# List of Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize winners for Telugu

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Sahitya Akademi Translation Prizes are awarded each year since 1989 by the Indian National Academy of Letters to writers for their outstanding translations work in the 24 languages.

## Recipients

Following is the list of recipients of Sahitya Akademi Translation Prizes for their works written in Telugu. The award, as of 2019, consisted of ₹50,000.
| Year | Translator | Title of the translation | Original Title | Original Language | Genre | Original Author |
| 1989 | Bezawada Gopala Reddy | Ravindruni Naatikalu | Bidayer Abhishap Chitrangada, etc., | Bengali | Play | Ravindranath Tagore |
| 1990 | Charla Ganapathi Sastry | Ganapati Ramayana Sudha | Srimad Ramayanam | Sanskrit | Epic | Valmiki |
| 1991 | C. R. Sarma | Tirukkural | Tirukkural | Tamil | Treatise | Tiruvalluvar |
| 1992 | Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad | Tamas | Tamas | Hindi | Novel | Bhisham Sahni |
| 1993 | Maddipatla Suri | Samayam Kani Samayam | Asamaya | Bengali | Novel | Bimal Kar |
| 1994 | P. Adeshwar Rao | Amrutam Visham | Amrit aur Vish | Hindi | Novel | Amritlal Nagar |
| 1995 | Bhargavi Prabhanjan Rao | Taladandam | Taledanda | Kannada | Play | Girish Karnad |
| 1996 | Pullella Sriramachandrudu | Kavya Prakashamu | Kavya Prakasham | Sanskrit | Treatise | Mammata Bhatta |
| 1997 | B. K. Eashwar | Gadachina Kalam | Kazhinja Kaalam | Malayalam | Novel | K. P. Kesava Menon |
| 1998 | I. Panduranga Rao | Mettuku Pai Mettu | Enippadikal | Malayalam | Novel | Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai |
| 1999 | Vemaraju Bhanumurthi | Sagam Vennela Raatri | Aadh Chaanani Raat | Punjabi | Novel | Gurdial Singh |
| 2000 | Revuri Ananta Padmanabha Rao | Chayarekhalu | Shadow Lines | English | Novel | Amitav Ghosh |
| 2001 | Pingali Surya Sundaram | Atma Saakshatkaram | Self-Realisation | English | Biography | B. V. Narasimha Swamy |
| 2002 | Deevi Subbarao | Maatannadi Jyotirlingam | Collection of Kannada Vachanas | Kannada | Poetry | Various authors |
| 2003 | B. Ramabrahmam | Sri Devi Bhagavatam | Devi Bhagavatam | Sanskrit | Epic | Veda Vyasa |
| 2004 | Gangisetty Lakshminarayana | Parva | Parva | Kannada | Poetry | S. L. Bhyrappa |
| 2005 | G. S. Mohan | Masti Chinna Kathalu | Sanna Kathegallu | Kannada | Short stories | Masti Venkatesha Iyengar |
| 2006 | Vimala Sarma | Bhaavartha Ramayanamu | Bhaavaartha Ramayana | Marathi | Poetry | Eknath |
| 2007 | Mantripragada Seshabai | Antaraalu | Paalangal | Tamil | Novel | Sivashankari |
| 2008 | Vadrevu Chinnaveerabhadrudu | Naa Desa Yuvajanulaara | Ignited Minds | English | Essays | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| 2009 | Prabhakar Mandara | Dalit Udyama Charitra | Dalit's Struggle for Identity | English | Study | Yagati Chinna Rao |
| 2010 | G. Balaji | Kalyani | Oru Nadigai Naadagam Parkiraal | Tamil | Novel | D. Jayakanthan |
| 2011 | S. Jayaprakash | Pratapa Mudaliyar Charitra | Prathapa Modaliyar Charitram | Tamil | Novel | Vedanyagam Pillai |
| 2012 | R. Venkateswara Rao | Toli Charitraka Andhra Pradesh | Early History of Andhra Pradesh | English | Historical Essays | Edited by I. K. Sharma |
| 2013 | Nalimela Bhaskar | Smaraka Silalu | Smaraka Silakal | Malayalam | Novel | Punathil Kunhabdulla |
| 2014 | R. Santha Sundari | Intlo Premchand | Premchand Ghar Me | Hindi | Biography | Sivarani Devi Premchand |
| 2015 | L. R. Swamy | Sufi Cheppina Katha | Sufi Paranja Katha | Malayalam | Novel | K. P. Ramanunni |
| 2016 | Tankasala Ashok | Vallabhbhai Patel | Patel: A Life | English | Biography | Rajmohan Gandhi |
| 2017 | Venna Vallabha Rao | Viraamamerugani Payanam | Khanabadosh | Punjabi | Autobiography | Ajeet Cour |
| 2018 | A. Krishna Rao | Guppedu Sooryudu Mari Konni Kavithalu | A Handful of Sun And Other Poems | Dogri | Poetry | Padma Sachdev |
| 2019 | P. Satyavati | Oka Hijda Aatmakatha | The Truth about me: A Hijra life story | English | Autobiography | A. Revathi |
| 2020 | Ranganatha Ramachandra Rao | Om Namo | Om Namo | Kannada | Novel | Shantinatha Desai |
| 2021 | K. Sajaya | Ashuddha Bharat | Adrishya Bharat | Hindi | Non Fiction | Bhasha Singh |
| 2022 | Varala Anand | Akupacha Kavithalu | Green Poems | Hindi | Poetry | Gulzar |
| 2023 | Elanaaga (N. Surendra) | Ghalib Naati Kaalam | Ghalib: The Man, The Times | English | Biography | Pavan Varma |