List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Nepali

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Sahitya Akademi Award for Nepali
Award for contributions to Nepali literature
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Awarded forLiterary award in India
Sponsored by Sahitya Akademi, Government of India
Reward(s)₹1 lakh (US$1,200)
First award1977
Final award2024
Highlights
Total awarded47
First winner Indra Bahadur Rai
Most Recent winnerYuva Baral
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Sahitya Akademi Award is given each year by the Sahitya Akademi (India's National Academy of Letters) to writers and their works for their outstanding contribution to the upliftment of Indian literature, Nepali literature being one of them. [1]

Winners

Indra Bahadur Rai was the first winner of this award. Indra BahadurRai.jpg
Indra Bahadur Rai was the first winner of this award.
YearAuthorWorkType of Work
1977 Indra Bahadur Rai Nepali Upanyaska Adharharu Literary criticism
1978 Shiva Kumar Rai KhahareShort stories
1979 Guman Singh Chamling MauloEssays
1980Okima GwynSunakhariNovel
1981 Asit Rai Naya Kshitijko KhojNovel
1982M. M. GurungBinsiyako SanskritiEssays
1983Indra SundasNiyatiNovel
1984Ramchandra GiriSamaj DarpanEpic
1985 Matsyendra Pradhan NeelkanthaNovel
1986Sharad ChhetriChakrabyuhaShort stories
1987 Lil Bahadur Chettri Brahmaputraka Chheu-ChhauNovel
1988Pushpalal UpadhyayaUsha ManjariPoetry
1989Tulsi Bahadur ChhetriKarna-KuntiEpic
1990 Tulsiram Sharma Kashyap AamaPoetry
1991Girmee SherpaHypocret Champ-Gurans Ra Anya KavitaPoetry
1992R. P. LamaIndra DhanushEssays
1993 Gadul Singh Lama MrigatrishnaShort stories
1994Jiwan NamdungParyavekshanEssays
1995Nagendramani PradhanDr. Parasmani Ko Jiwan YatraBiography
1996Mohan ThakuriNihshabdaPoetry
1997Mani Prasad RaiVeer Jatiko Amar KahaniBiographical essays
1998Man Prasad SubbaAdim BastiPoetry
1999 Bikram Bir Thapa Bishaun Shatabdi Ki MonalisaShort stories
2000Ramlal AdhikariNisansmaranEssays
2001Lakhi Devi SundasAhat AnubhutiShort stories
2002Prem PradhanUdasin RukhaharuNovel
2003Bindya SubbaAthahNovel
2004Jas Yonjan ‘Pyasi’Shanti SandehaPoetry
2005Krishna Singh MoktanJiwan Goreto MaNovel
2006 Bhim Dahal DrohaNovel
2007Lakshman SrimalCurfewPlays
2008 Haiman Dad Rai ‘Kirat’ Kehi Namileka RekhaharuShort stories
2009Samiran Chhetri ‘Priyadarshi’Gairigaonki ChameliShort stories
2010Gopi Narayan PradhanAkashlay Pani Thawan Khoji RahechhaPoetry
2011No Award
2012Uday ThulungEkantavasShort stories
2013Man Bahadur PradhanManka Lahar Ra RaharharuTravelogues
2014 Nanda Hangkhim Satta GrahanShort stories
2015Gupta PradhanSamayaka PratibimbaharuShort stories
2016Gita UpadhyayJanmabhumi Mero SwadeshNovel
2017Bina HangkhimKriti VimarshLiterary criticism
2018Loknath Upadhyay ChapagainKino Royeu UpamaShort stories
2019Salon KarthakBiswa Euta Pallo GaonTravelogue
2020Shankar Dev DhakalKirayako kokhnovel
2021Chabilal UpadhyayUsha AnniruddhaEpic poetry
2022K. B. Nepali [2] SainoDrama
2023Judhabir Rana [3] Nepali Loksahitya Ra Loksanskritiko ParichayaEssays
2024Yuva Baral [4] ChhichimiraShort Stories

References

  1. ↑ "Akademi Awards (1955-2015)". Sahitya Akademi. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Award 2022" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Award 2023" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Award 2024" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
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