List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Kannada
Recipients

List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Kannada

Section Title: Recipients
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Year	Image	Recipient(s)	Work(s)

1955	-	Kuvempu	Sri Ramayana Darshanam (Epic)

1956	–	R. S. Mugali	Kannada Sahitya Charitre (History of Literature)

1958	D. R. Bendre	Aralu-Maralu (Poetry)

1959	K. Shivaram Karanth	Yakshagana Bayalata (A treatise on folk-drama)

1960	-	V. K. Gokak	Dyava-Prithivi (Poetry)

1961	A. R. Krishnashastry	Bengali Kadambarikara Bankim Chandra (A critical study)

1962	–	Devudu Narasimha Sastri	Mahakshatriya (Novel)

1964	–	B. Puttaswamayya	Kranti-Kalyana (Novel)

1965	–	S. V. Ranganna	Ranga Binnapa (Philosophical reflections)

1966	P. T. Narasimhachar	Hamsa Damayanti Mattu Itara Rupakagalu (Musical plays)

1967	D. V. Gundappa	Shrimad Bhagavadgita Tatparya Athava Jivanadharmayoga (Philosophical expositions)

1968	Masti Venkatesha Iyengar	Sannakathegalu (12-13) (Short stories)

1969	–	H. Tipperudraswamy	Karnataka Samskriti Sameekshe (Cultural Study)

1970	–	S. B. Joshi	Karnataka Samskritiya Poorva Peethike (Cultural Study)

1971	–	Adya Rangacharya	Kalidasa (Literary criticism)

1972	–	S. S. Bhoosnurmath	Shoonyasampadaneya Paramarshe (Commentary)

1973	–	V. Sitaramaiah	Aralu Baralu (Poetry)

1974	Gopalakrishna Adiga	Vardhamaana (Poetry)

1975	-	S. L. Bhyrappa	Daatu (Novel)

1976	–	M. Shivaram	Mana Manthana (Psychiatric studies)

1977	K. S. Narasimhaswamy	Tereda Baagilu (Poetry)

1978	B. G. L. Swamy	Hasuru Honnu (Travelogue)

1979	A. N. Murthy Rao	Chitragalu Patragalu (Reminiscences)

1980	Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar	Americadalli Goruru (Travelogue)

1981	–	Chennaveera Kanavi	Jeewa Dhwani (Poetry)

1982	–	Chaduranga	Vaishakha (Novel)

1983	-	Yashwant Chittal	Katheyaadalu Hudugi (Short stories)

1984	–	G. S. Shivarudrappa	Kavyartha Chintana (Literary criticism)

1985	T. R. Subba Rao	Durgaastamana (Novel)

1986	–	Vyasaraya Ballal	Bandaya (Novel)

1987	Poornachandra Tejaswi	Chidambara Rahasya (Novel)

1988	–	Shankar Mokashi Punekar	Avadheshwari (Novel)

1989	–	H. M. Nayak	Samprati (Belles- Lettres)

1990	–	Devanur Mahadeva	Kusuma Bale (Novel)

1991	-	Chandrashekhara Kambara	Sirisampige (Play)

1992	–	S. R. Ekkundi	Bakulada Hoovugalu (Poetry)

1993	–	P. Lankesh	Kallu Karaguva Samaya (Short stories)

1994	Girish Karnad Screening Cornell.JPG	Girish Karnad	Taledanda (Play)

1995	–	Kirtinath Kurtakoti	Uriyua Nalage (Criticism)

1996	G. S. Amur	Bhuvanada Bhagya (Literary Criticism)

1997	–	M. Chidananda Murthy	Hosatu Hosatu (Criticism)

1998	–	B. C. Ramchandra Sharma	Sapthapadi (Poetry)

1999	D. R. Nagaraj	Sahitya Kathana (Essays)

2000	-	Shantinath Kuberappa Desai	Om Namo (Novel)

2001	–	L. S. Seshagiri Rao	English Sahitya Charitre (Literary history)

2002	–	S. Narayana Setty	Yugasandhya (Epic)

2003	K. V. Subbanna	Kaviraja Marga Mattu Kannada Jagattu (Essays)

2004	–	Geetha Nagabhushan	Baduku (Novel)

2005	–	Raghavendra Patil	Teru (Novel)

2006	M. M. Kalburgi	Marga 4 (Essays)

2007	–	K. Veerabhadrappa	Aramane (Novel)

2008	–	Shrinivas B. Vaidya	Halla Bantu Halla (Novel)

2009	-	Vaidehi (Janaki Srinivasa Murthy)	Krouncha Pakshigalu (Short Stories)

2010	–	Rahamat Tarikere	Kattiyanchina Daari (Literary Criticism)

2011	–	Gopalakrishna Pai	Swapna Saraswata (Novel)

2012	Prof Shivaprakash.JPG	H. S. Shivaprakash	Mabbina Haage Kaniveyassi

2013	–	C. N. Ramachandran	Akyana-Vyakyana (Essays)

2014	-	Govindray H. Nayak	Uttaraardha (Essays)

2015	K. V. Tirumalesh	Akshaya Kavya (Poetry)

2016	Bolwar Mahammad Kunhi	Swatantryada Ota (Novel)

2017	T P Ashoka	Kathana Bharati (Literary criticism)

2018	K G Nagarajappa	Anushreni-Yajamanike (Literary criticism)

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S. V. Ranganna was a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award to Kannada Writers for his philosophical reflections in Ranga Binnapa.

final_sentence: S. V. Ranganna was a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award to Kannada Writers for his philosophical reflections in Ranga Binnapa.