List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Konkani


Sahitya Akademi Award is given each year, since 1955, by Sahitya Akademi, to writers and their works, for their outstanding contribution to the upliftment of Indian literature and Konkani literature in particular.
When the Sahitya Akademi recognised Konkani in 1975 as an independent and literary language, one of the important factors was the literary heritage of Romi Konkani since the year 1556. However, after Konkani in the Devanagari script was made the official language of Goa in 1987, the Sahitya Akademi has supported only writers in the Devanagari script.

Winners

YearImageAuthorWork
1977Ravindra KelekarHimalayant
1978D. K. SukhthankarManni Punav
1979—R. V. PanditDorya Gazota
1980Manohar Rai SardesaiPissolim
1981B. B. BorkarSasay
1982Laxmanrao SardessaiKhabari
1983Damodar MauzoKarmelin
1984Pundalik NaikChowrang
1985—J. B. MoraesBhitorlem Tufan
1986Prakash Damodar PadgaonkarHanv Monis Asvat-Thamo
1987—Arvind N. MambroPanaji Atam Mhatari Zalea
1988Chandrakant KeniVhonkolpavnni
1989C. F. D'Costa Sonshyache Kan
1990Ramesh VeluskarSavul Gori
1991Meena KakodkarSapan Fulam
1992—Nagesh KarmaliVanshakulachen Denen
1993Mahabaleshwar SailTarangan
1994Gokuldas PrabhuAntar ayami
1995Dilip BorkarGomanchal Te Himachal
1996Shankar RamaniNilem Nilem Braham
1997—Sheela KolambkarBhuim Chafim
1998—John Baptist SequeiraAshim Asim Lharan
1999—Saratchandra ShenoiAntarnad
2000Pandurang BhanguiChamphel'li Sanj
2001Madhav BorkarYaman
2002Hema NaikBhogadandd
2003— Shashank SitaramParigh
2004Jayanti NaikAthang
2005—N. ShivdasBhaangarsaall
2006Datta Damodar NaikJai Kai Jui?
2007—Devidas KadamDika
2008—Ashok KamatGhannaghai Niyatiche.
2009—Jess FernandesKirvontt
2010—Arun SakhardandeKavlyanche Shradh
2011—Melvyn RodriguesPrakriticho Paas
2012—Kashinath Shamba LolienkarKavyasutra
2013—Tukaram Rama ShetManmotayam
2014Madhavi SardesaiManthan
2015Uday BhembreKarna Parva
2016—Edwin J. F. D'SouzaKallem Bhangar
2017—Gajanan JogKhand Ani Her Katha
2018Paresh Narendra KamatChitralipi
2019—Nilba A. KhandekarThe Words
2020—R. S. BhaskarYugparivartancho Yatri
2021—Sanjiv VerenkarRaktachandan
2022—Maya Anil KharangateAmrutvel
2023—Prakash ParienkarVarsal
2024—Mukesh ThaliRangtarang