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New Delhi, 21 December 2017. Sahitya Akademi announced its annual Sahitya Akademi Awards in 24 languages today. Seven books of novel, five of poetry, five of short stories, five of literary criticism and one of play and essays have won the Sahitya Akademi Awards 2017.
The Awards were recommended by distinguished Jury members representing 24 Indian languages and approved by the Executive Board of the Sahitya Akademi which met today under the Chairmanship of Prof. Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari, President, Sahitya Akademi.
Those who have won the Awards for their collection of poetry include Sri Udaya Narayana Singh ‘Nachiketa’ (Maithili), Sri Shrikant Deshmukh (Marathi), Sri Bhujanga Tudu (Santali), (Late) Sri Inqulab (Tamil) and Sri Devipriya (Telugu). Sri Jayanta Madhab Bora (Assamese), Sri Afsar Ahmed (Bengali), Ms. Rita Boro (Bodo), Ms. Mamang Dai (English), Sri K.P. Ramanunni (Malayalam), Sri Niranjan Mishra (Sanskrit) .and Sri Nachhattar (Punjabi) are awarded for their’ novel.
Those who have won the Awards for their collection of short stories include Sri Shiv Mehta (Doqri), Sri Autar Krishen Rahbar (Kashmiri), Sri Gajanan Jog (Konkani), Ms. Gayatri Saraf (Odia) and Sri Baig Ehsas (Urdu). Ms. Urmi Ghanshyam Desai (Gujarati), Sri Ramesh Kuntal Megh (Hindi), Sri T.P. Ashoka (Kannada), Ms. Bina Hangkhim (Nepali) and Sri Neeraj Daiya (Rajasthani) have won for their works on literary criticism. Sri Rajen Toijamba (Manipuri) and Sri Jagdish Lachhani (Sindhi) has been awarded for play and essays respectively.
The books were selected on the basis of recommendations made by a Jury of three members in the concerned languages in accordance with the procedure laid down for the purpose. According to the procedure, the Executive Board declared the Awards on the basis of unanimous selections made by the Jurors or selection made on the basis of majority vote. The Awards relate to books first published during the five years immediately preceding the year of Award (i.e. between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2015).The Award in the form of a casket containing an engraved copper-plaque, a shawl and a cheque of Rs. 1,00,0001- will be presented to the authors of these books at a special function to be held on 12 February 2018 at New Delhi during the Festival of Letters organized by Sahitya Akademi.
SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD 2017
Language Title and Genre Name of the Author
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| Assamese Moriahola (Novel) Bengali Sei Nikhonj Manusta |
(Novel) |
Jayanta Madhab Bora
Afsar Ahmed |
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| Bodo
Dogri |
Thwisam (Novel) Banna (Short Stories) | Rita Boro
Shiv Mehta |
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| English | The Black Hill (Novel) | Mamang Dai | |
| Gujarati | Gujarati Vyakaranna Baso Varsh (Criticism) | Urmi Ghanshyam Desai | |
| Hindi | Vishw Mithak Sarit Sagar (Literary Criticism) | Ramesh Kuntal Megh | |
