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 1976
In the year 1976 Goverment of India announced 17 Sahitya Akademi Award winners/recipients. Here is the list of the 17 Sahitya Akademi Award award winners for 1976:
| Images | Year | Recipient Name | Book Name | Book Category | Language |
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1976 | Bhabendra Nath Saikia | Srinkhal | Short stories | Assamese |
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1976 | Maitreyi Devi | Na Hanyate | Novel | Bengali |
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1976 | Ram Nath Shastri | Badnami Di Chhan | Short stories | Dogri |
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1976 | Sarvepalli Gopal | Jawaharlal Nehru | Biography | English |
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1976 | Natwarlal Pandya 'Ushnas' | Ashwattha | Poetry | Gujarati |
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1976 | Yashpal Singh | Meri Teri Uski Baat | Novel | Hindi |
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1976 | M. Shivaram | Mana Manthana | Psychiatric studies | Kannada |
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1976 | Pushkar Bhan | Machaama | Plays | Kashmiri |
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1976 | Cherukadu (Cherukad Govinda Pisharodi) | Jeevithappatha | Autobiography | Malayalam |
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1976 | L. Samarendra Singh | Mamang Leikai Thambal Shatle | Poetry | Manipuri (Meitei) |
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1976 | Vaidyanath Mallik ‘Vidhu’ | Sitayana | Epic | Maithili |
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1976 | Gopal Nilkanth Dandekar | Smarangatha | Autobiographical Novel | Marathi |
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1976 | Kishori Charan Das | Thakura Ghara | Short Stories | Odia |
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1976 | Narenderpal Singh | Ba Mulahaza Hoshiar | Novel | Punjabi |
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1976 | Kanhaiyalal Sethia | Leeltans | Poetry | Rajasthani |
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1976 | Laxman Bhatia `Komal' | Jee-a-Jharoko | Poetry | Sindhi |
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1976 | Jan Nisar Akhtar | Khak-e-Dil | Poetry | Urdu |
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