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 1966
In the year 1966 Goverment of India announced 11 Sahitya Akademi Award winners/recipients. Here is the list of the 11 Sahitya Akademi Award award winners for 1966:
| Images | Year | Recipient Name | Book Name | Book Category | Language |
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1966 | Ambikagiri Raichoudhury | Bedanar Ulka | Poetry | Assamese |
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1966 | Manoj Basu | Nishi-Kutumba | Novel | Bengali |
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1966 | Jainendra Kumar | Muktibodh | Novelette | Hindi |
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1966 | Purohita Thirunarayanaiyengar Narasimhachar | Hamsa Damayanti Mattu Itara Rupakagalu | Musical plays | Kannada |
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1966 | K. M. Kuttikrishna Marar | Kala Jeevitham Thanne | Essays | Malayalam |
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1966 | Yashodhar Jha | Mithila-Baibhav | Philosophical treatise | Maithili |
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1966 | Tryambak Shankar Shejwalkar | Shri Shiv Chhatrapati | Historical research | Marathi |
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1966 | Godabarish Mohapatra | Banka O Sidha | Poetry | Odia |
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1966 | Venkataraman Raghavan | Bhoja's Sringara Prakasa | Aesthetics | Sanskrit |
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1966 | Lekhraj Kishinchand `Aziz' | Surahi | Poetry | Sindhi |
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1966 | Mylai Ponnuswamy Sivagnanam | Vallalar Kanda Orumaippaadu | Biography | Tamil |
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