List of Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize winners for Konkani

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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 Konkani. The award, as of 2019, consisted of ₹50,000.[1]

Year Translator Title of the translation Original Title Original Language Genre Original Author References
1990 Ravindra Kelekar Ani Tankan Manshant Hadle Mansaeena Diva Gujarati Novel Jhaverchand Meghani
1991 Raghunath Krishna Rao Don Dangali Bhat Randidangazhi Malayalam Novel Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
1993 Olivinho Gomes Anandamath Anandamath Bengali Novel Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay [2]
1994 Prakash G. Thali Sanskar Samskara Kannada Novel U. R. Ananthamurthy
1997 Yeshwant Palekar Matyecho Mog Marali Mannige Kannada Novel K. Shivaram Karanth
1998 Madhavi Sardesai Eka Vicharachi Jivit-Katha Mahatma Gandhi: Ek Jeevani Hindi Biography Ravindra Kelekar [3]
1999 Suresh G. Amonkar Dhammapad Dhammapada Pali Buddhist Classic
2000 H. Nagvenkar Shejari Ayalkar Malayalam Novel P. Kesavadev
2001 Chandrakant Keni Sat Pawala Malbant Saat Paglan Aakashman Gujarati Novel Kundanika Kapadia
2002 Gokuldas Prabhu Chavki Naalukettu Malayalam Novel M. T. Vasudevan Nair
2003 R. S. Bhaskar Mhaja Aajak Eki Hasti Aashilli Ntuppuppakkoranendarnnu Malayalam Novel Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
2004 Madhav Borkar Ekshe Ek Kavita Collection Bengali Poetry Rabindranath Tagore [4]
2005 Ramesh Lad Motveo Katha Sanna Kathegalu Kannada Short Stories Masti Venkatesha Iyengar
2006 Nishat Ansari Dr. Zakir Husain Dr. Zakir Hussain English Biography Mohammad Mujeeb
2007 Sheela Kolambkar Bhangrachem Suknnem Collection Dogri Short stories [5]
2008 Narayana Purushothama Mallaya Tirukkural Tirukkural Tamil Poetry Thiruvalluvar
2009 Kasturi Desai Adhikar Aranyacho Aranyer Adhikar Bengali Novel Mahasweta Devi
2010 Alka Sinai Assoldekar Sheem Hupatana Daatu Kannada Novel S. L. Bhyrappa
2011 L. Sunitha Bai Mahakavi Govinda Pai Maha Kavi Govinda Pai Kannada Biography Kayyar Kinhanna Rai
2012 Gurunath Kelekar Satyache Prayog Va Atmakatha The Story of My Experiments with Truth English Autobiography M. K. Gadnhi
2013 Hema Naik Kali-Katha: Via Bypass Kali Katha: Via Bypass Hindi Novel Alka Saraogi [6][7]
2014 Pandurang K. Gaude Uchalya Uchalya Marathi Biography Laxman Gaikwad
2015 Jaymala Danayat Rag Darbari Raag Darbaari Hindi Novel Sri Lal Sukla [8][9][10]
2016 Meena Kakodkar Savlyan Rego The Shadow Lines English Novel Amitav Ghosh
2017 Prashanti Talpankar Dirgh Moun Te That Long Silence Tamil Novel Shashi Deshpande [11]
2018 Narayan Bhaskar Desai Rajwade Lekhsangraha Rajwade Lekh Sangraha Marathi Essays Vishwanath Kashinath Rajwade [12]
2019 Jayanti Naik Zindaginama-Jeevo Rukh Zindaginama Hindi Novel Krishna Sobti [13]
2020 Jayashree Shanbhag Swapna Saraswat Swapna Saraswata Kannada Poetry Gopalakrishna Pai [14]
2021 Geetha Shenoy Bahujihwa Bharathik Ikyatachaya Aarathi Vichara Krantige Ahvana Kannada Collection of Essays K.V. Puttappa [15]
2022 Manikrao Ram Nayak Gaunekar Sri Ramakrishna Amrutwani (Volume 1 & 2 in 3 parts each) Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita Bengali Essays Mahendranath Gupta [16]
2023 Sunetra Jog Astavyasta Bayalo Disorderly Women English Novel Malathi Rao [17]
2024 Milind Mhamal Bhartiya Tathvagineanachi Ruprekha Outline of Indian Philosophy English Philosophy M. Hiriyanna [18]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "..:: SAHITYA : Sahitya Akademi Prize ::".
  2. ↑ "Humble Tribute to Prof. Dr. Olivinho Gomes on his Seventieth Birthday". www.bmtgoa.org.
  3. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi winner Madhavi Sardesai passes away - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Meet the Author: Madhav Borcar" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Meet the Author: Sheela Kolambkar (PDF). Sahitya Akademi (Report). Sahitya Akademi, Institute Menezes Braganza. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Hema Naik wins Sahitya Akademi prize". The Times of India. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize 2013- News Letter" (PDF). Sahitya-akademi.gov.in. 22 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi announces winners of translation prize". India Today. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "Imphal hosts Sahitya Akademi Translation Award". Indian Express. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi announces winners of translation prize". business-standard. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "Jog, Talpankar selected for Sahitya Awards". The Goan. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  12. ↑ "AKADEMI TRANSLATION PRIZES (1989-2018)". Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  13. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Newsletter" (PDF). www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  14. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation 2020" (PDF). www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation 2021" (PDF). www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  16. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation 2022" (PDF). sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Sahitya-Akademi National Academy of Letters. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  17. ↑ "SAHITYA AKADEMI PRIZE FOR TRANSLATION 2023". www.pib.gov.in. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  18. ↑ "SAHITYA AKADEMI PRIZE FOR TRANSLATION 2024". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 26 October 2025.

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