Sahitya Akademi Award for Bengali | |
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Award for contributions to Bengali literature | |
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Awarded for | Literary award in India |
Sponsored by | Sahitya Akademi, Government of India |
Reward(s) | ₹1 lakh (US$1,300) |
First awarded | 1955 |
Last awarded | 2021 |
Highlights | |
Total awarded | 63 |
First winner | Jibanananda Das |
Most Recent winner | Bratya Basu |
Website | Official website |
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.
Following is the list of Akademi Award winners. No awards were conferred in 1960, 1968 and 1973. [1]
Year | Book [2] | Author | Category of Books |
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1955 | Shreshtha Kavita | Jibanananda Das | Poetry |
1956 | Arogya Niketan | Tarashankar Bandopadhyay | Novel |
1957 | Sagar Theke Phera | Premendra Mitra | Poetry |
1958 | Anandibai Ityadi Galpa | Parashuram | Short Stories |
1959 | Kolkatar Kachhei | Gajendra Kumar Mitra | Novel |
1961 | Bharater Sakti-Sadhana O Sakta Sahitya | Sashi Bhushan Dasgupta | A Study of the Shakta-sect |
1962 | Japane | Annada Shankar Ray | Travelogue |
1963 | Ghare Pherar Din | Amiya Chakravarty | Poetry |
1964 | Jato Durei Jai | Subhas Mukhopadhyay (poet) | Poetry |
1965 | Smriti Satta Bhabishyat | Bishnu Dey | Poetry |
1966 | Nishi-Kutumba | Manoj Basu | Novel |
1967 | Tapasvi O Tarangini | Buddhadeb Basu | Verse play |
1969 | Mohini Aaraal | Manindra Ray | Poetry |
1970 | Adhunikata O Rabindranath | Abu Sayeed Ayyub | Literary criticism |
1971 | Manimahesh | Umaprasad Mukhopadhyay | Travelogue |
1972 | Shesh Namaskar | Santosh Kumar Ghosh | Novel |
1974 | Ulanga Raja | Nirendranath Chakravarty | Poetry |
1975 | Asamay | Bimal Kar | Novel |
1976 | Na Hanyate | Maitreyi Devi | Novel |
1977 | Babarer Prarthana | Shankha Ghosh | Poetry |
1978 | Vivekananda O Samakalin Bharatvarsha, Vol. I, II and III | Sankari Prasad Basu | Biography and cultural history |
1979 | Aranyer Adhikar | Mahashweta Devi | Novel |
1980 | Shambo | Samaresh Basu `Kalkut' | Novel |
1981 | Kolikata Darpan, Pt. I | Radharaman Mitra | Local history and culture |
1982 | Amritasya Putree | Kamal Das | Novel |
1983 | Jete Pari Kintu Keno Jabo | Shakti Chattopadhyay | Poetry |
1984 | Kalbela | Samaresh Majumdar | Novel |
1985 | Sei Samay (Part II) | Sunil Gangopadhyay | Novel |
1986 | Raj Nagar | Amiya Bhushan Majumdar | Novel |
1987 | Khujte Khujte Eto Dur | Arun Mitra | Poetry |
1988 | Bari Badle Jai | Ramapada Chowdhury | Novel |
1989 | Manabjamin | Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay | Novel |
1990 | Tista Parer Brittanto | Debesh Roy | Novel |
1991 | Sada Kham | Moti Nandi | Novel |
1992 | Marami Karat | Alok Ranjan Dasgupta | Poetry |
1993 | Shahjada Darasukoh | Shyamal Gangapadhyay | Novel |
1994 | Aleek Manush | Syed Mustafa Siraj | Novel |
1995 | Kavita Sangraha | Naresh Guha | Poetry |
1996 | Tal Betal | Ashok Mitra | Essays |
1997 | Herbert | Nabarun Bhattacharya | Novel |
1998 | Anubhav | Dibyendu Palit | Novel |
1999 | Naba-Nita | Nabaneeta Dev Sen | Prose-Poetry |
2000 | Pagli Tomar Sange | Joy Goswami | Poetry |
2001 | Panchashati Galpo | Atin Bandyopadhyay | Short Stories |
2002 | Ami O Banabehari | Sandipan Chattopadhyay | Novel |
2003 | Krantikal | Prafulla Roy | Novel |
2004 | Baul Fakir Katha | Sudhir Chakravarti | Essay |
2005 | Haspatale Lekha Kabitaguchha | Binay Majumdar | Poetry |
2006 | Dhrubaputra | Amar Mitra | Novel |
2007 | Amar Samay Alpa | Amarendra Sengupta | Poetry |