| Kannada | Kathana Bharathi (Literary Criticism) | T.P. Ashoka | |
| Kashmiri | Yeli Parda Woth (Short Stories) | Autar Krishen Rahbar | |
| Konkani | Khand Ani Her Katha (Short Stories) | Gajanan Jog | |
| Maithili | Jahalak Diary (Poetry) | Udaya Narayana Singh | |
| ‘Nachiketa’ | |||
| Malayalam | Daivathinte Pusthakam (Novel) | K.P. Ramanunni | |
| Manipuri | Chahee Taret Khuntakpa (Play) | Rajen Toijamba | |
| Marathi | Bolave Te Amhi (Poetry) | Shrikant Deshmukh | |
| Nepali | Kriti Vimarsha (Literary Criticism) | Bina Hangkhim | |
| Odia | Etavatira Shilpi (Short Stories) | Gayatri Saraf | |
| Punjabi | Slow Dow~ (Novel) | Nachhattar | |
| Rajasthani | \Bina Hasal Pai (Criticism) | Neeraj Daiya | |
| Sanskrit | Gangaputravadanam (Novel) | Niranjan Mishra | |
| Santali |
Tahena.n Tangi re (Poetry) |
Bhujanga Tudu |
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| Sindhi Aachhende Laja Maraan (Essays) Jagdish Lachhani | |||
| Tamil | Kaandhal Naatkal (Poetry) | (Late) Inqulab | |
| Telugu | Gaali Rangu (Poetry) | Devipriya | |
| Urdu | Dakhma (Short Stories) | Baig Ehsas | |
Annexure ‘8’
JURY MEMBERS FOR THE SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD 2017
ASSAMESE BENGALI
- Ms. Leena Sarma • Prof. Amitra Sudan Bhattacharya
- Dr. Lakshminandan Bora • Sri Buddhadeb Dasgupta
- Prof. Sailen Bharali • Sri Debes Ray
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BODO DOGRI
- Dr. Adaram Basumatary Dr. Gyan Singh
- Prof. Durgeswar Boro • Sri Gianeshwar
- Sri Rabiram Ramchiary • Dr. Om Goswami
ENGLISH GUJARATI
- Sri Harish Narang • Prof. Kantilal Patel
- Prof. Juanita War • Sri Naresh Ved
- Prof. Shyamala A. Narayan • Smt. Varsha Adalia
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HINDI
KANNADA
- Dr. Sadanand Gupta • Dr. G.M. Hegde
- Sri Vijay Bahadur Singh • Dr. Shanta Imrapura
- Ms. Nasira Sharma • Dr. Shivaram Padikkal
KASHMIRI KONKANI
- Prof. Farooq Nazki
- Sri Ramesh Veluskar
- Sri Manshoor Banihali • Sri Mahabaleshwar Sail
- Prof. O.N. Koul
1 • Prof. S.M. Borqes
MAITHILI MALAYALAM
- Dr. Brajkishore Mishra . • Dr. Ajayapuram Jyothish Kumar
- Sri Rajanandan Laldas • Dr. N. Anil Kumar
- Sri Tulanand Mishra • Dr. Prabhavarma
MANIPURI MARATHI
- Dr. K. Nayan Chand Singha • Sri Jayant Pawar
- Prof. Kh. Kunjo Singh • Ms. Pushpa Bhave
- Prof. Thoidinqiarn Tombi Sinqh • Sri Sadanand More
NEPALI ODiA
- Ms. Indramani Darnal • Prof. Madhusudan Pati
- Sri Laxman Srimal • Sri Santanu Kumar Acharya
- Sri Pempa Tamang • Dr. Soubhagya Kumar Misra
PUNJABI RAJASTHANI
- Prof. Devinder Singh • Dr. Dev Kothari ,
- Sri Jasbir Singh Sindhu • Dr. Kalyan Singh Shekhawat
- Sri Kewal Dhaliwal • Sri Shivrai Chhangani
SANSKRIT SAN TALI
- Prof. Dipti Tripathi • Sri Gobinda Chandra Majhi
- Prof. Haridutta Sharma • Dr. J.N. Murmu
- Prof. Kutumba Shastri • Dr. Ratan Chandra Hembram
SINDHI TAMIL /~.
- Dr. Dayal Asha • Sri lndran
- Sri Vasdev Mohi • Sri Pa. Jeyaprakasarn
- Sri Vimmi Sadaranagani • Sri Ponneelan
TELUGU URDU
- Sri A.N. Jagannatha Sarma • Prof. Ashraf Rafi
- Sri K. Siva Reddy • Sri Nand Kishore Vikram
• Dr. Sampath Kumar • Sri Salam Bin Razza
