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 1996
In the year 1996 Goverment of India announced 21 Sahitya Akademi Award winners/recipients. Here is the list of the 21 Sahitya Akademi Award award winners for 1996:
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1996 | Nirupama Borgohain | Abhijatri | Novel | Assamese |
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1996 | Ashok Mitra | Tal Betal | Essays | Bengali |
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1996 | Gianeshwar | Baddali Kalave | Poetry | Dogri |
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1996 | Sunetra Gupta | Memories of Rain | Novel | English |
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1996 | Himanshi Shelat | Andhari Galima, Safed Tapakan | Short stories | Gujarati |
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1996 |
Surendra Verma Also won: Vyas Samman |
Mujhe Chand Chahiye | Novel | Hindi |
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1996 | Gururaja Shyamacharya Amur | Bhuvanada Bhagya | Literary Criticism | Kannada |
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1996 | Sankar Ramani | Nilem Nilem Braham | Poetry | Konkani |
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1996 | T. Padmanabhan | Gowri | Short stories | Malayalam |
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1996 | R. K. Madhubir | Praloigi Meiriraktagi | Poetry | Manipuri (Meitei) |
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1996 | Raj Mohan Jha | Aai Kaalhi Parsoo | Short stories | Maithili |
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1996 | Gangadhar Gadgil | Eka Mungiche Mahabharat | Autobiography | Marathi |
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1996 | Mohan Thakuri | Nihshabda | Poetry | Nepali |
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1996 | Satyanarayana Rajguru | Mo Jeevana Sangrama | Autobiography | Odia |
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1996 | Santokh Singh Dhir | Pakhi | Short Stories | Punjabi |
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1996 | Nem Narayan Joshi | Olun Ri Akhiyatan | Memoirs | Rajasthani |
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1996 | Keshab Chandra Dash | Isha | Poetry | Sanskrit |
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1996 | Lakshmi Khilani | Gufa Je Hun Paar | Short stories | Sindhi |
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1996 | Ashoka Mitran | Appavin Snehidar | Short stories | Tamil |
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1996 | Kethu Viswanatha Reddy | Kethu Viswanatha Reddy Kathalu | Short stories | Telugu |
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1996 | Ilyas Ahmad Gaddi | Fire Area | Novel | Urdu |
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