
1966 V. Raghavan Bhoja's Sringara Prakasa (Aesthetics)
1967 Ramaroop Pathak Chitrakavya Kautukam (Poetry)
1968 Satyavrat Shastri Srigurugovindasimhacharitam (Poetry) Biography of Guru Gobind Singh
1970 V. Subramanya Sastri Shabdatarangini (Treatise) on verbal cognition
1973 M. S. Aney Sritilakayasornavah (Epic) Biography of Bal Gangadhar Tilak
1974 Dr. S.B. Warnekar Shrishivarajyodayam (Epic poem) 68 cantos, on Shivaji
1977 Shanti Bhikshu Shastri Buddhavijayakavyam (Poetry) Buddhist
1979 K.N. Ezhuthachan Keralodayah (Epic) on history of Kerala
1980 P. C. Devassia Kristubhagavatam (Epic) 33 cantos, Jesus Christ
1981 Jagannath Pathak Kapishayani (Poetry) Poetry collection in 11 chapters, influenced by Persian poetry
1982 P. K. Narayana Pillai Visvabhanu (Epic)
1983 Pandharinathacharya Galagali Shri Shambulingeswar Vijaya Campu (Biography)
1984 Shrinath S. Hasurkar Sindhu-Kanya (Historical novel)
1985 Vasant Trimbak Shevde Vindhyavasini Vijaya Mahakavyam (Epic)
1986 Kalika Prasad Shukla Sri Radhacarita Mahakavyam (Epic)
1987 Biswanarayan Shastri Avinasi (novel)
1988 Abhiraj Rajendra Mishra Ikshugandha (Short stories)
1989 Ram Karan Sharma Sandhya (Poetry)
1990 Ogeti Parikshit Sharma Srimat-Pratap Ranayanam Mahakavyam (Poetry)
1991 Rewa Prasad Dwivedi Svatantrya Sambhavam (Poetry) Epic poem on Indian independence movement
1992 Hari Narayan Dikshit Bhishma Chiritam (Epic)
1993 Jaggu Alwar Iyengar Jayantika (Novel)
1994 Radhavallabh Tripathi Sandhanam (Poetry)
1995 Rasik Vihari Joshi Sri Radha Panchashati
1996 Keshab Chandra Dash Isha (Poetry)
1997 Shyam Dev Parashar Triveni (Poetry)
1998 Bachchoolal Awasthi Pratanini (Poetry)
1999 Srinivas Rath Tadeva Gaganam Saivadhara (Poetry)
2000 S. Srinivasa Sarma Jagadguru Sri Chandrasekharendra - Saraswati Vijayam (Poetry)
2001 Pullella Sriramachandrudu Ko Vai Rasah (Essays)
2002 Kashinath Mishra Harsacarita-Manjari (Poetry)
2003 Bhaskaracharya Tripathi Nirjharini (Poetry)
2004 Devarshi Kalanath Shastry Akhyana Vallari (Short Stories)
2005 Swami Rambhadracharya Sribhargavaraghaviyam (Epic) Of Paraśurāma and Rāma
2006 Harshadev Madhav Tava Sparshe Sparshe (Poetry)
2007 Hari Dutt Sharma Lasallatika (Poetry)
2008 Om Prakash Pande[4] (Poetry)
2009 Prashasya Mitra Shastri[5] (Short stories)
2010 Mithila Prasad Tripathi[6][7][8] (Poetry)
2011 Harekrishna Satapathy[9][10] Bharatayanam (poetry)
2012 Ramji Thakur Laghupadyahprabandhatrayi (Poetry)[11]
2013 Radhakant Thakur Chaladuravani (Poetry)[12]
2014 Prabhu Nath Dwivedi Kanakalochanaha (Short stories)[13]
2015 Ram Shankar Awasthi Vanadevi (Epic)
2016 Sitanath Acharya Kavyanirjhari Poetry[14]
2017 Niranjan Mishra Gangaputravadanam Poetry[15][16]
2018 Rama Kant Shukla Mama Janani Poetry[17]
2019
2020[18] Mahesh Chandra Sharma Gautam Vaishali Novel

(No Awards in 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976 and 1978)

Bal Sahitya Puraskar[edit]

The Sahitya Akademi also awards a "Bal Sahitya Puraskar", for children's literature. Winners of this award for Sanskrit include:

