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 2002
In the year 2002 Goverment of India announced 22 Sahitya Akademi Award winners/recipients. Here is the list of the 22 Sahitya Akademi Award award winners for 2002:
| Images | Year | Recipient Name | Book Name | Book Category | Language |
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2002 | Nalinidhar Bhattacharyya | Mahat Oitiyya | Prose | Assamese |
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2002 | Sandipan Chattopadhyay | Ami O Banabehari | Novel | Bengali |
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2002 | Om Vidyarthi | Trip Trip Chete | Travelogue | Dogri |
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2002 | Amit Chaudhuri | A New World | Novel | English |
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2002 | Dhruv Prabodhrai Bhatt | Tattvamasi | Novel | Gujarati |
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2002 | Rajesh Joshi | Do Panktiyon Ke Beech | Poetry | Hindi |
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2002 | S. Narayana Setty | Yugasandhya | Epic | Kannada |
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2002 | Naji Munawar | Pursaan | Criticism | Kashmiri |
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2002 | Hema Naik | Bhogadandd | Novel | Konkani |
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2002 | K. G. Sankara Pillai | K.G. Sankara Pillayude Kavitakal | Poems | Malayalam |
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2002 | Rajkumar Bhubonsana | Mei Mamgera Budhi Mamgera | Poems | Manipuri (Meitei) |
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2002 | Somdev | Sahasmukhi Chowk Par | Poems | Maithili |
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2002 |
Mahesh Elkunchwar Also won: Saraswati Samman |
Yugant | Play | Marathi |
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2002 | Prem Pradhan | Udasin Rukhaharu | Novel | Nepali |
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2002 | Sarat Kumar Mohanty | Gandhi Manisha | Biography | Odia |
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2002 | Harbhajan Singh Halwarvi | Pulaan Ton Paar | Poems | Punjabi |
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2002 | Bharat Ola | Jiv Ri Jaat | Poetry | Rajasthani |
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2002 | Kashinath Mishra | Harsacarita-Manjari | Poetry | Sanskrit |
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2002 | Hari Himthani | Udamandarh Arman | Short Stories | Sindhi |
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2002 | Sirpi Balasubramaniam | Oru Giraamattu Nadi | Poetry | Tamil |
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2002 | Chekuri Ramarao | Smrti Kinankam | Essays | Telugu |
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2002 | Gulzar | Dhuan | Short stories | Urdu |
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