# List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Gujarati

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Sahitya Akademi Award to Gujarati Writers by Sahitya Akademi. No Awards were conferred in 1957, 1959, 1966 and 1972. In 1969, Swami Anand, in 1983, Suresh Joshi, and in 2009 Shirish Panchal refused this award.

## Recipients

| Year | Author | Work | Type of Work |
| 1955 | Mahadev Desai | Mahadev Bhaini Diary | Memoirs |
| 1956 | Ramnarayan V. Pathak | Brihat — Pingal | Treatise on prosody |
| 1958 | Sukhlal Sanghvi | Darshan ane Chintan | Philosophical essays |
| 1960 | Rasiklal Parikh | Sharvilak | Play |
| 1961 | Ram Singhji Rathod | Kachhnun Sanskrit Darshan | Cultural survey |
| 1962 | Vishnuprasad Trivedi | Upayana | Critical writings |
| 1963 | Rajendra Shah | Shant Kolahal | Poetry |
| 1964 | Dolarrai R. Mankad | Naivedya | Essays |
| 1965 | Kakasaheb Kalelkar | Jeevan-Vyavastha | Essays |
| 1967 | Prabodh Pandit | Gujarati Bhashanum Dhwani-Swarup and Dhwani-Parivartan | Linguistic study |
| 1968 | Tribhuvandas Luhar "Sundaram" | Avalokana | Literary reviews |
| 1969 | Swami Anand (Not Accepted) | Kulkathao | Pen-portraits |
| 1970 | Nagindas Parekh | Abhinavano Rasavichar | Literary criticism |
| 1971 | Chandravadan Mehta | Natya Gathariyan | Travelogue |
| 1973 | Umashankar Joshi | Kavini Shraddha | Literary criticism |
| 1974 | Anantrai Raval | Tartamya | Literary criticism |
| 1975 | Manubhai Pancholi "Darshak" | Socrates | Novel |
| 1976 | Natwarlal Pandya 'Ushnas' | Ashwattha | Poetry |
| 1977 | Raghuveer Chaudhari | Uparvas Kathatrayi (Trilogy) | Novel |
| 1978 | Harindra Dave | Hayati | Poetry |
| 1979 | Jagdish Joshi | Vamal Na Van | Poetry |
| 1980 | Jayant Pathak | Anunaya | Poetry |
| 1981 | Harivallabh Bhayani | Rachna ane Samrachna | Criticism |
| 1982 | Priyakant Maniar | Lilero Dhal | Poetry |
| 1983 | Suresh Joshi (Not Accepted) | Chintayami Manasa | Essays |
| 1984 | Ramanlal Joshi | Vivechanni Prakriya | Literary criticism |
| 1985 | Kundanika Kapadia | Sat Paglan Aakashman | Novel |
| 1986 | Chandrakant Sheth | Dhoolmani Paglio | Reminiscences |
| 1987 | Sitanshu Yashaschandra | Jatayu | Poetry |
| 1988 | Bhagwatikumar Sharma | Asooryalok | Novel |
| 1989 | Joseph Macwan | Angaliyat | Novel |
| 1990 | Anil R. Joshi | Statue | Essays |
| 1991 | Labhshankar Thakar | Tolan Aawaz Ghonghat | Poetry |
| 1992 | Bholabhai Patel | Devoni Ghati | Travelogue |
| 1993 | Narayan Desai | Agnikundaman Ugelun Gulab | Biography |
| 1994 | Ramesh Parekh | Vitan Sud Beej | Poetry |
| 1995 | Varsha Adalja | Ansar | Novel |
| 1996 | Himanshi Shelat | Andhari Galima Safed Tapakan | Short stories |
| 1997 | Ashokpuri Goswami | Kuvo | Novel |
| 1998 | Jayant Kothari | Vank-dekham Vivechano | Criticism |
| 1999 | Niranjan Bhagat | Gujarati Sahiyta Purvardha Uttarardha | Criticism |
| 2000 | Vinesh Antani | Dhundhabhari Khin | Novel |
| 2001 | Dhiruben Patel | Agantuk | Novel |
| 2002 | Dhruv Prabodhrai Bhatt | Tattvamasi | Novel |
| 2003 | Bindu Bhatt | Akhepatar | Novel |
| 2004 | Amritlal Vegad | Saundaryani Nadi Narmada | Travelogue |
| 2005 | Suresh Dalal | Akhand Zalar Vage | Poetry |
| 2006 | Ratilal 'Anil' | Aatano Suraj | Essays |
| 2007 | Rajendra Shukla | Gazal-Samhita | Poetry |
| 2008 | Suman Shah | Fatfatiyun | Short stories |
| 2009 | Shirish Panchal (refused) | Vaat aapanaa vivechan-ni | Criticism |
| 2010 | Dhirendra Maheta | Chhavni | Novel |
| 2011 | Mohan Parmar | Anchalo | Short Stories |
| 2012 | Chandrakant Topiwala | Sakshibhasya | Criticism |
| 2013 | Chinu Modi | Khara Zaran | Poetry |
| 2014 | Ashvin Mehta | Chhabi Bhitarani | Essays |
| 2015 | Rasik Shah | Ante Aarambh (Part-I & II) | Essays |
| 2016 | Kamal Vora | Anekanek | Poetry |
| 2017 | Urmi Desai | Gujarati Vyakaranna Baso Varsh | Criticism |
| 2018 | Sharifa Vijaliwala | Vibhajan Ni Vyatha | Essays |
| 2019 | Ratilal Borisagar | Mojma Revu Re | Essays |
| 2020 | Harish Meenashru | Banaras Diary | Poetry |
| 2021 | Yagnesh Dave | Gandhmanjusha | Poetry |
| 2022 | Gulam Mohammed Sheikh | Gher Jatan | Autobiographical Essays |
| 2023 | Vinod Joshi | Sairandhri | Poetry |
| 2024 | Dileep Jhaveri | Bhagwan-ni Vato | Poetry |