2008 | Ghumer Borir Mato Chand | Sarat Kumar Mukhopadhyay | Poetry |
2009 [3] | Keno Amra Rabindranathke Chai Ebong Kibhabe | Sourin Bhattacharya | Essay |
2010 [4] [5] | Khanamihirer Dhipi | Bani Basu | Novel |
2011 | Bane Aaj Concherto [6] | Manindra Gupta [7] | Poetry |
2012 | Birasan [8] | Subrata Mukhopadhyaya | Novel |
2013 | Dwaipayan Hrader Dhare [9] | Subodh Sarkar | Poetry |
2014 | Piya Man Bhabe | Utpal Kumar Basu | Poetry |
2015 | Shono Jabaphul | Alok Sarkar | Poetry |
2016 | Mahabharater Astadashi | Nrisingha Prasad Bhaduri | Essays |
2017 | Sei Nikhonj Manusta [10] | Afsar Amed | Novel |
2018 | Srikrishner Sesh Kata Din [11] | Sanjib Chattopadhyay | Novel |
2019 | Ghumer Darja Thele [12] | Chinmoy Guha | Essays |
2020 | Eka Eka Ekashi [13] | Shankar | Memoirs |
2021 | Mirzaffar O Onnano Natok | Bratya Basu | Collection of Plays |
2022 | Birbal | Tapan Bandyopadhyay | Novel |
2023 | Jaler Opor Pani | Swapnamoy Chakraborty | Novel |
Year | Book [14] | Author | Category of Books |
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2010 | Total contribution to Children's literature [15] [16] | Saral Dey | - |
2011 | Total contribution to Children's literature [17] [18] | Sailen Ghosh | - |
2012 | Bhaluker Dolna [19] [20] | Balaram Basak | Collection of short-stories |
2013 | Narayan Debnath Comics Samagra [21] | Narayan Debnath [22] [23] | Collection of Comics creations |
2014 | Total contribution to Children's literature [24] [25] | Gouri Dharmapal | - |
2015 | Total contribution to Children's literature [26] [27] | Kartik Ghosh | - |
2016 | Gorillar Chokh [28] [29] | Amarendra Chakravorty | Novelette |
2017 | Total contribution to Children's literature [30] [31] | Sasthipada Chattopadhyay | - |
2018 | Total contribution to Children's literature [32] [33] | Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay | - |
2019 | Total contribution to Children's literature [34] [35] | Nabaneeta Dev Sen | - |
2020 | Gopon Bakso Khulte Nei [36] [37] | Pracheta Gupta | Short-story |
2021 | Batakesto Babur Chhata [38] [39] | Sunirmal Chakraborty | Collection of short-stories |
2022 | Char Panch Jon Bondhu [40] [41] | Joya Mitra | Collection of short-stories |
Year | Book [42] | Author | Category of Books |
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2013 | Bouddho Lekhomala O Onyanyo Shraman [43] | Subhro Bandopadhyay | Poetry |
2017 | Elvis O Amolasundari [44] | Shamik Ghosh | Short Story |
Year | Book | Author | Category of Books |
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1967 | Shadow from Ladakh | Bhabani Bhattacharya | Novel |
1969 | An Artist in Life | Niharranjan Ray | Study of Tagore |
1975 | Scholar Extraordinary | Nirad C. Chaudhuri | Biography of Max Müller |
1989 | The Shadow Lines | Amitav Ghosh | Novel |
1996 | Memories of Rain | Sunetra Gupta | Novel |
2002 | A New World | Amit Chaudhuri | Novel |
2003 | The Perishable Empire | Meenakshi Mukherjee | Essays |
2004 | The Mammaries of the Welfare State | Upamanyu Chattopadhyay | Novel |
(Note: when this article was created in 2007, the list of awardees in various categories was taken from the official site of the Sahitya Akademi. The site has since been revamped and currently does not show any list of awardees; instead it shows a search option for awardees with specified search parameters. For the old version of the site, click here. It gives details about the main awards up to 2007 and translation prizes up to 2005.)
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