About Sahitya Akademi Award
The Sahitya Akademi Award is one of India’s most prestigious literary honors, presented annually by the Sahitya Akademi. Established in 1954, it recognizes outstanding books of literary merit in 24 Indian languages, including English, promoting cultural diversity and literary excellence.
List of Sahitya Akademi Award Winners 1955
In the year 1955 Goverment of India announced 12 Sahitya Akademi Award winners/recipients. Here is the list of the 12 Sahitya Akademi Award award winners for 1955:
| Images | Year | Recipient Name | Book Name | Book Category | Language |
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1955 | Jatindranath Dowara | Bana Phul | Poetry | Assamese |
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1955 | Jibanananda Das | Shreshtha Kavita | Poetry | Bengali |
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1955 | Mahadev Desai | Mahadev Bhaini Diary | Memoirs | Gujarati |
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1955 | Makhanlal Chaturvedi | Him Tarangini | Poetry | Hindi |
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1955 | Kuvempu | Sri Ramayana Darshanam | Epic | Kannada |
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1955 | R. Narayana Panickar | Bhasha Sahitya Charitram | History of Literature | Malayalam |
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1955 | Laxmanshastri Joshi | Vaidik Sanskruticha Vikas | Cultural history | Marathi |
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1955 |
Gopinath Mohanty Also won: Jnanpith Award |
Amrutara Santana | Novel | Odia |
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1955 | Bhai Vir Singh | Mere Sainya Jio | Poetry | Punjabi |
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1955 | R. P. Sethu Pillai | Tamil Inbam | Collection of essays | Tamil |
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1955 | Suravaram Pratap Reddy | Andhrula Sanghika Charitamu | Social History | Telugu |
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1955 | Zafar Hussain Khan | Maal aur Mashiyat | Philosophical treatise | Urdu |
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