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 1959
In the year 1959 Goverment of India announced 7 Sahitya Akademi Award winners/recipients. Here is the list of the 7 Sahitya Akademi Award award winners for 1959:
| Images | Year | Recipient Name | Book Name | Book Category | Language |
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1959 | Gajendra Kumar Mitra | Kolkatar Kachhei | Novel | Bengali |
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1959 | Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' | Sanskriti Ke Char Adhyayay | A survey of Indian culture | Hindi |
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1959 |
Kota Shivaram Karanth Also won: Jnanpith Award |
Yakshagana Bayalata | A treatise on folk-drama | Kannada |
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1959 | Gajanan Tryambak Deshpande | Bharatiya Sahityashastra | A treatise on poetics | Marathi |
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1959 | Mohan Singh | Wadda Vela | Poetry | Punjabi |
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1959 | Tirth Basant | Kanwar | Biography | Sindhi |
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1959 | Masud Hassan Rizvi | Urdu Drama aur Stage | History of Urdu drama and stage | Urdu |
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