# List of Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize winners for Kannada

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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

Following is the list of recipients of Sahitya Akademi translation prizes for their works written in Kannada. The award, as of 2019, consisted of ₹50,000.
| Year | Translator | Title of the translation | Original Title | Original Language | Genre | Original Author |
| 1990 | S.V. Parameshwara Bhatta | Kannada Kalidasa Mahasamputa | Collection of Kalidasa's Works | Sanskrit | Poetry & Drama | Kalidasa |
| 1991 | H. S. Venkateshamurthy | Rithu Vilasa | Ritusamharam | Sanskrit | Poetry | Kalidasa |
| 1992 | Saraswati Gajanan Risbud | Valmiki Ramayana Sapa Mattu Vara | Valmiki Ramayana Sapa Ani Vara | Marathi | Epic | Shripad Raghunath Bhide |
| 1993 | Kirtinath Kurtakoti | Marathi Samskriti: Kelavu Samasyegalu | Marathti Sanskriti | Marathti | Criticism | Sham B. Joshi |
| 1994 | Pradhan Gurudatta | Jaya Yaudheya | Jaya Yaudheya | Hindi | Novel | Rahul Sankrityayan |
| 1995 | Thippeswamy | Nirmala | Nirmala | Hindi | Novel | Premchand |
| 1996 | Seshanarayana | Hadinentaneya Aksharekhe | Padinettavadu Akshakkodu | Tamil | Novel | Ashokamitran |
| 1997 | Neerpaje Beema Bhat | Kalhanana Rajatharangmi (Vol I & II) | Rajatarangini | Sanskrit | Poetry | Kalhana |
| 1998 | C. Raghavan | Indulekha | Indulekha | Malayalam | Novel | O. Chandu Menon |
| 1999 | Vaman D. Bendre | Kosala | Kosala | Marathi | Novel | Bhalchandra Nemade |
| 2000 | L. Basavaraju | Buddha Charite | Buddhacharitam | Sanskrit | Epic | Aswaghosh |
| 2001 | Bannanje Govindacharya | Aaveya Mannina Atada Bandi | Mrcchakatikam | Sanskrit | Play | Shudraka |
| 2002 | Veena Shanteswara | Nadi Dweepagalu | Nadi Ke Dweep | Hindi | Novel | Agyeya |
| 2003 | Snehalata Rohidekar | Vichitra Varna | Bichitra Barna | Odia | Short Stories | Rabi Pattanayak |
| 2004 | Chandrakant M. Pokale | Mahanayak | Mahanayak | Marathi | Novel | Vishwas Patil |
| 2005 | Panchakshari Hiremath | Hemantha Ruthuvina Swaragalu | Patjhar Ki Awaz | Urdu | Short Stories | Qurratulain Hyder |
| 2006 | R.S. Lokapur | Kannada Jnaneshwari | Jnaneswari | Marathi | Poetry | Jnaneshwar |
| 2007 | R. Lakshminarayana | Kannada Vakrokti | Vakrokti Jivita | Sanskrit | Poetics | Kuntaka Nemade |
| 2008 | Hasan Nayeem Surakoda | Raseedi Tikeetu | Raseedi Ticket | Punjabi | Autobiography | Amrita Pritam |
| 2009 | D.N. Srinath | Bheeshma Sahniyavara Prathinidhika Kathegalu | Bhishma Sahni Ki Kahaniyan | Hindi | Short Stories | Bhisham Sahni |
| 2010 | A. Janaki | Godana | Godan | Hindi | Novel | Premchand |
| 2011 | Tamil Selvi | Naanu Avanalla... Avalu...! | Naan Sharavanan lllai. Vidya | Telugu | Autobiography | Living Smile Vidya |
| 2012 | K.K.Nair & Ashok Kumar | Hagga (Part 1,2,3) | Kayar | Malayalam | Novel | Thakazhi Sivasankara |
| 2013 | J.P. Dodamani | Mahatma Jyotirao Phule | Mahatma Jyotirao Phule | Marathi | Biography | Dhananjay Keer |
| 2014 | G.N. Ranganatha Rao | Mohan Das: Ondu Satya Kathe | Mohan Das - A True Story of A Man, His People and an Empire | English | Biography | Rajmohan Gandhi |
| 2015 | N. Damodara Shetty | Kochereti | Kochereti | Malayalam | Novel | Narayan |
| 2016 | O.L. Nagabhushanaswamy | A.K. Ramanujan Aayda Prabandhagalu | Selected Essays Of A.K. Ramanujan | English | Essays | A. K. Ramanujan |
| 2017 | H.S. Sreemathi | Mahashweta Devi Avara Katha Sahitya-1 & 2 | Selected Stories Of Mahashweta Devi | Bengali | Short Stories | Mahasweta Devi |
| 2018 | Giraddi Govindaraj | Jaya : Mahabharatha Sachitra Marukathan | Jaya: Retelling of The Mahabharata | English | Epic | Devdutt Pattanaik |
| 2019 | Dr. Vithalrao T. Gaikwad | Dalita Saahityada Soundarya Prajne | Dalit Sahityache Soundarya Shastra | Marathi | Literary Criticism | Sharankumar Limbale |
| 2020 | S. Nataraja Budalu | Sarahapada | Collections (Works. Philosophy & Dohas) | Apabhraṃśa | Dohas | Sarahapada |
| 2021 | Guruling Kapse | Ondu Putada Kathe | Eka Panachi Kahani | Marathi | Autobiography | V. S. Khandekar |
| 2022 | Padmaraj Dandavati | Sita Ramayanada Sachitra Maru Kathana | Sita - An Illustrated Retelling of Ramayana | English | Fiction | Devdutt Pattanaik |
| 2023 | K. K. Gangadharan | Malayalam Kathegalu | Selected Malayalam Short Stories | Malayalam | Short Stories | Various Authours |