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Sahitya Akademi Award is given by the Sahitya Akademi, India's national academy of letters to one writer every year in each of the languages recognized by it as well as for translations. This is the second highest literary award of India, after Jnanpith Award. The awards given to Bengali writers for works in Bengali and English as well as for translations from Bengali literature are given below.

## Sahitya Akademi Award winners

Following is the list of Akademi Award winners. No awards were conferred in 1960, 1968 and 1973.
| Year | Book | Author | Category of Books |
| 1955 | Shreshtha Kavita | Jibanananda Das | Poetry |
| 1956 | Arogya Niketan | Tarashankar Bandopadhyay | Novel |
| 1957 | Sagar Theke Phera | Premendra Mitra | Poetry |
| 1958 | Anandibai Ityadi Galpa | Parashuram | Short Stories |
| 1959 | Kolkatar Kachhei | Gajendra Kumar Mitra | Novel |
| 1961 | Bharater Sakti-Sadhana O Sakta Sahitya | Sashi Bhushan Dasgupta | A Study of the Shakta-sect |
| 1962 | Japane | Annada Shankar Ray | Travelogue |
| 1963 | Ghare Pherar Din | Amiya Chakravarty | Poetry |
| 1964 | Jato Durei Jai | Subhas Mukhopadhyay (poet) | Poetry |
| 1965 | Smriti Satta Bhabishyat | Bishnu Dey | Poetry |
| 1966 | Nishi-Kutumba | Manoj Basu | Novel |
| 1967 | Tapasvi O Tarangini | Buddhadeb Basu | Verse play |
| 1969 | Mohini Aaraal | Manindra Ray | Poetry |
| 1970 | Adhunikata O Rabindranath | Abu Sayeed Ayyub | Literary criticism |
| 1971 | Manimahesh | Umaprasad Mukhopadhyay | Travelogue |
| 1972 | Shesh Namaskar | Santosh Kumar Ghosh | Novel |
| 1974 | Ulanga Raja | Nirendranath Chakravarty | Poetry |
| 1975 | Asamay | Bimal Kar | Novel |
| 1976 | Na Hanyate | Maitreyi Devi | Novel |
| 1977 | Babarer Prarthana | Shankha Ghosh | Poetry |
| 1978 | Vivekananda O Samakalin Bharatvarsha, Vol. I, II and III | Sankari Prasad Basu | Biography and cultural history |
| 1979 | Aranyer Adhikar | Mahashweta Devi | Novel |
| 1980 | Shambo | Samaresh Basu `Kalkut' | Novel |
| 1981 | Kolikata Darpan, Pt. I | Radharaman Mitra | Local history and culture |
| 1982 | Amritasya Putree | Kamal Das | Novel |
| 1983 | Jete Pari Kintu Keno Jabo | Shakti Chattopadhyay | Poetry |
| 1984 | Kalbela | Samaresh Majumdar | Novel |
| 1985 | Sei Samay (Part II) | Sunil Gangopadhyay | Novel |
| 1986 | Raj Nagar | Amiya Bhushan Majumdar | Novel |
| 1987 | Khujte Khujte Eto Dur | Arun Mitra | Poetry |
| 1988 | Bari Badle Jai | Ramapada Chowdhury | Novel |
| 1989 | Manabjamin | Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay | Novel |
| 1990 | Tista Parer Brittanto | Debesh Roy | Novel |
| 1991 | Sada Kham | Moti Nandi | Novel |
| 1992 | Marami Karat | Alok Ranjan Dasgupta | Poetry |
| 1993 | Shahjada Darasukoh | Shyamal Gangapadhyay | Novel |
| 1994 | Aleek Manush | Syed Mustafa Siraj | Novel |
| 1995 | Kavita Sangraha | Naresh Guha | Poetry |
| 1996 | Tal Betal | Ashok Mitra | Essays |
| 1997 | Herbert | Nabarun Bhattacharya | Novel |
| 1998 | Anubhav | Dibyendu Palit | Novel |
| 1999 | Naba-Nita | Nabaneeta Dev Sen | Prose-Poetry |
| 2000 | Pagli Tomar Sange | Joy Goswami | Poetry |
| 2001 | Panchashati Galpo | Atin Bandyopadhyay | Short Stories |
| 2002 | Ami O Banabehari | Sandipan Chattopadhyay | Novel |
| 2003 | Krantikal | Prafulla Roy | Novel |
| 2004 | Baul Fakir Katha | Sudhir Chakravarti | Essay |
| 2005 | Haspatale Lekha Kabitaguchha | Binay Majumdar | Poetry |
| 2006 | Dhrubaputra | Amar Mitra | Novel |
| 2007 | Amar Samay Alpa | Amarendra Sengupta | Poetry |
| 2008 | Ghumer Borir Mato Chand | Sarat Kumar Mukhopadhyay | Poetry |
| 2009 | Keno Amra Rabindranathke Chai Ebong Kibhabe | Sourin Bhattacharya | Essay |
| 2010 | Khanamihirer Dhipi | Bani Basu | Novel |
| 2011 | Bane Aaj Concherto | Manindra Gupta | Poetry |
| 2012 | Birasan | Subrata Mukhopadhyaya | Novel |
| 2013 | Dwaipayan Hrader Dhare | Subodh Sarkar | Poetry |
| 2014 | Piya Man Bhabe | Utpal Kumar Basu | Poetry |
| 2015 | Shono Jabaphul | Alok Sarkar | Poetry |
| 2016 | Mahabharater Astadashi | Nrisingha Prasad Bhaduri | Essays |
| 2017 | Sei Nikhonj Manusta | Afsar Amed | Novel |
| 2018 | Srikrishner Sesh Kata Din | Sanjib Chattopadhyay | Novel |
| 2019 | Ghumer Darja Thele | Chinmoy Guha | Essays |
| 2020 | Eka Eka Ekashi | Shankar | Memoirs |
| 2021 | Mirzaffar O Onnano Natok | Bratya Basu | Collection of Plays |
| 2022 | Birbal | Tapan Bandyopadhyay | Novel |
| 2023 | Jaler Opor Pani | Swapnamoy Chakraborty | Novel |

## Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar winners

| Year | Book | Author | Category of Books |
| 2010 | Total contribution to Children's literature | Saral Dey | - |
| 2011 | Total contribution to Children's literature | Sailen Ghosh | - |
| 2012 | Bhaluker Dolna | Balaram Basak | Collection of short-stories |
| 2013 | Narayan Debnath Comics Samagra | Narayan Debnath | Collection of Comics creations |
| 2014 | Total contribution to Children's literature | Gouri Dharmapal | - |
| 2015 | Total contribution to Children's literature | Kartik Ghosh | - |
| 2016 | Gorillar Chokh | Amarendra Chakravorty | Novelette |
| 2017 | Total contribution to Children's literature | Sasthipada Chattopadhyay | - |
| 2018 | Total contribution to Children's literature | Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay | - |
| 2019 | Total contribution to Children's literature | Nabaneeta Dev Sen | - |
| 2020 | Gopon Bakso Khulte Nei | Pracheta Gupta | Short-story |
| 2021 | Batakesto Babur Chhata | Sunirmal Chakraborty | Collection of short-stories |
| 2022 | Char Panch Jon Bondhu | Joya Mitra | Collection of short-stories |

## Sahitya Akademi Youth Award winners

| Year | Book | Author | Category of Books |
| 2013 | Bouddho Lekhomala O Onyanyo Shraman | Subhro Bandopadhyay | Poetry |
| 2017 | Elvis O Amolasundari | Shamik Ghosh | Short Story |

## Bengali winners of Sahitya Akademi Award for English

| Year | Book | Author | Category of Books |
| 1967 | Shadow from Ladakh | Bhabani Bhattacharya | Novel |
| 1969 | An Artist in Life | Niharranjan Ray | Study of Tagore |
| 1975 | Scholar Extraordinary | Nirad C. Chaudhuri | Biography of Max Müller |
| 1989 | The Shadow Lines | Amitav Ghosh | Novel |
| 1996 | Memories of Rain | Sunetra Gupta | Novel |
| 2002 | A New World | Amit Chaudhuri | Novel |
| 2003 | The Perishable Empire | Meenakshi Mukherjee | Essays |
| 2004 | The Mammaries of the Welfare State | Upamanyu Chattopadhyay | Novel |

