The Sahitya Akademi Award is an honour that is given to Indian writers. This list documents the Santali writers that have received the honour since 2005.
Recipients Year PortraitAuthorWork 2005 —Jadumani Besra Bhabna (Poetry)Poetry 2006 —Ram Chandra Murmu Guru Gomke Pondet Raghunath Murmu (Biography)Biography 2007 Kherwal Soren Chet Re Cikayana (Play)Play 2008 —Badal Hembram Manmi (Short Stories)Short stories 2009 Damayanti Beshra Say Sahed (Poetry)Poetry 2010 Bhogla Soren Rahi Ranwak’ Kana (Play)Play 2011 —Aditya Kumar Mandi Banchao Larhai (Poetry)Poetry 2012 Gangadhar Hansda Banchaw Akan Goj Hor (Short Stories)Short stories 2013 —Arjun Charan Hembram Chanda Bonga (Poetry)Poetry 2014 —Jamadar Kisku Mala Mudam (Play)Play 2015 Rabilal Tudu Parsi Khatir (Play)Play 2016 —Gobinda Chandra Majhi Nalha (Poetry)Poetry 2017 — Bhujanga Tudu Tahena.n Tangi re (Poetry)Poetry 2018 Shyam Sundar Besra Marom (Novel) Novel2019 — Kali Charan Hembram Sisirjali (Short Stories) Short stories2020 Rupchand Hansda Gur Dak Khasa Dak (Poetry)Poetry2021 —Niranjan HansdaMane Rena Arhang (Short Stories)Short stories2022 —Kajli Soren (Jagannath Soren)Sabarnaka Balire Sanan’ Panjay (Poetry)Poetry2023 —Turia Chand Baskey (Taraceen Baskey)Jaba Baha (Short Stories)Short stories 2024 Maheswar Soren Seched Sawnta Ren Andha Manmi (Play) Play2025 Sumitra Soren Mid Birna Chene Saon Inag Sagai (Short Story)Short stories Translation into Santali There have been writers that have been awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for translating literary works into Santali. 2010 : Sobha Nath Beshra for Rahla Raybar (translated from Sanskrit) 2011 : Thakurdas Murmu for Santal Pahra (Voi. I & 11) (translated from Odiya) 2012 : Rabindranath Murmu for Ita Chetan Re Ita (translated from Bangla) 2013 : Mangal Majhi for Malang Anal (translated from Bangla) 2015 : Tala Tudu for Baplanij (translated from Bangla) 2016 : Ganesh Thakur Hansda for Bhognadi Reyak Dahire (translated from Bangla). 2017 : Surya Singh Besra for Matkom Rasa (translated from Hindi). 2018 : Rupchand Hansda for Sen Dareyak'an Menkhan Chedak (translated from Bangla).
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