List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Bengali


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.
YearBookPortraitAuthorCategory of Books
1955Shreshtha KavitaJibanananda DasPoetry
1956Arogya NiketanTarashankar BandopadhyayNovel
1957Sagar Theke PheraPremendra MitraPoetry
1958Anandibai Ityadi GalpaParashuramShort Stories
1959Kolkatar KachheiGajendra Kumar MitraNovel
1961Bharater Sakti-Sadhana O Sakta SahityaSashi Bhushan DasguptaA Study of the Shakta-sect
1962JapaneAnnada Shankar RayTravelogue
1963Ghare Pherar DinAmiya ChakravartyPoetry
1964Jato Durei JaiSubhas MukhopadhyayPoetry
1965Smriti Satta BhabishyatBishnu DeyPoetry
1966Nishi-KutumbaManoj BasuNovel
1967Tapasvi O TaranginiBuddhadeb BasuVerse play
1969Mohini AaraalManindra RayPoetry
1970Adhunikata O RabindranathAbu Sayeed AyyubLiterary criticism
1971ManimaheshUmaprasad MukhopadhyayTravelogue
1972Shesh NamaskarSantosh Kumar GhoshNovel
1974Ulanga RajaNirendranath ChakravartyPoetry
1975AsamayBimal KarNovel
1976Na HanyateMaitreyi DeviNovel
1977Babarer PrarthanaShankha GhoshPoetry
1978Vivekananda O Samakalin Bharatvarsha, Vol. I, II and IIISankari Prasad BasuBiography and cultural history
1979Aranyer AdhikarMahashweta DeviNovel
1980ShamboSamaresh Basu "Kalkut"Novel
1981Kolikata Darpan, Pt. IRadharaman MitraLocal history and culture
1982Amritasya PutreeKamal DasNovel
1983Jete Pari Kintu Keno JaboShakti ChattopadhyayPoetry
1984KalbelaSamaresh MajumdarNovel
1985Sei Samay Sunil GangopadhyayNovel
1986Raj NagarAmiya Bhushan MajumdarNovel
1987Khujte Khujte Eto DurArun MitraPoetry
1988Bari Badle JaiRamapada ChowdhuryNovel
1989ManabjaminShirshendu MukhopadhyayNovel
1990Tista Parer BrittantoDebesh RoyNovel
1991Sada KhamMoti NandiNovel
1992Marami KaratAlok Ranjan DasguptaPoetry
1993Shahjada DarasukohShyamal GangapadhyayNovel
1994Aleek ManushSyed Mustafa SirajNovel
1995Kavita SangrahaNaresh GuhaPoetry
1996Tal BetalAshok MitraEssays
1997HerbertNabarun BhattacharyaNovel
1998AnubhavDibyendu PalitNovel
1999Naba-NitaNabaneeta Dev SenProse-Poetry
2000Pagli Tomar SangeJoy GoswamiPoetry
2001Panchashati GalpoAtin BandyopadhyayShort Stories
2002Ami O BanabehariSandipan ChattopadhyayNovel
2003KrantikalPrafulla RoyNovel
2004Baul Fakir KathaSudhir ChakravartiEssay
2005Haspatale Lekha KabitaguchhaBinay MajumdarPoetry
2006DhrubaputraAmar MitraNovel
2007Amar Samay AlpaAmarendra SenguptaPoetry
2008Ghumer Borir Mato ChandSarat Kumar MukhopadhyayPoetry
2009Keno Amra Rabindranathke Chai Ebong KibhabeSourin BhattacharyaEssay
2010Khanamihirer DhipiBani BasuNovel
2011Bane Aaj ConchertoManindra GuptaPoetry
2012BirasanSubrata MukhopadhyayaNovel
2013Dwaipayan Hrader DhareSubodh SarkarPoetry
2014Piya Man BhabeUtpal Kumar BasuPoetry
2015Shono JabaphulAlok SarkarPoetry
2016Mahabharater AstadashiNrisingha Prasad BhaduriEssays
2017Sei Nikhonj ManustaAfsar AmedNovel
2018Srikrishner Sesh Kata DinSanjib ChattopadhyayNovel
2019Ghumer Darja TheleChinmoy GuhaEssays
2020Eka Eka EkashiShankarMemoirs
2021Mirzaffar O Onnano NatokBratya BasuCollection of Plays
2022BirbalTapan BandyopadhyayNovel
2023Jaler Opor PaniSwapnamoy ChakrabortyNovel

Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar winners

YearBookAuthorCategory of Books
2010Total contribution to Children's literatureSaral Dey-
2011Total contribution to Children's literatureSailen Ghosh-
2012Bhaluker DolnaBalaram BasakCollection of short-stories
2013Narayan Debnath Comics SamagraNarayan DebnathCollection of Comics creations
2014Total contribution to Children's literatureGouri Dharmapal-
2015Total contribution to Children's literatureKartik Ghosh-
2016Gorillar ChokhAmarendra ChakravortyNovelette
2017Total contribution to Children's literatureSasthipada Chattopadhyay-
2018Total contribution to Children's literatureShirshendu Mukhopadhyay-
2019Total contribution to Children's literatureNabaneeta Dev Sen-
2020Gopon Bakso Khulte NeiPracheta GuptaShort-story
2021Batakesto Babur ChhataSunirmal ChakrabortyCollection of short-stories
2022Char Panch Jon BondhuJoya MitraCollection of short-stories

Sahitya Akademi Youth Award winners

YearBookAuthorCategory of Books
2013Bouddho Lekhomala O Onyanyo ShramanSubhro BandopadhyayPoetry
2017Elvis O AmolasundariShamik GhoshShort Story

Translations from Bengali literature

  • 1989 – Nagindas ParekhNa Hanyate,
  • ...... K. Ravi VermaGanadevata,
  • ...... T.Thoibi Devi – ',
  • ...... Basanta Kumari DeviGanadebata, Parts I and II ,
  • ...... B. Gopala Reddi – Ravindruni Natikalu
  • 1990 – Ramanik Meghanee – Gandevata,
  • ...... Upendranath Jha 'Vyas' – Vipradas,
  • ...... A. Shyamsundar Singh – Krishnakantagee Uil,
  • ...... Amar BharatiIkki Kahaniyan,
  • ...... Laxmi Narayan Mohanty – Banachari,
  • ...... Biharilal Chhabria - Sat Kadam
  • 1991 – Ramanlal SoniKabuliwala,
  • 1991 – Shanti Ranjan BhattacharyaGulshan-e-Sehat
  • 1993 – Anila A. Dalal – Prachchhanna,
  • ...... Olivinho GomesAnandmath,
  • ...... Leela Sarkar – Aranyathinte Adhikaaram,
  • ...... L. Raghumani Sharma – Charitraheen,
  • ...... Barendra Krushna DhalSamba,
  • ...... Vilas Gite – Rabindranathanchya Sahavasat,
  • ...... Maddipattla Suri – Samayam Kani Samayam
  • 1994 – Basundhara Saikia –Datta,
  • ...... Karna Thami – Sukanta Ka Kavitaharu
  • 1995 – Kulanath Gogoi – Aranyer Adhikar,
  • ...... Surendra Jha 'Suman'Rabindra Natakavali Vol. I,
  • ...... P. Bhanumanthi – Meethi Charithram
  • 1996 – Aruna Chakrabarti – Srikanta,
  • ...... Chandrakant Mehta – Jeevan Swad
  • 1997 – Gayatri Chakrabarti Spivak – Imaginary Maps,
  • ...... Prasad Brahmbhatt – Amritasya Putri,
  • ...... Shiva Shamsher Rasaily – Biraj Dulahi,
  • ...... Jugal Kishor Dutta – Asami Hazir
  • 1998 – Kalpana Bardhan – Wives and Others,
  • ...... Chandranath Mishra 'Amar' – Parashuramak Beechhal - Berayal Katha,
  • ...... Bihari Lal Mishra – Sharatsaptakam,
  • ...... Lakhmi Khilani – Asamaya
  • 1999 – Suknaya Jhaveri – Ekvis Bengali Vartao,
  • ...... Murari Madhusudan Thakur – Arogya Niketan
  • 2000 – Hans Raj Pandotra – Gosain De Bagha Da Bhoot,
  • ...... Amresh Patnaik – Tista Tatora Brutanta,
  • ...... Dipak Ghosh – Sanskritaravindrasangitam
  • 2001 – Gopa Majumdar –Aparajito,
  • ...... Janaki Ballav Patnaik – Bankima Upanyasmala
  • 2003 – Sujit Mukhopadhyay – Gora,
  • ...... Rajen Saikia – Putul Nachar Itikat,
  • ...... M.P. Kumaran – Heerak Deepti,
  • ...... Ram Swaroop Kisan – Rati Kaner
  • 2004 – Ramshankar Dwivedi – Jhansi Ki Rani,
  • ...... Madhav Borcar – Ekshe Ek Kavita,
  • ...... Nongthombam Kunjamohan Singh – Gora,
  • ...... Mrinalini Prabhakar Gadkari – Devdas
  • 2005 – Uma Randeria – Nava Yugnu Parodh
  • 2006 – Rajnand Jha – Kaalbela
  • ...... PuviarasuPuratchikaaran
  • 2007 – Bachchan Singh – Mahabharat ki Katha
  • 2009 – Jatindra Kumar Bargohain – Lokayata Darshan
  • ....... – Adhikar Aranyacho
  • .......Bhuvana NatarajanMudhal Sabadam
  • 2010 – Tarapati Upadhyay – Anand Math
  • 2012 – Swarna Prabha Chainary – Nwizise Sungdo Solo
  • .......AnandKavi Bandya Ghatigayiyute Jeevithavum Maranavum
  • .......Elangbam Sonamani Singh – Dharma Tattwa
  • .......Purn Sharma 'Puran' – Gora
  • .......Rabindranath MurmuIta Chetan Re Ita
  • NoteFrom 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 ' by . In 2012, Sharda Sathe got it for Marathi translation of A Traveller and the Road by Mohit Sen.

