Sahitya Akademi Translation Prizes are given each year to writers for their outstanding translations work in the 24 languages, since 1989. [1]
Following is the list of recipients of Sahitya Akademi translation prizes for their works written in Odia. The award, as of 2019, consisted of ₹50,000. [1]
Year | Translator | Title of the translation | Original Title | Original Language | Genre | Original Author | References |
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1989 | Basanta Kumari Devi | Ganadebata, Parts I and II | Ganadebata | Bengali | Novel | Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay | |
1990 | Laxmi Narayan Mohanty | Banachari | Aranyak | Bengali | Novel | Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay | |
1991 | Nilamani Mishra | Kete Nachaiba Gopal | Nachyau Bahut Gopal | Hindi | Novel | Amritlal Nagar | |
1992 | Srinivas Udgata | Soubhagya Noopur | Suhag ke Nupur | Hindi | Novel | Amritlal Nagar | |
1993 | Barendra Krushna Dhal | Samba | Shamba | Bengali | Novel | Samaresh Basu | |
1994 | V.P. Joglekar | Thumari | Thumri | Marathi | Poetry | Sukanta Bhattacharya | |
1995 | Nandini Satpathy | Revenue Tikat | Rasidi Tikat | Punjabi | Autobiography | Amrita Pritam | |
1996 | Jiwan Pani | Muhan-Sanjha | Aranazhika Neram | Malayalam | Novel | Parappurath | |
1997 | Jugal Kishor Dutta | Asami Hazir | Asami Hazir | Bengali | Novel | Bimal Mitra | |
1998 | Asit Mohanty | Adhyaya Ekabinsha | Collection | Miscellaneous | Short stories | Various authors | |
1999 | Chandra Sekhar Das Burma | Gotia Gadhara Atmakatha | Ek Gadhey Ki Atmakatha | Hindi | Novel | Krishan Chander | |
2000 | Amresh Patnaik | Tista Tatara Brutanta | Tista Parer Vrittanta | Bengali | Novel | Debes Ray | |
2001 | Janaki Ballav Patnaik | Bankima Upanyasmala (2 Volumes) | Collection | Bengali | Novel | Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay | |
2002 | Nrusingha Tripathy | Charu Chandralekha | Charu Chandralekha | Hindi | Novel | Hazari Prasad Dwivedi | |
2003 | Soudamini Nanda | Andha Yug | Andha Yug | Hindi | Play | Dharamvir Bharati | |
2004 | Hemakanta Misra | Barabula Debaduta | Awara Masiha | Hindi | Biography | Vishnu Prabhakar | |
2005 | Prabhakar Swain | Nirmal Vermanka Shreshtha Galpa | Collection | Hindi | Short stories | Nirmal Verma | |
2006 | Sudarshan Acharya | Katha Sarita Sagara – I & II | Kathasaritsagara | Sanskrit | fairy tales | Somadeva | |
2007 | Bipin Bihari Mishra | Antarjatra | Andha Yug | Hindi | Play | Dharamvir Bharati | |
2008 | Jyotsna Rout Biswal | Maharathi | Maharathi | Assamese | Novel | Chandra Prakash Saikia | |
2009 | Dharanidhara Panigrahi | Karan Singh: Atmajibani | Karan Singh: An Autobiography | Kannada | Play | Karan Singh | |
2010 | Amiyabala Patnaik | Renu Rachna Sanchayan | Renu Rachna Sanchayan | Hindi | Short stories | Phanishwar Nath Renu | |
2011 | Sangram Jena | Umrao Jan Ada | Umrao Jaan Ada | Urdu | Novel | Mirza Hadi Ruswa | |
2012 | Prasanta Kumar Mohanty | Sei Pakhitir Na Ruswa | Us Chiria Ka Nam | Hindi | Novel | Pankaj Bisht | |
2013 | Bilasini Mohanty | Anabruta Andhakar: Saadat Hasan Manton Ka Ardhasata Kahani | Collection | Urdu | Short stories | Saadat Hasan Manto | [2] |
2014 | Rabindra Kumar Praharaj | Thilagharar Gehlapua | Alaler Gharer Dulal | Bengali | Novel | Peary Chand Mitra | [3] |
2015 | Shakuntala Baliarsingh | Kaberi Bhali Jhiatia | Oru Kaberiyai Pola | Tamil | Novel | Tripurasundari Lakshmi | [4] [5] [6] [7] |
2016 | Monalisa Jena | Ashirbadara Ranga | Ashirbader Rang | Asamese | Novel | Arun Sarma | [8] |
2017 | Suryamani Khuntia | Yuganta | Yuganta | Marathi | Short stories | Irawati Karve | [9] |
2018 | Shradhanjali Kanungo | Srimayee Maa | Srimayee Maa | Bengali | Novel | Naba Kumar Basu | [10] |
2019 | Ajoy Kumar Patnaik | Shrestha Hindi Galpa | Collection | hindi | Short stories | Various authors | [11] |
2020 | Manju Modi | Kalyani | Kalyani | Hindi | Novel | Jainendra Kumar | [12] |
2021 | Gourahari Das | Chheli Chareibara Dina | Aadujeevitham | Malayalam | Novel | Benyamin | [13] [14] [15] |
2022 | Kamala Satpathy | Suneli Badala | Vendi Megham | Telugu | Novel | Syed Saleem | [16] [17] |
Jayanta Mahapatra was an Indian poet. He is the first Indian poet to win a Sahitya Akademi award for English poetry. He was the author of poems such as "Indian Summer" and "Hunger", which are regarded as classics in modern Indian English literature. He was awarded a Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour in India in 2009, but he returned the award in 2015 to protest against rising intolerance in India.
Gourahari Das is a creative writer, journalist and an academician.