Who won Sahitya Akademi 2016?
Nasira Sharma
Recipients
| Year | Author | Type of Work |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Nasira Sharma | Novel |
| 2017 | Ramesh Kuntal Megh | |
| 2018 | Chitra Mudgal | Novel |
| 2019 | Nand Kishore Acharya | Poetry |
Who got Sahitya award 2020?
Sahitya Akademi Award 2020: Veerappa Moily, Arundhathi Subramaniam among winners. While Moily received the prestigious award for his epic poetry ‘Sri Bahubali Ahimsadigvijayam’ in Kannada, Subramaniam won the award for her poetry collection, “When God is a Traveller,” in English.
Who won Sahitya Akademi 2018?
S. Ramesan Nair
New Delhi: The winners of the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award 2018 in 24 languages was announced on Wednesday. Poet and lyricist S. Ramesan Nair has been bestowed with Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for his work ‘Gurupournami’ in Malayalam category.
Who is the first winner of Sahitya Academy Award?
R K Narayan
Awards in English began in 1960 — the first recipient was R K Narayan for his novel The Guide. Over the years, the Akademi has introduced other awards such as the Bhasha Samman, Yuva Sahityakar and Bal Sahitya Puraskar. The first awards were given in 1955.
Who got 2019 Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award?
Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor, Nand Kishore Acharya to receive Sahitya Akademi Award 2019; win Rs 1 lakh cash prize. While Tharoor won the award for his book ‘An Era of Darkness’ in English, Acharya will receive the recognition for his book of Hindi poetry, ‘Chheelatey Hue Apne Ko’.
Who won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2017 in English language?
Sahitya Akademi Awards 2017
| S. NO. | NAME OF THE WINNER | LANGUAGE |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Mamang Dai | English |
| 5 | Urmi Desai | Gujarati |
| 6 | TP Ashoka | Kannada |
| 7 | Ramesh kuntal | Hindi |
Who won the Sahitya Academy Award in 2021?
Sahitya Akademi Fellowship 2021: Ruskin Bond, M Leelavathy, Vinod Kumar Shukla among 8 recipients.
Who won the Kendra Sahitya Academy Award 2021?
M Leelavathy. Mundanat Leelavathy is an acclaimed Malayalam writer, literary critic, and educationist, who has published over 60 books, including essays, translations and works on literary criticism.
Who was the first woman Sahitya Academy Award winner?
Amrita Pritam
At number 100 features another poet — Amrita Pritam — a voice to reckon with in Punjabi literature. In 1956, she became the first woman to win the Sahitya Akademi Award for her magnum opus, a long poem, Sunehade (Messages).
Who won the Sahitya Award in 1984 and return the same award October 2015?
Keki N. Daruwalla
| Keki N. Daruwalla | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of Punjab |
| Period | 1957 |
| Notable works | Apparition, Keeper of the Dead |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award (1984), Padma Sri |
Who won the Kendra Sahitya Academy award 2021?