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 2003
In the year 2003 Goverment of India announced 22 Sahitya Akademi Award winners/recipients. Here is the list of the 22 Sahitya Akademi Award award winners for 2003:
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2003 | Bireswar Barua | Anek Manuh Anek Thai Aru Nirjanata | Poetry | Assamese |
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2003 | Prafulla Roy | Krantikal | Novel | Bengali |
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2003 | (Late) Ashwani Magotra | Jhull Bada Dea Pattara | Poetry | Dogri |
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2003 | Meenakshi Mukherjee | The Perishable Empire | Essays | English |
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2003 | Bindu Bhatt | Akhepatar | Novel | Gujarati |
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2003 | Kamleshwar | Kitne Pakistan | Novel | Hindi |
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2003 | Kuntagodu Vibhuthi Subbanna | Kaviraja Marga Mattu Kannada Jagattu | Essays | Kannada |
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2003 | Som Nath Zutshi | Yell Phol Gaash | Short stories | Kashmiri |
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2003 | (Late) Shashank Sitaram | Parigh | Short Stories | Konkani |
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2003 | Sara Joseph | Aalahayude Penmakkal | Novel | Malayalam |
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2003 | Sudhir Naoroibam | Leiyee Khara Punsee Khara | Short stories | Manipuri (Meitei) |
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2003 | Niraja Renu (Khamakhy A Devi) | Ritambhara | Short Stories | Maithili |
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2003 | T. V. Sardeshmukh | Dangora Eka Nagaricha | Novel | Marathi |
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2003 | Bindya Subba | Athah | Novel | Nepali |
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2003 | Jatindra Mohan Mohanty | Suryasnata | Criticism | Odia |
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2003 | Charan Dass Sidhu | Bhagat Singh Shahid : Natak Tikri | Play | Punjabi |
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2003 | Santosh Maya Mohan | Simaran | Poetry | Rajasthani |
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2003 | Bhaskaracharya Tripathi | Nirjharini | Poetry | Sanskrit |
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2003 | Hiro Thakur | Tahqiq Ain Tanqeed | Essays | Sindhi |
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2003 | Vairamuthu | Kallikattu Ithikasam | Novel | Tamil |
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2003 | Utpala Satyanarayanacharya | Sri Krishna Chandrodayamu | Poetry | Telugu |
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2003 | Syed Muhammad Ashraf | Baad-E-Saba Ka Intizar | Short Stories | Urdu |
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