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 1968
In the year 1968 Goverment of India announced 10 Sahitya Akademi Award winners/recipients. Here is the list of the 10 Sahitya Akademi Award award winners for 1968:
| Images | Year | Recipient Name | Book Name | Book Category | Language |
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1968 | Nalinibala Devi | Alakananda | Poetry | Assamese |
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1968 | Tribhuvandas Luhar "Sundaram" | Avalokana | Literary reviews | Gujarati |
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1968 |
Harivansh Rai Bachchan Also won: Saraswati Samman |
Do Chattanen | Poetry | Hindi |
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1968 |
Masti Venkatesha Iyengar Also won: Jnanpith Award |
Sannakathegalu (12-13) | Short stories | Kannada |
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1968 | ‘Yatri’ (Vaidyanath Mishra) | Patrahin Nagna Gachh | Poetry | Maithili |
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1968 | Irawati Karve | Yugant | Interpretation of the Mahabharata | Marathi |
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1968 | Kulwant Singh Virk | Naven Lok | Short Stories | Punjabi |
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1968 | Satyavrat Shastri | śrīgurugovindasiṃhacaritam | Poetry | Sanskrit |
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1968 | Kalyan B. Advani | Shah Jo Rasalo (Mujamil) | Evaluation | Sindhi |
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1968 | A. Srinivasa Raghavan | Vellai Paravai | Poetry | Tamil |
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