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 2000
In the year 2000 Goverment of India announced 22 Sahitya Akademi Award winners/recipients. Here is the list of the 22 Sahitya Akademi Award award winners for 2000:
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2000 | Apurba Sarma | Baghe Tapur Rati | Short stories | Assamese |
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2000 | Joy Goswami | Pagli Tomar Sange | Poetry | Bengali |
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2000 | Deen Bandhu Sharma | Meel Patthar | Short stories | Dogri |
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2000 | Kiran Nagarkar | Cuckold | Novel | English |
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2000 | Vinesh Antani | Dhundhabhari Khin | Novel | Gujarati |
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2000 | Manglesh Dabral | Hum Jo Dekhte Hain | Poetry | Hindi |
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2000 | Shantinath Desai | Om Namo | Novel | Kannada |
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2000 | Harikrishna Kaul | Yath Raaz Danay | Short stories | Kashmiri |
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2000 | Pandurang Rajaram Shenay Bhangui | Champhel'li Sanj | Poetry | Konkani |
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2000 | R. Ramachandran | R. Ramachandrante Kavithakal | Poetry | Malayalam |
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2000 | Laitonjam Premchand Singh | Eemagi Phanek Machet | Short stories | Manipuri (Meitei) |
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2000 | Ramanand Renu | Katek Raas Baat | Poetry | Maithili |
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2000 | Namdeo Dhondo Mahanor | Panzad | Poetry | Marathi |
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2000 | Ramlal Adhikari | Nisansmaran | Essays | Nepali |
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2000 | Pratibha Ray | Ullanghan | Short Stories | Odia |
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2000 | Waryam Singh Sandhu | Chauthi Koot | Short Stories | Punjabi |
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2000 | Jaya Prakash Pandya ‘Jyotipunj’ | Kankoo Kabandh | Play | Rajasthani |
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2000 | S. Srinivasa Sarma | Jagadguru Sri Chandrasekharendra - Saraswati Vijayam | Poetry | Sanskrit |
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2000 | Param A. Abichandani | Taka Tora | Literary Criticism | Sindhi |
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2000 | Thi. Ka. Sivasankaran | Vimarsanangal Mathippuraikal Pettikal | Literary criticism | Tamil |
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2000 | N. Gopi | Kalanni Nidra Ponivvanu | Poetry | Telugu |
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2000 | Mohd. Idrees Ambar Bahraichi | Sookhi Tahni Par Hariyal | Poetry | Urdu |
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