List of Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize winners for Malayalam

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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 Malayalam. The award, as of 2019, consisted of ā‚¹50,000.[1]

Year Translator Title of the translation Original Title Original Language Genre Original Author References
1989 K. Ravi Verma Ganadevata Ganadevata Bengali Novel Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay
1990 E. K. Divakaran Potti Godanam Godaan Hindi Novel Premchand
1991 M. Narayanan Kutty Kalithoka Kalittokai Tamil Poetry Various poets
1992 M. N. Satyarthy Swapnangalude Ghoshayatra Khwabon Ki Barat Urdu Novel Krishan Chander
1993 Leela Sarkar Aranyathinte Adhikaaram Aranyer Adhikar Bengali Novel Mahasweta Devi
1994 P. Madhavan Pillai Mayadasinte Malika Mayyadas Ki Maadee Hindi Novel Bhisham Sahni
1995 V. D. Krishnan Nampiar Thavalam Illathavar Khanabadosh Punjabi Autobiography Ajeet Cour
1996 M. P. Chandrasekharan Pillai Jnaneshwari Jnaneshwari Marathi commentary Sant Jnaneshwar
1997 Attoor Ravi Varma J.J. Chila Kurippukal J.J. Chila Kurippukal Tamil Novel Sundara Ramaswamy [2]
1998 V. K. Hariharan Unnithan Kamaayani Kamaayani Hindi Poetry Jaishankar Prasad
1999 Shatrughan Mathurapuri The Wrath of an Emperor English Novel Kulapati K.M. Munshi
2000 K. T. Ravi Varma Raja Ravi Varma Raja Ravi Varma Marathi Biography Ranjit Desai
2001 P. K. Chandran & T. R. Jayasree Karnan Mrityunjaya Marathi Novel Shivaji Sawant
2002 Damodaran Kaliyath Simhasanam Simhasan Marathi Novel Arun Sadhu
2003 M. P. Kumaran Heerak Deepti Heerak Deepti Bengali Novel Sunil Gangopadhyay
2004 Puthussery Ramachandran Kulasekhara Aalvarude Perumal Thirumozhi Perumal Thirumozhi Tamil Poetry Kulasekhara Alvar
2005 T. B. Venugopala Panicker Konnanthoppu Koonanthoppu Tamil Novel Thoppil Mohamed Meeran
2006 N. Gopalakrishnan & P. M. Narayanan Shree Radha Shree Radha Oriya Poetry Ramakanta Rath
2007 K. S. Visvambharadas Njan Atijeevicha Agnipareekshakal Kolhatyacha Por Marathi Novel Kishor Shantabai Kale
2008 Jessy Aravindakshan Aparichithar Apne Apne Ajnabi Hindi Novel S. H. Vatsyayan
2009 K. Radhakrishna Warrier Hrudayattinde Swaram The Voice Of The Heart English Autobiography Mrinalini Sarabhai
2010 Panmana Ramachandran Nair Narayaneeyam Narayaniyam Sanskrit Poetry Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri
2011 K. B. Prasannakumar Meerayum Mahatmavum Mira And Mahatma English Novel Sudheer Kaker
2012 Anand Kavi Bandya Ghatigayiyute Jeevithavum Maranavum Kobi Bandyaghati Goye Jeeban O Mrithyu Bengali Novel Mahasweta Devi
2013 Ulloor M. Parameswaran Thiruvachakam Thiruvasagam Tamil Classical Poetry Manikkavacakar [3]
2014 Priya A. S. Kunju Karyangalude Odeythampuran The God of Small Things English Novel Arundhati Roy
2015 K. C. Ajayakumar Gora Gora Bengali Novel Rabindranath Tagore [4][5][6]
2016 N. K. Desam Geethanjali Gitanjali Bengali/English Poetry Rabindranath Tagore
2017 K. S. Venkitachalam Agrahaarathile Poocha Selection Tamil Short stories Jayakanthan
2018 M. Leelavathy Sreemad Valmeeki Ramayana Sreemad Valmeeki Ramayana Sanskrit Poetry Valmiki [7]
2019 C. G. Rajagopal Sriramacharithamanasam (Thulasidasaramayanam) Shree Ramacharithamanasa Hindi Poetry Tulsidas [8]
2020 Sudhakaran Ramanthali Sikharasooryan Sikharasoorya Kannada Novel Chandrashekhara Kambara [9]
2021 Sunil Naliyath Bashai Tudu Operation Bashai Tudu Bengali Novel Mahasweta Devi [10][11]
2022 Chathanath Achuthanunni Vamanacharyante Kavyalankarasutravrithi Kavyalankarasutravrithi Sanskrit Poetry Vamanacharya [12]
2023 P. K. Radhamani Aksharangalude Nizhalil Aksharon Kay Sayee Hindi Autobiography Amrita Pritam [13]
2024 K.V. Kumaran Yaanam Yaana Kannada Novel S.L. Bhairappa [14]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ā†‘ "..:: SAHITYA : Sahitya Akademi Prize ::".
  2. ā†‘ Basu, Bubla. "A gush of poetry and paeans in documentary on Malayalam writer Attoor Ravi Varma". Scroll.in. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  3. ā†‘ "Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize 2013- News Letter" (PDF). Sahitya-akademi.gov.in. 22 August 2014.
  4. ā†‘ "Sahitya Akademi announces winners of translation prize". India Today. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  5. ā†‘ "Imphal hosts Sahitya Akademi Translation Award". Indian Express. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  6. ā†‘ "Sahitya Akademi announces winners of translation prize". business-standard. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  7. ā†‘ "AKADEMI TRANSLATION PRIZES (1989-2018)". Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  8. ā†‘ "Sahitya Akademi Newsletter" (PDF). www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  9. ā†‘ "Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation 2020" (PDF). www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  10. ā†‘ "Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation 2021" (PDF). www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  11. ā†‘ "Sunil Naliyath wins Akademi award for translation". The Hindu. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  12. ā†‘ "Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize 2022" (PDF). www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  13. ā†‘ "SAHITYA AKADEMI PRIZE FOR TRANSLATION 2023". www.pib.gov.in. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  14. ā†‘ "SAHITYA AKADEMI PRIZE FOR TRANSLATION 2024". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 26 October 2025.

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