## Translations from Bengali literature

* 1989 – Nagindas Parekh – Na Hanyate (novel, Gujarati tr. from Maitreyi Devi),
* ... ... K. Ravi Verma – Ganadevata (novel, Malayalam tr. from Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay),
* ... ... T.Thoibi Devi – Drishtipat (novel, Manipuri tr. from Yayavar),
* ... ... Basanta Kumari Devi – Ganadebata, Parts I and II (Panchagram) (novel, Oriya tr. from Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay),
* ... ... B. Gopala Reddi – Ravindruni Natikalu (plays, Telugu tr. from Rabindranath Thakur)
* 1990 – Ramanik Meghanee – Gandevata (novel, Gujarati tr. from Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay),
* ... ... Upendranath Jha 'Vyas' – Vipradas (novel, Maithili tr. from Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay),
* ... ... A. Shyamsundar Singh – Krishnakantagee Uil (novel, Manipuri tr. from Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay),
* ... ... Amar Bharati – Ikki Kahaniyan (short stories, Punjabi tr. from Rabindranath Thakur),
* ... ... Laxmi Narayan Mohanty – Banachari (novel, Oriya tr. from Bibhuti Bhushan Bandyopadhyay),
* ... ... Biharilal Chhabria - Sat Kadam (Two Parts) (novel, Sindhi tr. from Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay)
* 1991 – Ramanlal Soni – Kabuliwala (short stories, Gujarati tr. from Rabindranath Thakur),
* ... ... Shanti Ranjan Bhattacharya – Gulshan-e-Sehat (novel, Urdu tr. from Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay)
* 1993 – Anila A. Dalal – Prachchhanna (novel, Gujarati tr. from Bimal Kar),
* ... ... Olivinho Gomes – Anandmath (novel, Konkani tr. from Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay),
* ... ... Leela Sarkar – Aranyathinte Adhikaaram (novel, Malayalam tr. from Mahashweta Devi),
* ... ... L. Raghumani Sharma – Charitraheen (novel, Manipuri tr. from Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay),
* ... ... Barendra Krushna Dhal – Samba (novel, Oriya tr. from Samaresh Basu),
* ... ... Vilas Gite – Rabindranathanchya Sahavasat (poetry, Marathi tr. from Maitreyi Devi),
* ... ... Maddipattla Suri – Samayam Kani Samayam (novel, Telugu tr. from Bimal Kar)
* 1994 – Basundhara Saikia –Datta (novel, Assamese tr. from Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay),
* ... ... Karna Thami – Sukanta Ka Kavitaharu (poetry, Nepali tr. from Sukanta Bhattacharya)
* 1995 – Kulanath Gogoi – Aranyer Adhikar (novel, Assamese tr. from Mahashweta Devi),
* ... ... Surendra Jha 'Suman' – Rabindra Natakavali Vol. I (plays, Maithili tr. from Rabindranath Thakur),
* ... ... P. Bhanumanthi – Meethi Charithram (play, Tamil tr. from Badal Sarkar)
* 1996 – Aruna Chakrabarti – Srikanta (novel, English tr. from Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay),
* ... ... Chandrakant Mehta – Jeevan Swad (novel, Gujarati tr. from Ashapurna Devi)
* 1997 – Gayatri Chakrabarti Spivak – Imaginary Maps (short stories, English tr. from Mahashweta Devi),
* ... ... Prasad Brahmbhatt – Amritasya Putri (novel, Gujarati tr. from Kamal Das),
* ... ... Shiva Shamsher Rasaily – Biraj Dulahi (novel, Nepali tr. from Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay),
* ... ... Jugal Kishor Dutta – Asami Hazir (novel, Oriya tr. from Bimal Mitra)
* 1998 – Kalpana Bardhan – Wives and Others (short stories & a novel, English tr. from Manik Bandyopadhyay),
* ... ... Chandranath Mishra 'Amar' – Parashuramak Beechhal - Berayal Katha (short stories, Maithili tr. from Parashuram),
