List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for
Gujarati
Sahitya Akademi Award to Gujarati Writers by
Sahitya Akademi. No Awards were conferred in 1957, Sahitya Akademi Award for
1959, 1966 and 1972.[1] In 1969, Swami Anand, in Gujarati
1983, Suresh Joshi, and in 2009 Shirish Panchal[2] Award for contributions to Gujarati literature
refused this award.
Awarded for Literary award in India
Sponsored by Sahitya Akademi, Government
of India
Reward(s) ₹1 lakh (US$1,200)
First award 1955
Final award 2024
Highlights
Total awarded 66
First winner Mahadev Desai
Most Recent Dileep Jhaveri
winner
Website Official website (http://sahitya-
akademi.gov.in/awards/akade
mi%20samman_suchi.jsp)
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Year Author Work Type of Work
1955 Mahadev Desai Mahadev Bhaini Diary Memoirs
Ramnarayan V. Treatise on
1956 Brihat — Pingal
Pathak prosody
Philosophical
1958 Sukhlal Sanghvi Darshan ane Chintan
essays
1960 Rasiklal Parikh Sharvilak Play
Kachhnun Sanskrit
1961 Ram Singhji Rathod Cultural survey
Darshan
1962 Vishnuprasad Trivedi Upayana Critical writings
1963 Rajendra Shah Shant Kolahal Poetry
1964 Dolarrai R. Mankad Naivedya Essays Mahadev Desai was the
1965 Kakasaheb Kalelkar Jeevan-Vyavastha Essays first winner of this award.
1967 Prabodh Pandit Gujarati Bhashanum Linguistic study
Dhwani-Swarup and
Dhwani-Parivartan
Tribhuvandas Luhar
1968 Avalokana Literary reviews
"Sundaram"
Swami Anand (Not
1969 Kulkathao Pen-portraits
Accepted)
Abhinavano
1970 Nagindas Parekh Literary criticism
Rasavichar
1971 Chandravadan Mehta Natya Gathariyan Travelogue
1973 Umashankar Joshi Kavini Shraddha Literary criticism
1974 Anantrai Raval Tartamya Literary criticism
Manubhai Pancholi
1975 Socrates Novel Kundanika Kapadia was the
"Darshak"
first woman winner of this
Natwarlal Pandya
1976 Ashwattha Poetry award.
'Ushnas'
Raghuveer Uparvas Kathatrayi
1977 Novel
Chaudhari (Trilogy)
1978 Harindra Dave Hayati Poetry
1979 Jagdish Joshi Vamal Na Van Poetry
1980 Jayant Pathak Anunaya Poetry
Rachna ane
1981 Harivallabh Bhayani Criticism
Samrachna
1982 Priyakant Maniar Lilero Dhal Poetry
Suresh Joshi (Not
1983 Chintayami Manasa Essays
Accepted)
1984 Ramanlal Joshi Vivechanni Prakriya Literary criticism
Sat Paglan
1985 Kundanika Kapadia Novel
Aakashman
1986 Chandrakant Sheth Dhoolmani Paglio Reminiscences
Sitanshu
1987 Jatayu Poetry
Yashaschandra
Bhagwatikumar
1988 Asooryalok Novel
Sharma
1989 Joseph Macwan Angaliyat Novel
1990 Anil R. Joshi Statue Essays
Tolan Aawaz
1991 Labhshankar Thakar Poetry
Ghonghat
1992 Bholabhai Patel Devoni Ghati Travelogue
Agnikundaman
1993 Narayan Desai Ugelun Biography
Gulab
1994 Ramesh Parekh Vitan Sud Beej Poetry
1995 Varsha Adalja Ansar Novel
Andhari Galima
1996 Himanshi Shelat Short stories
Safed Tapakan
1997 Ashokpuri Goswami Kuvo Novel
1998 Jayant Kothari Vank-dekham Vivechano Criticism
Gujarati Sahiyta
1999 Niranjan Bhagat Criticism
Purvardha Uttarardha
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[9] Bhagwan-ni Vato Poetry
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