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 1987
In the year 1987 Goverment of India announced 22 Sahitya Akademi Award winners/recipients. Here is the list of the 22 Sahitya Akademi Award award winners for 1987:
| Images | Year | Recipient Name | Book Name | Book Category | Language |
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1987 | Harekrishna Deka | Aan Ejan | Poetry | Assamese |
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1987 | Arun Mitra | Khujte Khujte Eto Dur | Poetry | Bengali |
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1987 | Prakash Premi | Beddan Dharti Di | Epic | Dogri |
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1987 | Shiv K. Kumar | Trapfalls In the Sky | Poetry | English |
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1987 |
Sitanshu Yashaschandra Also won: Saraswati Samman |
Jatayu | Poetry | Gujarati |
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1987 | Shrikant Verma | Magadh | Poetry | Hindi |
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1987 | Kuppali Puttappa Poornachandra Tejaswi | Chidambara Rahasya | Novel | Kannada |
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1987 | Mir Ghulam Rasool Nazki | Awaz-i-Dost | Poetry | Kashmiri |
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1987 | Arvind N. Mambro | Panaji Atam Mhatari Zalea | Short stories | Konkani |
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1987 | N. Krishna Pillai | Prathipathram Bhashanabhedam | Literary criticism | Malayalam |
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1987 | E. Nilakanta Singh | Tirtha Yatra | Poetry | Manipuri (Meitei) |
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1987 | Umanath Jha | Atita | Short stories | Maithili |
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1987 | Ramchandra Chintamani Dhere | Shri Vitthal : Ek Mahasamanvay | Literary criticism | Marathi |
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1987 | Lil Bahadur Chettri | Brahmaputraka Chheu-Chhau | Novel | Nepali |
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1987 | Nityananda Mohapatra | Gharadiha | Novel | Odia |
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1987 | Ram Sarup Ankhi | Kothe Kharak Singh | Novel | Punjabi |
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1987 | Nain Mal Jain | Saglonri Peeda Swatmegh | Poetry | Rajasthani |
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1987 | Biswanarayan Shastri | avināśi | Novel | Sanskrit |
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1987 | Harish Vaswani | Chaliha-Chorasi | Literary criticism | Sindhi |
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1987 | Aadhavan Sundaram | Mudalil Iravu Varum | Short stories | Tamil |
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1987 | Arudra | Gurazada Gurupeetham | Essays | Telugu |
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1987 |
A. M. K. Shahryar Also won: Jnanpith Award |
Khwab Ka Dar Band Hai | Poetry | Urdu |
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