List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Gujarati

Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati
Award for contributions to Gujarati literature
Awarded forLiterary award in India
Sponsored bySahitya Akademi, Government of India
Reward(s)₹1 lakh (US$1,200)
First awarded1955
Last awarded2023
Highlights
Total awarded71
First winnerMahadev Desai
Most Recent winnerDileep Jhaveri
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Sahitya Akademi Award to Gujarati Writers by Sahitya Akademi. No Awards were conferred in 1957, 1959, 1966 and 1972.[1] In 1969, Swami Anand, in 1983, Suresh Joshi, and in 2009 Shirish Panchal[2] refused this award.

Recipients

Mahadev Desai was the first winner of this award.
Kundanika Kapadia was the first woman winner of this award.
Year 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 Ram Singhji Rathod Kachhnun Sanskrit Darshan 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 Sahiyta
Purvardha 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' Ratano 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 Maheta Chhavni Novel
2011 Mohan Parmar Anchalo Short Stories
2012 Chandrakant Topiwala Sakshibhasya Criticism
2013 Chinu Modi[3] Khara Zaran Poetry
2014 Ashvin Mehta Chhabi Bhitarani Essays
2015 Rasik Shah Ante Aarambh (Part-I & II) Essays
2016 Kamal Vora[4] Anekanek Poetry
2017 Urmi Desai Gujarati Vyakaranna Baso Varsh Criticism
2018 Sharifa Vijaliwala Vibhajan Ni Vyatha Essays
2019 Ratilal Borisagar[5] Mojma Revu Re Essays
2020 Harish Meenashru Banaras Diary Poetry
2021 Yagnesh Dave[6] Gandhmanjusha Poetry
2022 Gulam Mohammed Sheikh[7] Gher Jatan Autobiographical Essays
2023 Vinod Joshi[8] Sairandhri Poetry
2024 Dileep Jhaveri Bhagwan-ni Vato Poetry

References

  1. ^ "Akademi Awards (1955-2015)". Sahitya Akademi. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  2. ^ "'Will returning award help?'". Ahmedabad Mirror. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Gujarati poet Chinu Modi gets Sahitya Akademi Award". The Times of India. 4 January 2014. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Sahitya Akademi winners announced, Jerry Pinto among 24 writers named". dna. 21 December 2016. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  5. ^ Shah, Hitanshi (19 December 2019). "Borisagar wins Sahitya Akademi award". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Sahitya Akademi Award goes to Rajkotian after 27-year wait". First India. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Sahitya Akademi Award 2022" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  8. ^ "ગૌરવ: કવિ વિનોદ જોશીની કૃતિ સૈરન્ધ્રીને સાહિત્ય અકાદમી પુરસ્કાર". Divya Bhaskar (in Gujarati). 21 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.