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 1972
In the year 1972 Goverment of India announced 13 Sahitya Akademi Award winners/recipients. Here is the list of the 13 Sahitya Akademi Award award winners for 1972:
| Images | Year | Recipient Name | Book Name | Book Category | Language |
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1972 | Syed Abdul Malik | Aghari Atmar Kahini | Novel | Assamese |
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1972 | Santosh Kumar Ghosh | Shesh Namaskar | Novel | Bengali |
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1972 | Srivats Vikal | Phull Bina Dali | Novel | Dogri |
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1972 | Bhawani Prasad Mishra | Buni Huyi Rassi | Poetry | Hindi |
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1972 | S. S. Bhoosnurmath | Shoonyasampadaneya Paramarshe | Commentary | Kannada |
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1972 | Ali Mohammad Lone | Suyya | Play | Kashmiri |
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1972 |
S. K. Pottekkatt Also won: Jnanpith Award |
Oru Desathinte Katha | Novel | Malayalam |
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1972 | Godavari Parulekar | Jevha Manus Jaga Hoto | Autobiography | Marathi |
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1972 |
Manoj Das Also won: Saraswati Samman |
Manojdasanka Katha O Kahini | Short Stories | Odia |
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1972 | Sant Singh Sekhon | Mittar Pyara | Play | Punjabi |
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1972 | Guno Samtaney | Aparajita | Short stories | Sindhi |
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1972 |
D. Jayakanthan Also won: Jnanpith Award |
Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal | Novel | Tamil |
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1972 | Srirangam Srinivasarao | Sri Sri Sahityamu | Poetry | Telugu |
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