List of Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize winners for Bengali

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Sahitya Akademi Translation Prizes are given each year to writers for their outstanding translations work in the 24 languages, since 1989.

Recipients[edit | edit source]

Following is the list of recipients of Sahitya Akademi translation prizes for their works written in Bengali. The award, as of 2019, consisted of ₹50,000.[1]

Year Translator Title of the translation Original Title Original Language Genre Original Author Ref.
1989 Nileena Abraham Patummar Chhagal O Balyaskhi Pathummayude Adu and Balyakalasakhi Malayalam Short Stories Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
1990 Maitri Shukla Unish Bigha Dui Katha Chha Man Atha Guntha Oriya Novel Fakirmohan Senapati
1991 S. Krishnamoorthy Raktabanya Kurudtppunal Tamil Novel Indira Parthasarathi
1992 Maya Gupta Kak O Kala Pani Kavve aur Kalapani Hindi Short Stories Nirmal Verma
1993 Manabendra Bandyopadhyay Vaikom Muhammad Bashirer Srestha Collection Malayalam Short Stories Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
1994 Vina Alase Gulamgiri Gulamgiri Marathi Dialogues Jyotiva Govindarao Phule
1995 Kanailal Datta Vinoba Bhave Rachanavali Ahimsa Ki Talash Hindi Autobiographical Writing Vinoba Bhave
1996 Ranendranath Bandyopadhyay Sarpa O Rajju The Serpent and the Rope English Novel Raja Rao
1997 Rameswar Shaw Kabita Bhabishyater The Future Poetry English Essays Sri Aurobindo
1998 Jaya Mitra Dhara Jipsy Nadir Khanabadosh Punjabi Autobiography Ajeet Kaur
1999 Sankha Ghosh Raktakalyan Taledanda Kannada Play Girish Karnad
2000 Afsar Ahmed & Kalim Hazique Sare Tin Hat Bhume Do Gaz Zameen Urdu Novel Abdus Samad
2001 Nani Sur Krishna Chanderer Nirbachita Galpa Collection Urdu Krishan Chander
2002 Usha Ranjan Bhattacharya Mrityunjay Mrityunjay Assamese Novel B.K. Bhattacharyya
2003 Malay Roy Choudhury Suryer Saptam Asva Suraj Ka Satwan Ghoda Hindi Novel Dharmavir Bharati
2004 Sujit Choudhury Asamiya Galpa Sankalan Collection Assamese Short Stories Nirmalprabha Bardoloi
2005 Ranjan Bandyopadhyay Kabir Bijak O Ananya Kabita Collection Hindi Poetry Kabir
2006 Jyoti Bhusan Chaki Kaifi Ajmir Kabita Collection Urdu Poetry Kaifi Azmi
2007 Subimal Basak Amar Tomar Tar Katha Meri Teri Uski Baat Hindi Novel Yashpal
2008 Bharati Nandi Chitrata Andhakar Patadei Oriya Short Stories Binapani Mohanty
2009 Ujjal Singha Mitro Marjani Mitro Marjani Hindi Novel Krishna Sobti
2010 Shyamal Bhattachrya Kumari Harinir Chokh Moon Di Akh Punjabi Short Stories Mohan Bhandari
2011 Jagat Debnath Raghaber Dinrat Raghav Vel Marathi Novel Namdev Kamble
2012 Oinam Nilkantha Singh Bristi Ar Holo Na Nongdi Tarak-Khidared Manipuri Short Stories Keisham Priyokumar
2013 Soma Bandyopadhyay Gathanbad, Uttar-Gathanbad Ebang Prachya Kavyatattva Sakhtiyat, Pas-Sakhtiyat Aur Mashriqi Sheriyat Urdu Criticism Gopi Chand Narang [2]
2014 Binay Kumar Mahata Ei Prithibi Paglagarad Eh Batha Sansar Maithili Novel Sudhangshusekhar Chowdhury [3]
2015 Mau Das Gupta Anamdaser Puthi Anamdas Ka Potha Hindi Novel Hazari Prasad Dwivedi [4][5][6]
2016 Gita Chaudhuri Satyer Anwesan Satyana Prayogo Gujarati Autobiography Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
2017 (Late) Utpal Kumar Basu Kebal Atmai Jane Kibhabe Gan Gaite Hay: Nirbachita Kabita Only The Soul Knows How To Sing English Poetry Kamala Das
2018 Mabinul Haq Lep O Anyanyo Galpo Lihaaf Urdu Short Stories Ismat Chughtai [7]
2019 Tapan Bandyopadhyay Bharatvarsa Collection Odiya Poetry Sitakant Mahapatra [8]
2020 Puspito Mukhopadhyay Galib Patrabali Khutut E Galib Urdu Collection of Letters by Mirza Ghalib Khaliq Anjum [9]
2021 Neeta Sen Samarth Yugant Yugant Marathi Play Mahesh Elkunchwar [10]
2022 Saubhik De Sarkar Amar Baba Baliah My Father Baliah English Autobiography Y. B. Satyanarayana [11][12]
2023 Mrinmoy Pramanick Dalit Nandantattwa Dalit Sahitya Che Soundharya Shashtra Marathi Literary Criticism Sharankumar Limbale [13][14]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Sahitya : Sahitya Akademi Prize". sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Newsletter" (PDF). www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Newsletter" (PDF). www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi announces winners of translation prize". India Today. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Imphal hosts Sahitya Akademi Translation Award". Indian Express. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi announces winners of translation prize". business-standard. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "AKADEMI TRANSLATION PRIZES (1989-2018)". Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Newsletter" (PDF). www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  9. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation 2020" (PDF). www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation 2021" (PDF). www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "Sahitya akademi awards 2022 announced". currentaffairs.adda247.com. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize 2022" (PDF). www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "SAHITYA AKADEMI PRIZE FOR TRANSLATION 2023". www.pib.gov.in. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "..:: SAHITYA : Sahitya Akademi Prize ::".

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