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 1971
In the year 1971 Goverment of India announced 15 Sahitya Akademi Award winners/recipients. Here is the list of the 15 Sahitya Akademi Award award winners for 1971:
| Images | Year | Recipient Name | Book Name | Book Category | Language |
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1971 | Umaprasad Mukhopadhyay | Manimahesh | Travelogue | Bengali |
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1971 |
Padma Sachdev Also won: Saraswati Samman |
Meri Kavita Mere Geet | Poetry | Dogri |
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1971 | Mulk Raj Anand | Morning Face | Novel | English |
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1971 | Chandravadan Mehta | Natya Gathariyan | Travelogue | Gujarati |
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1971 | Namwar Singh | Kavita Ke Naye Pratiman | Literary criticism | Hindi |
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1971 | Adya Rangacharya | Kalidasa | Literary criticism | Kannada |
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1971 | Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon | Vida | Poetry | Malayalam |
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1971 | Surenda Jha ‘Suman’ | Payasvini | Poetry | Maithili |
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1971 | Durga Bhagwat | Pais | Essays | Marathi |
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1971 | Manoranjan Das | Aranya Fasal | Play | Odia |
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1971 |
Dalip Kaur Tiwana Also won: Saraswati Samman |
Eho Hamara Jiwana | Novel | Punjabi |
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1971 | Krishin Rahi | Kumach | Poetry | Sindhi |
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1971 | Na. Parthasarathy | Samudaya Veedhi | Novel | Tamil |
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1971 | Thapi Dharma Rao | Vijayavilasamu: Hrudayollasavyakhya | Commentary | Telugu |
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1971 | Rasheed Ahmad Siddiqui | Ghalib ki Shakhsiyat aur Shairi | Literary criticism | Urdu |
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