Sahitya Akademi Translation Prizes are given each year to writers for their outstanding translations work in the 24 languages, since 1989.
Following is the list of recipients of Sahitya Akademi translation prizes for their works written in Gujarati. The award, as of 2019, consisted of ₹50,000. [1]
Year | Translator | Title of the translation | Original Title | Original Language | Genre | Original Author | Ref. |
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1989 | Nagindas Parekh | Na Hanyate | Na Hanyate | Bengali | Reminiscences | Maitreyi Devi | |
1990 | Ramanik Meghani | Gandevata | Ganadevata | Bengali | Novel | Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay | |
1991 | Ramanlal Soni | Kabuliwala | Galpaguchchha | Bengali | Short Stories | Rabindranath Tagore | |
1992 | Jaya Mehta | Suvarnamudra Ane... | Manasan Arbhat Ani Chillar | Marathi | G. A. Kulkarni | ||
1993 | Anila Dalal | Prachchhanna | Prachchhanna | Bengali | Novel | Bimal Kar | |
1994 | Suresh Dalal | Manohar Chhe, Topun... | Ahe Manohar Tari | Marathi | Autobiography | Sunita Deshpande | |
1995 | Pratibha Dave | Mrityunjay | Mrityunjay | Marathi | Novel | Shivaji Sawant | |
1996 | Chandrakant Mehta | Jeevan Swad | Jeevan Swad | Bengali | Novel | Ashapurna Devi | |
1997 | Prasad Brahmabhatt | Amritasya Putri | Amritasya Putri | Bengali | Novel | Kamal Das | |
1998 | Bholabhai Patel | Iyaruingam | Iyaruingam | Assamese | Novel | B.K. Bhattacharyya | |
1999 | Sukanya Jhaveri | Ekvis Bengali Vartao | Ekushti Bangla Galpa | Bengali | Short Stories | Different Authors | |
2000 | Usha Sheth | Kosheto | Kosala | Marathi | Novel | Bhalchandra Nemade | |
2001 | Varsha Das | Shabdonu Akash | Sabdar Akash | Oriya | Poetry | Sitakant Mahapatra | |
2002 | Shakuntala Mehta | Bhat Bhat Ke Log | Vyakti Aani Valli | Marathi | Biography | P.L. Deshpande | |
2003 | Renuka Soni | Manoj Dasni Vartao | Collection | Oriya | Short Stories | Manoj Das | |
2004 | Mahesh Champaklal | Agni Ane Varsad | Agni Mattu Male | Girish Karnad | |||
2005 | Uma Randeria | Nava Yugnu Parodh | Sey Samay | Bengali | Novel | Sunil Gangopadhyay | |
2006 | Sanjay Shripad Bhave | Upara | Upara | Marathi | Novel | Laxman Mane | |
2007 | Mohan Dandikar | Pahelo Girmitiyo | Pahala Girmitia | Hindi | Novel | Giriraj Kishore | |
2008 | Mohandas Patel | Kshitijmohan Sen Ane Ardhsatabdinun Santiniketan | Kshitijmohan Sen O Ardhashatabdira Santiniketan | Bengali | Biography | Pranati Mukhopadhyay | |
2009 | Ramanik Someshwar | Jalgeet | Jalgeetam | Telugu | Poetry | N. Gopi | |
2010 | Aruna Jadeja | Pulakit | Selection | Marathi | Essays | P.L. Deshpande | |
2011 | Darshana Dholakia | Karmelin | Karmelin | Konkani | Novel | Damodar Mauzo | |
2012 | Shalini Topiwala | Gujarati Sahityanu Anushilan | Studies In Gujarati Literature | English | Criticism | Jahangir Edalji Sanjana | |
2013 | No Award | ||||||
2014 | Nageen G. Shah | Tarkarahasyadeepika | Tarkarahasyadeepika | Sanskrit | Essays | Gunaratna Suri | [2] |
2015 | Sharifa Vijaliwala | Jene Lahor Nathi Joyun E Janmyo J Nathi | Jis Lahore Nahi Dekhya 0 Jamya E Nai | Hindi | Play | Asghar Wajahat | [3] [4] [5] [6] |
2016 | Shalini Topiwala | Gita Govinda | Gita Govinda | Sanskrit | Poetry | Jaydev | |
2017 | Harish Meenashru | Hampina Khadako | Evaregina Hilatena Kela | Kannada | Poetry | Chandrashekhara Kambara | [7] |
2018 | Vinesh Antani | Mayadarpan | Collection | Hindi | Short Stories | Nirmal Verma | |
2019 | Bakula Ghaswala | Antarnad | The Voice of the Heart | English | Autobiography | Mrinalini Sarabhai | [8] |
2020 | Kashyapi Maha | Paritapta Lankeshwari | Paritapta Lankeshwari | Hindi | Novel | Mridula Sinha | [9] [10] |
2021 | Sonal Parikh | Ba: Mahatmani Ardhangini | The Forgotten Woman | English | Biography | Arun Gandhi & Sunanda Gandhi | [11] |
2022 | Vijay Pandya | Ayodhyakandam | Valmiki Ramayana Ayyodhyakandam | Sanskrit | Epic Poetry | Valmiki | [12] |
2023 | Minal Dave | Swechcha | Swechcha | Telugu | Novel | P. Lalita Kumari | [13] |
The Gujarat Sahitya Akademi or Gujarat Sahitya Academy, established in 1981, is a government institution dedicated to the development of the languages spoken in Gujarat, India and their literature. Gujarati, an official language of Gujarat, is one of them; the others are Hindi, Sanskrit, Kutchi, Sindhi and Urdu. As of 2022, Bhagyesh Jha is the chairman of the Akademi.
Sharifa Vijaliwala is an Indian Gujarati language writer, critic, translator and editor from Surat, Gujarat, India. She is a recipient of a 2018 Sahitya Akademi Award for Vibhajanni Vyatha, a collection of critical essays in Gujarati, and has won several Gujarat Sahitya Akademi awards for her literary work.