Sahitya Akademi Award to Gujarati Writers by Sahitya Akademi. No Awards were conferred in 1957, 1959, 1966 and 1972. In 1969, Swami Anand, in 1983, Suresh Joshi, and in 2009 Shirish Panchal refused this award.
Recipients
Year Image 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 — Ramsinhji Rathod Kutch nu Sanskritdarshan 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 — Natwarlal 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 SahiytaPurvardha 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' Aatano Suraj Essays 2007 Rajendra Shukla Gazal-Samhita Poetry 2008 Suman Shah Fatfatiyun Short stories 2009 Shirish Panchal (refused) Vaat aapanaa vivechan-ni Criticism 2010 Dhirendra Mehta Chhavni Novel 2011 Mohan ParmarAnchalo Short Stories 2012 Chandrakant TopiwalaSakshibhasya Criticism2013 Chinu ModiKhara Zaran Poetry 2014 — Ashvin MehtaChhabi Bhitarani Essays2015 —Rasik ShahAnte Aarambh (Part-I & II)Essays2016 Kamal VoraAnekanekPoetry2017 Urmi DesaiGujarati Vyakaranna Baso VarshCriticism2018 Sharifa VijaliwalaVibhajan Ni VyathaEssays2019 Ratilal BorisagarMojma Revu ReEssays2020 Harish MeenashruBanaras DiaryPoetry2021 —Yagnesh DaveGandhmanjushaPoetry2022 Gulam Mohammed SheikhGher JatanAutobiographical Essays2023 Vinod JoshiSairandhriPoetry2024 —Dileep JhaveriBhagwan-ni VatoPoetry 2025 —Yogesh VaidyaBhattkhadakiPoetry
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