Year Author Work Notes
2010 Padma Sastry Sanskrit-Katha-Satakam (in 2 Vols.) Short Stories[19]
2011 Abhiraja Rajendra Mishra[20] Kaumarm (poetry)[19]
2012 Om Prakash Thakur [21] Isap-Katha Nikunjam Collection of short stories[22][19]
2013 H. R. Vishvasa[23] Marjalasya Mukham Drishtam Book of plays[23][19]
2014 No award[19]
2015 Janardan Hegde Balakathasaptatih Stories[19]
2016 Rishiraj Jani Chamtkarikah Chaladurabhashah Short story[19][24]
2017 RajKumar Mishra Dayate Kathamakashe Poetry[25]
2018 Sampadananda Mishra Shanaih Shanaih Poetry[26]
2019 Sanjay Chaubey Chitva Trinam Trinam Poetry[27][28]

Yuva Puraskar[edit]

Books published by an author of the age of 35 and below.

Year Author Work Notes
2017 Hemchandra Belwal Parivartankavyam Poetry[29]
2018 Muni Rajsundar Vijay Chitrakavyadarshanam Poetry[30]
2019 Yuvraj Bhattarai Vagvilasini Poetry[28]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi: Awards and Fellowships". Sahitya Akademi. Archived from the original on 20 May 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  2. ↑ "Sanskrit Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007". Sahitya Akademi Official website. Archived from the original on 31 March 2009.
  3. ↑ "Akademi Awards (1955-2015)". Sahitya Akademi. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi awards for 7 novelists". The Hindu. 24 December 2008. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009.
  5. ↑ "Poets dominate 2009 Sahitya Akademi Awards". The Hindu. 24 December 2009. Archived from the original on 27 December 2009.
  6. ↑ "Veerendra Kumar, Nanjil Nadan among Sahitya Akademi winners". The Hindu. 21 December 2010. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010.
  7. ↑ "Former minister among Sahitya Akademi awardees", Oneindia, 15 February 2011, archived from the original on 21 July 2011
  8. ↑ Zafri Mudasser Nofil (28 December 2010), "2010 Was an Action-Packed Year for Literature in India", Outlook, archived from the original on 15 July 2011
  9. ↑ "Guha wins it for narrative history". The Hindu. 21 December 2011.
  10. ↑ PRESS RELEASE: POETS DOMINATE SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARDS 2011 (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2012
  11. ↑ PRESS RELEASE: POETS DOMINATE SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARDS 2012 (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013, retrieved 22 January 2013
  12. ↑ PRESS RELEASE: POETS DOMINATE SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARDS 2013 (PDF), 18 December 2013, archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2013, retrieved 18 December 2013
  13. ↑ IANS (14 January 2015). "Sanskrit Scholar Prabhu Nath Dwivedi Wins Sahitya Akademi Award". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "AKADEMI AWARDS (1955-2016)". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  15. ↑ "Manu S Pillai, Paro Anand among winners of Sahitya Akademi awards 2017". Hindustan Times. 23 June 2017.
  16. ↑ "SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2018.
  17. ↑ "SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARDS 2018" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018.
  18. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Awards-2020 (Official Website)". March 2021.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 "BAL SAHITYA PURASKAR (2010-2016)". Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  20. ↑ PRESS RELEASE: BAL SAHITYA PURASKAR 2011 (PDF), 16 August 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2012
  21. ↑ "Murlidhar Jha to receive Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Award", The Pioneer, 27 August 2012
  22. ↑ PRESS RELEASE: BAL SAHITYA PURASKAR 2012 (PDF), 24 August 2012, archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2013
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 PRESS RELEASE: BAL SAHITYA PURASKAR 2013 (PDF), Sahitya Akademi, 23 August 2013, archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016, retrieved 15 April 2014
  24. ↑ PRESS RELEASE: BAL SAHITYA PURASKAR 2016 (PDF), Sahitya Akademi, 16 June 2016, archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016, retrieved 16 February 2017
  25. ↑ "Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2018.
  26. ↑ "Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2018" (PDF).
  27. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2019: Tanuj Solanki, Salman Abdus Samad win top honours".
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 ""Sahitya Akademi announces Bal Sahitya Puraskar and Yuva Puraskar 2019"". Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  29. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2018.
  30. ↑ "Yuva Puraskar 2018" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2018.
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