List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Gujarati
Recipients
Table:
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

Narwarlal 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'

Ratano Suraj

Essays

2007

Rajendra Shukla

Gazal-Samhita

Poetry

2008

Suman Shah

Fatfatiyun

Short stories

2009

Shirish Panchal

Vaat aapanaa vivechan-ni

Criticism

2010

Dhirendra Maheta

Chhavni

Novel

2011

Mohan Parmar

Anchaio

Short Stories

2012

Chandrakant Topiwala

Sakshibhasya

Criticism

2013

Chinu Modi[2]

Khara Zaran

Poetry

2014

Ashvin Mehta

Chhabi Bhitarani

Essays

2015

Rasik Shah

Ante Aarambh (Part-I & II)

Essays

2016

Kamal Vora[3]

Anekanek

Poetry

2017

Urmi Desai

Gujarati Vyakaranna Baso Varsh

Criticism

2018

Sharifa Vijaliwala

Vibhajan Ni Vyatha

Essay

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