Translations into Bengali

Source:
  • 1989 – Nileena AbrahamPatummar Chhagal O Balyasakhi
  • 1990 – Maitri Shukla – Unish Bigha Dui Katha
  • 1991 – Subramanian KrishnamoorthyRaktabanya
  • 1992 – Maya Gupta – Kak O Kala Pani
  • 1993 – Manabendra BandyopadhyayVaikom Muhammad Bashirer Shreshtha Galpo
  • 1994 – Vina Alase – Gulamgiri
  • 1995 – Kanailal Datta – Vinoba Bhave Rachanabali
  • 1996 – Ranendranath Bandyopadhyay – Sarpa O Rajju
  • 1997 – Rameshwar shaw – Bhabishyater Kabita
  • 1998 – Jaya Mitra – Jipsy Nadir Dhara
  • 1999 – Shankha GhoshRaktakalyan
  • 2000 – Afsar Ahmed & Kalim Hazique – Sare Tin Hat Bhume
  • 2001 – Nani Sur – Krishna Chanderer Nirbachito Galpo
  • 2002 – Usha Ranjan Bhattacharya – Mriityunjay
  • 2003 – Malay Ray ChaudhuriSuryer Saptam Ashwa
  • 2004 – Sujit Chaudhuri – Asamiya Galpo Sankalan
  • 2005 – Ranjan Bandyopadhyay – Kabir Bijak O Anyanya Kabita
  • 2006 – – Kaifi Azmir Kabita
  • 2007 – Subimal BasakAamar Tomar Taar Katha
  • 2008 – Bharati Nandi – Chitrita Andhakar
  • 2009 – Ujjal Singha – Mitro Marjani
  • 2010 – Shyamal Bhattacharya – Kumari Harinir Chokh
  • 2011 – Jagat Debnath – Raghaber Din Rat
  • 2012 – Oinam Nilkantha Singh – Bristi Ar Holo Na
  • 2013 – Soma Bandyopadhyay – Gathanbad, Uttar-Gathanbad Ebang Prachya Kavyatattva
  • 2014 – Binay Kumar Mahata – Ei Prithibi Paglagarad
  • 2015 – Mau Das Gupta – Anamdaser Puthi
  • 2016 - Gita Chaudhuri – Satyer Anwesan
  • 2017 - Utpal Kumar BasuKebal Atmai Jane Kibhabe Gan Gaite Hay: Nirbachita Kabita
  • 2018 - Mabinul Haq - ''Lep O Anyanyo Galpo''