Sahitya Akademi Award is given each year, since 1955, by Sahitya Akademi (India's National Academy of Letters), to writers and their works, for their outstanding contribution to the upliftment of Indian literature and Hindi literature in particular. No Award was conferred in 1962.
Recipients
Year Image Author WorkType of WorkRef. 1955 Makhanlal Chaturvedi Him TaranginiPoetry 1956 — Vasudev Sharan Agarwal Padmavat Sanjivani VyakhyaCommentary 1957 Acharya Narendra Dev Bauddha Dharma DarshanPhilosophy 1958 Rahul Sankrityayan Madhya Asia Ka ItihasHistory 1959 Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' Sanskriti Ke Char AdhyayA survey of Indian culture 1960 Sumitranandan Pant Kala aur Budha ChandPoetry 1961 Bhagwati Charan Verma Bhoole Bisre ChitraNovel 1962No Award 1963 — Amrit Rai Premchand: Kalam Ka SipahiBiography 1964 — Agyeya Angan Ke Par DwarPoetry 1965 — Nagendra Rasa SiddhantaTreatise on poetics 1966 — Jainendra Kumar MuktibodhNovelette 1967 Amritlal Nagar Amrit Aur VishNovel 1968 Harivansh Rai Bachchan Do ChattanenPoetry 1969 Shrilal Shukla Raag DarbariNovel 1970 — Ram Vilas Sharma Nirala Ki Sahitya SadhanaBiography 1971 Namwar Singh Kavita Ke Naye PratimanLiterary criticism 1972 — Bhawani Prasad Mishra Buni Huyi RassiPoetry 1973 Hazari Prasad Dwivedi Alok ParvaEssays 1974 — Shivmangal Singh 'Suman' Mitti Ki BaraatPoetry 1975 Bhisham Sahni TamasNovel 1976 Yashpal Meri Teri Uski BaatNovel 1977 — Shamsher Bahadur Singh Chuka Bhi Hun Nahin MainPoetry 1978 — Bharat Bhushan Agarwal Utna Vah Suraj HaiPoetry 1979 — Sudama Panday 'Dhoomil' Kal Sunana MujhePoetry 1980 Krishna Sobti Zindaginama - Zinda RukhNovel 1981 — Trilochan Shastri Tap Ke Taye Hue DinPoetry 1982 — Harishankar Parsai Viklang Shraddha Ka DaurSatire 1983 — Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena Khutiyon Par Tange LogPoetry 1984 Raghuvir Sahay Log Bhool Gaye HainPoetry 1985 Nirmal Verma Kavve Aur Kala PaniShort stories 1986 — Kedarnath Agarwal ApurvaPoetry 1987 Shrikant Verma MagadhPoetry 1988 Naresh Mehta AranyaPoetry 1989 Kedarnath Singh Akaal Mein SarasPoetry 1990 — Shiv Prasaad Singh Neela ChandNovel 1991 — Girija Kumar Mathur Main Vaqt Ke Hun SamnePoetry 1992 Giriraj Kishore Dhai GharNovel 1993 — Vishnu Prabhakar ArdhanarishwarNovel 1994 Ashok Vajpeyi Kahin Nahin WahinPoetry 1995 — Kunwar Narayan Koi Doosra NahinPoetry 1996 Surendra Verma Mujhe Chand ChahiyeNovel 1997 — Leeladhar Jagudi Anubhav Ke Aakash Mein ChandPoetry 1998 Arun Kamal Naye Ilake MeinPoetry 1999 Vinod Kumar Shukla Deewar Main Ek Khirkee Rahathi ThiNovel 2000 Manglesh Dabral Hum Jo Dekhte HainPoetry 2001 Alka Saraogi Kali-Katha : Via BypassNovel 2002 Rajesh Joshi Do Panktiyon Ke BeechPoetry 2003 Kamleshwar Kitne PakistanNovel 2004 — Viren Dangwal Dushchakra Mein SristaPoetry 2005 — Manohar Shyam Joshi KyapNovel 2006 Gyanendrapati SanshyatmaPoetry 2007 — Amar Kant Inhin Hathiyaron SeNovel 2008 Govind Mishra Kohre Mein Kaid RangNovel 2009 Kailash Vajpeyi Hawa mein HastaksharPoetry2010 Uday PrakashMohan DasShort stories 2011 Kashinath Singh Rehan Par RaghuNovel 2012 — Chandrakant Devtale Patthar fenk Raha HoonPoetry"Poets dominate Sahitya Akademi Awards 2012" . Sahitya Akademi. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2013. 2013 Mridula Garg Miljul ManNovel"Poets dominate Sahitya Akademi Awards 2013" . Sahitya Akademi. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013. 2014 — Ramesh Chandra Shah VinayakNovel"Poets dominate Sahitya Akademi Awards 2013" . Sahitya Akademi. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.2015 — Ramdarash Mishra Aag Ki HansiPoetry2016 — Nasira Sharma ParijatNovel2017 Ramesh Kuntal Megh Vishw Mithak Sarit SagarLiterary Criticism2018 Chitra Mudgal Post Box No. 203 - Nala SoparaNovel2019 —Nand Kishore Acharya Chheelatey Hue Apne KoPoetry 2020 Anamika Tokri Mein Digant 'Their Gatha Poetry2021 — Daya Prakash Sinha Samraat AshokPlay2022 — Badri Narayan Tumadi Ke ShabdPoetry 2023 —SanjeevMujhe PahachaanoNovel2024 —Gagan GillMain Jab Tak Aai BaharPoetry 2025 Mamta KaliaJeete Jee AllahabadMemoir
See also List of Hindi language poets Sahitya Akademi
References
External links Official listing of Sahitya Akademi Awards in Hindi-language