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List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Gujarati
Sahitya Akademi Award to Gujarati Writers by Sahitya Akademi. No Awards were conferred in 1957, 1959, 1966 and 1972.[1] In 1969, Swami Anand, in 1983, Suresh Joshi, and in 2009 Shirish Panchal[2] refused this award.
| Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati | |
|---|---|
| Award for contributions to Gujarati literature | |
| Awarded for | Literary award in India |
| Sponsored by | Sahitya Akademi, Government of India |
| Reward(s) | ₹1 lakh (US$1,300) |
| First awarded | 1955 |
| Last awarded | 2022 |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 69 |
| First winner | Mahadev Desai |
| Most Recent winner | Gulam Mohammed Sheikh |
| Website | Official website |
Recipients
Mahadev Desai was the first winner of this award.
Kundanika Kapadia was the first woman winner of this award.
| Year | Author | Work | Type of Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Mahadev Desai | Mahadev Bhaini Diary | Memoirs |
| 1956 | Ramnarayan V. Pathak | Brihat — Pingal | Treatise on prosody |
| 1958 | Sukhlal Sanghvi | Darshan ane Chintan | Philosophical essays |
| 1960 | Rasiklal Parikh | Sharvilak | Play |
| 1961 | Ram Singhji Rathod | Kachhnun Sanskrit Darshan | Cultural survey |
| 1962 | Vishnuprasad Trivedi | Upayana | Critical writings |
| 1963 | Rajendra Shah | Shant Kolahal | Poetry |
| 1964 | Dolarrai R. Mankad | Naivedya | Essays |
| 1965 | Kakasaheb Kalelkar | Jeevan-Vyavastha | Essays |
| 1967 | Prabodh Pandit | Gujarati Bhashanum Dhwani-Swarup and Dhwani-Parivartan | Linguistic study |
| 1968 | Tribhuvandas Luhar "Sundaram" | Avalokana | Literary reviews |
| 1969 | Swami Anand (Not Accepted) | Kulkathao | Pen-portraits |
| 1970 | Nagindas Parekh | Abhinavano Rasavichar | Literary criticism |
| 1971 | Chandravadan Mehta | Natya Gathariyan | Travelogue |
| 1973 | Umashankar Joshi | Kavini Shraddha | Literary criticism |
| 1974 | Anantrai Raval | Tartamya | Literary criticism |
| 1975 | Manubhai Pancholi "Darshak" | Socrates | Novel |
| 1976 | Natwarlal Pandya 'Ushnas' | Ashwattha | Poetry |
| 1977 | Raghuveer Chaudhari | Uparvas Kathatrayi (Trilogy) | Novel |
| 1978 | Harindra Dave | Hayati | Poetry |
| 1979 | Jagdish Joshi | Vamal Na Van | Poetry |
| 1980 | Jayant Pathak | Anunaya | Poetry |
| 1981 | Harivallabh Bhayani | Rachna ane Samrachna | Criticism |
| 1982 | Priyakant Maniar | Lilero Dhal | Poetry |
| 1983 | Suresh Joshi (Not Accepted) | Chintayami Manasa | Essays |
| 1984 | Ramanlal Joshi | Vivechanni Prakriya | Literary criticism |
| 1985 | Kundanika Kapadia | Sat Paglan Aakashman | Novel |
| 1986 | Chandrakant Sheth | Dhoolmani Paglio | Reminiscences |
| 1987 | Sitanshu Yashaschandra | Jatayu | Poetry |
| 1988 | Bhagwatikumar Sharma | Asooryalok | Novel |
| 1989 | Joseph Macwan | Angaliyat | Novel |
| 1990 | Anil R. Joshi | Statue | Essays |
| 1991 | Labhshankar Thakar | Tolan Aawaz Ghonghat | Poetry |
| 1992 | Bholabhai Patel | Devoni Ghati | Travelogue |
| 1993 | Narayan Desai | Agnikundaman Ugelun Gulab | Biography |
| 1994 | Ramesh Parekh | Vitan Sud Beej | Poetry |
| 1995 | Varsha Adalja | Ansar | Novel |
| 1996 | Himanshi Shelat | Andhari Galima Safed Tapakan | Short stories |
| 1997 | Ashokpuri Goswami | Kuvo | Novel |
| 1998 | Jayant Kothari | Vank-dekham Vivechano | Criticism |
| 1999 | Niranjan Bhagat | Gujarati Sahiyta Purvardha Uttarardha | Criticism |
| 2000 | Vinesh Antani | Dhundhabhari Khin | Novel |
| 2001 | Dhiruben Patel | Agantuk | Novel |
| 2002 | Dhruv Prabodhrai Bhatt | Tattvamasi | Novel |
| 2003 | Bindu Bhatt | Akhepatar | Novel |
| 2004 | Amritlal Vegad | Saundaryani Nadi Narmada | Travelogue |
| 2005 | Suresh Dalal | Akhand Zalar Vage | Poetry |
| 2006 | Ratilal 'Anil' | Ratano Suraj | Essays |
| 2007 | Rajendra Shukla | Gazal-Samhita | Poetry |
| 2008 | Suman Shah | Fatfatiyun | Short stories |
| 2009 | Shirish Panchal (refused) | Vaat aapanaa vivechan-ni | Criticism |
| 2010 | Dhirendra Maheta | Chhavni | Novel |
| 2011 | Mohan Parmar | Anchalo | Short Stories |
| 2012 | Chandrakant Topiwala | Sakshibhasya | Criticism |
| 2013 | Chinu Modi[3] | Khara Zaran | Poetry |
| 2014 | Ashvin Mehta | Chhabi Bhitarani | Essays |
| 2015 | Rasik Shah | Ante Aarambh (Part-I & II) | Essays |
| 2016 | Kamal Vora[4] | Anekanek | Poetry |
| 2017 | Urmi Desai | Gujarati Vyakaranna Baso Varsh | Criticism |
| 2018 | Sharifa Vijaliwala | Vibhajan Ni Vyatha | Essays |
| 2019 | Ratilal Borisagar[5] | Mojma Revu Re | Essays |
| 2020 | Harish Meenashru | Banaras Diary | Poetry |
| 2021 | Yagnesh Dave[6] | Gandhmanjusha | Poetry |
| 2022 | Gulam Mohammed Sheikh[7] | Gher Jatan | Autobiographical Essays |
References
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- ^ . The Times of India. 4 January 2014. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
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- ^ Shah, Hitanshi (19 December 2019). "Borisagar wins Sahitya Akademi award". The Indian Express. from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi Award goes to Rajkotian after 27-year wait". First India. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi Award 2022" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.