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 1989
In the year 1989 Goverment of India announced 22 Sahitya Akademi Award winners/recipients. Here is the list of the 22 Sahitya Akademi Award award winners for 1989:
| Images | Year | Recipient Name | Book Name | Book Category | Language |
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1989 | Hiren Gohain | Asamiya Jatiya Jivanata Mahapurushiya Parampara | Literary criticism | Assamese |
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1989 | Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay | Manabjamin | Novel | Bengali |
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1989 | Mohanlal Sapolia | Sodh Samundaren Di | Poetry | Dogri |
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1989 |
Amitav Ghosh Also won: Jnanpith Award |
The Shadow Lines | Novel | English |
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1989 | Joseph Macwan | Angaliyat | Novel | Gujarati |
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1989 | Kedarnath Singh | Akaal Mein Saras | Poetry | Hindi |
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1989 | Harogadde Manappa Nayak | Samprati | Belles-Lettres | Kannada |
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1989 | Pran Kishore | Sheen Te Watpod | Novel | Kashmiri |
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1989 | C.F.D'Costa - Cha. Fra. D'Costa | Sonshyache Kan | Poetry | Konkani |
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1989 | Olappamanna Subramanian Namboothirippad | Nizhalana | Poetry | Malayalam |
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1989 | Nilabir Sharma Shastri | Tatkhrabha Punshi Leipul | Short stories | Manipuri (Meitei) |
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1989 | Kanchinath Jha ‘Kiran’ | Parasar | Epic | Maithili |
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1989 | Prabhakar Urdhwareshe | Haravlele Diwas | Autobiography | Marathi |
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1989 | Tulsi Bahadur Chhetri | Karna-Kunti | Epic | Nepali |
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1989 | Bhanuji Rao | Nai Aarapari | Poetry | Odia |
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1989 | Tara Singh Kamil | Kahikashan | Poetry | Punjabi |
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1989 | Yadavendra Sharma `Chandra' | Jamaro | Short Stories | Rajasthani |
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1989 | Ram Karan Sharma | saṃdhyā | Poetry | Sanskrit |
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1989 | M. Kamal | Bahi Ja Warisa | Poetry | Sindhi |
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1989 | Lalgudi Saptarishi Ramamrutham | Chintanadi | Autobiographical Essays | Tamil |
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1989 | S. V. Joga Rao | Manipravalamu | Essays | Telugu |
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1989 | Surendra Prakash | Baaz Goyi | Short stories | Urdu |
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