* ... ... Bihari Lal Mishra – Sharatsaptakam (short stories, Sanskrit tr. from Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay),
* ... ... Lakhmi Khilani – Asamaya (novel, Sindhi tr. from Bimal Kar)
* 1999 – Suknaya Jhaveri – Ekvis Bengali Vartao (short stories, Gujarati tr. from different authors),
* ... ... Murari Madhusudan Thakur – Arogya Niketan (novel, Maithili tr. from Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay)
* 2000 – Hans Raj Pandotra – Gosain De Bagha Da Bhoot (novel, Dogri tr. from Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay),
* ... ... Amresh Patnaik – Tista Tatora Brutanta (novel, Oriya tr. from Debesh Ray),
* ... ... Dipak Ghosh – Sanskritaravindrasangitam (songs, Sanskrit tr. from Rabindranath Thakur)
* 2001 – Gopa Majumdar –Aparajito (novel, English tr. from Bibhuti Bhushan Bandyopadhyay),
* ... ... Janaki Ballav Patnaik – Bankima Upanyasmala (2 Volumes) (novels, Oriya tr. from Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay)
* 2003 – (Lt.) Sujit Mukhopadhyay – Gora (novel, English tr. from Rabindranath Thakur),
* ... ... Rajen Saikia – Putul Nachar Itikat (novel, Assamese tr. from Manik Bandyopadhyay),
* ... ... M.P. Kumaran – Heerak Deepti (novel, Malayalam tr. from Sunil Gangopadhyay),
* ... ... Ram Swaroop Kisan – Rati Kaner (play, Rajasthani tr. from Rabindranath Thakur)
* 2004 – Ramshankar Dwivedi – Jhansi Ki Rani (novel, Hindi tr. from Mahashweta Devi),
* ... ... Madhav Borcar – Ekshe Ek Kavita (poetry, Konkani tr. from Rabindranath Thakur),
* ... ... Nongthombam Kunjamohan Singh – Gora (novel, Manipuri tr. from Rabindranath Thakur),
* ... ... Mrinalini Prabhakar Gadkari – Devdas (novel, Marathi tr. from Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay)
* 2005 – Uma Randeria – Nava Yugnu Parodh (novel, Gujarati tr. from Sunil Gangopadhyay)
* 2006 – Rajnand Jha – Kaalbela (novel, Maithili tr. from Samaresh Majumdar)
* ... ... Puviarasu – Puratchikaaran (poetry, Tamil tr. from Kazi Nazrul Islam)
* 2007 – Bachchan Singh – Mahabharat ki Katha (treatise, Hindi tr. from Buddhadeb Basu)
* 2009 – Jatindra Kumar Bargohain – Lokayata Darshan (philosophy, Assamese tr. from Devi Prasad Chattopadhyay)
* ... ... .Kasturi Desai – Adhikar Aranyacho (novel, Konkani tr. from Mahashweta Devi)
* ... ... .Bhuvana Natarajan – Mudhal Sabadam (novel, Tamil tr. from Ashapoorna Devi)
* 2010 – Tarapati Upadhyay – Anand Math (novel, Nepali tr. from Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay)
* 2012 – Swarna Prabha Chainary – Nwizise Sungdo Solo (short stories, Bodo tr. from Rabindranath Thakur)
* ... ... .Anand – Kavi Bandya Ghatigayiyute Jeevithavum Maranavum (novel, Malayalam tr. from Mahashweta Devi)
* ... ... .Elangbam Sonamani Singh – Dharma Tattwa (Prose, Manipuri tr. from Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay)
* ... ... .Purn Sharma 'Puran' – Gora (novel, Rajasthani tr. from Rabindranath Thakur)
* ... ... .Rabindranath Murmu – Ita Chetan Re Ita (novel, Santali tr. from Mahashweta Devi)
* Note – From English – In 1992, Hijam Guno Singh got this prize for Manipuri translation of History of Bengali Literature by Sukumar Sen. In 1991, Radhika Mohan Bhagowati got this prize for Assamese translation of The Story of Our Newspapers by Chanchal Sarkar. In 2012, Sharda Sathe got it for Marathi translation of A Traveller and the Road by Mohit Sen.

