# List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Santali

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The Sahitya Akademi Award is an honour that is given to Indian writers. This list documents the Santali writers that have received the honour since 2005.

## Recipients

| Year | Work | Author |
| 2005 | Bhabna (Poetry) | Jadumani Besra |
| 2006 | Guru Gomke Pondet Raghunath Murmu (Biography) | Ram Chandra Murmu |
| 2007 | Chet Re Cikayana (Play) | Kherwal Soren |
| 2008 | Manmi (Short Stories) | Badal Hembram |
| 2009 | Say Sahed (Poetry) | Damayanti Beshra |
| 2010 | Rahi Ranwak’ Kana (Play) | Bhogla Soren |
| 2011 | Banchao Larhai (Poetry) | Aditya Kumar Mandi |
| 2012 | Banchaw Akan Goj Hor (Short Stories) | Gangadhar Hansda |
| 2013 | Chanda Bonga (Poetry) | Arjun Charan Hembram |
| 2014 | Mala Mudam (Play) | Jamadar Kisku |
| 2015 | Parsi Khatir (Play) | Rabilal Tudu |
| 2016 | Nalha (Poetry) | Gobinda Chandra Majhi |
| 2017 | Tahena.n Tangi re (Poetry) | Bhujanga Tudu |
| 2018 | Marom (Novel) | Shyam Sundar Besra |
| 2019 | Sisirjali (Short Stories) | Kali Charan Hembram |
| 2020 | Gur Dak Khasa Dak (Poetry) | Rupchand Hansda |
| 2021 | Mane Rena Arhang (Short Stories) | Niranjan Hansda |
| 2022 | Sabarnaka Balire Sanan’ Panjay (Poetry) | Kajli Soren (Jagannath Soren) |
| 2023 | Jaba Baha (Short Stories) | Turia Chand Baskey (Taraceen Baskey) |
| 2024 | Seched Sawnta Ren Andha Manmi (Play) | Maheswar Soren |

## Translation into Santali

There have been writers that have been awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for translating literary works into Santali.
* 2010 : Shobha Nath Besra for Rahla Raybar (translated from Sanskrit)
* 2011 : Thakurdas Murmu for Santal Pahra (Voi. I & 11) (translated from Odiya)
* 2012 : Rabindranath Murmu for Ita Chetan Re Ita (translated from Bangla)
* 2013 : Mangal Majhi for Malang Anal (translated from Bangla)
* 2015 : Tala Tudu for Baplanij (translated from Bangla)
* 2016 : Ganesh Thakur Hansda for Bhognadi Reyak Dahire (translated from Bangla).
* 2017 : Surya Singh Besra for Maktom Rasa (translated from Hindi).
* 2018 : Rupchand Hansda for Sen Dareyak'an Menkhan Chedak (translated from Bangla).