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 1991
In the year 1991 Goverment of India announced 22 Sahitya Akademi Award winners/recipients. Here is the list of the 22 Sahitya Akademi Award award winners for 1991:
| Images | Year | Recipient Name | Book Name | Book Category | Language |
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1991 | Ajit Barua | Brahmaputra Ityadi Padya | Poetry | Assamese |
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1991 | Moti Nandi | Sada Kham | Novel | Bengali |
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1991 | Mohan Singh | Apni Daphli Apna Raag | Plays | Dogri |
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1991 | Allan Sealy | The Trotter-Nama | Novel | English |
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1991 | Labhshankar Thakar | Tolan Aawaz Ghonghat | Poetry | Gujarati |
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1991 |
Girija Kumar Mathur Also won: Vyas Samman |
Main Vaqt Ke Hun Samne | Poetry | Hindi |
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1991 | Chandrashekhara Kambara | Sirisampige | Play | Kannada |
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1991 | Ghulam Nabi Tak Naazir | Achhre Tsange | Poetry | Kashmiri |
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1991 | Meena Kakodkar | Sapan Fulam | Short stories | Konkani |
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1991 | M. P. Sankunni Nair | Chhatravum Chamaravum | Criticism | Malayalam |
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1991 | Yumlemban Ibomcha Singh | Numitti Asum Thengjillakani | Short stories | Manipuri (Meitei) |
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1991 | Ramdeo Jha | Pasijhaita Pathar | Play | Maithili |
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1991 |
Bhalchandra Nemade Also won: Jnanpith Award |
Teeka Svayanwar | Criticism | Marathi |
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1991 | Girmee Sherpa | Hypocret Champ-Gurans Ra Anya Kavita | Poetry | Nepali |
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1991 |
Jagannath Prasad Das Also won: Saraswati Samman |
Ahnika | Poetry | Odia |
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1991 | Harinder Singh Mehboob | Jhanan Di Rat | Poetry | Punjabi |
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1991 | Premji Prem | Mhari Kavitavan | Poetry | Rajasthani |
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1991 | Rewa Prasad Dwivedi | svātaṃtryasaṃbhavam | Poetry | Sanskrit |
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1991 | Harikant Jethwani | Soche Joon Sooratoon | Poetry | Sindhi |
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1991 | Ki. Rajanarayanan | Gopallapurathu Makkal | Novel | Tamil |
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1991 | Bhamidipati Ramagopalam | Itlu, Mee Vidheyudu | Short stories | Telugu |
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1991 | Salahuddin Parvez | Identity Card | Novel | Urdu |
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