## Translations into Bengali

Source:
* 1989 – Nileena Abraham – Patummar Chhagal O Balyasakhi (short stories, tr. from Malayalam)
* 1990 – Maitri Shukla – Unish Bigha Dui Katha (novel, tr. from Oriya)
* 1991 – Subramanian Krishnamoorthy – Raktabanya (novel, tr. from Tamil)
* 1992 – Maya Gupta – Kak O Kala Pani (short stories, tr. from Hindi)
* 1993 – Manabendra Bandyopadhyay – Vaikom Muhammad Bashirer Shreshtha Galpo (short stories, tr. from Malayalam)
* 1994 – Vina Alase – Gulamgiri (dialogues, tr. from Marathi)
* 1995 – Kanailal Datta – Vinoba Bhave Rachanabali (autobiographical writing, tr. from Hindi)
* 1996 – Ranendranath Bandyopadhyay – Sarpa O Rajju (novel, tr. from English)
* 1997 – Rameshwar shaw – Bhabishyater Kabita (essays, tr. from English)
* 1998 – Jaya Mitra – Jipsy Nadir Dhara (autobiographical writing, tr. from Punjabi)
* 1999 – Shankha Ghosh – Raktakalyan (Taledanda Play, tr. from Kannada)
* 2000 – Afsar Ahmed & Kalim Hazique – Sare Tin Hat Bhume (novel, tr. from Urdu)
* 2001 – Nani Sur – Krishna Chanderer Nirbachito Galpo (short stories, tr. from Urdu)
* 2002 – Usha Ranjan Bhattacharya – Mriityunjay (novel, tr. from Assamese)
* 2003 – Malay Ray Chaudhuri – Suryer Saptam Ashwa (novel, tr. from Hindi) (refused)
* 2004 – Sujit Chaudhuri – Asamiya Galpo Sankalan (short stories, tr. from Assamese)
* 2005 – Ranjan Bandyopadhyay – Kabir Bijak O Anyanya Kabita (poetry, tr. from Hindi)
* 2006 – Jyoti Bhushan Chaki – Kaifi Azmir Kabita (poetry, tr. from Urdu)
* 2007 – Subimal Basak – Aamar Tomar Taar Katha (novel, tr. from Hindi)
* 2008 – Bharati Nandi – Chitrita Andhakar (novel, tr. from Oriya)
* 2009 – Ujjal Singha – Mitro Marjani (novel of Krishna Sovti, tr. from Hindi)
* 2010 – Shyamal Bhattacharya – Kumari Harinir Chokh (short stories, tr. from Punjabi)
* 2011 – Jagat Debnath – Raghaber Din Rat (novel, tr. from Marathi)
* 2012 – Oinam Nilkantha Singh – Bristi Ar Holo Na (short story, tr. from Manipuri)
* 2013 – Soma Bandyopadhyay – Gathanbad, Uttar-Gathanbad Ebang Prachya Kavyatattva (literary criticism, tr. from Urdu)
* 2014 – Binay Kumar Mahata – Ei Prithibi Paglagarad (novel, tr. from Maithili)
* 2015 – Mau Das Gupta – Anamdaser Puthi (novel, tr. from Hindi)
* 2016 - Gita Chaudhuri – Satyer Anwesan (Gandhi's autobiography, tr. from Gujarati)
* 2017 - (Late) Utpal Kumar Basu – Kebal Atmai Jane Kibhabe Gan Gaite Hay: Nirbachita Kabita (poetry, tr. from English)
* 2018 - Mabinul Haq - Lep O Anyanyo Galpo (short stories, tr from Urdu)
(Note: when this article was created in 2007, the list of awardees in various categories was taken from the official site of the Sahitya Akademi. The site has since been revamped and currently does not show any list of awardees; instead it shows a search option for awardees with specified search parameters. For the old version of the site, click here. It gives details about the main awards up to 2007 and translation prizes up to 2005.)