Sahitya Academy Awards - Sindhi Language
Sahitya Akademi and Awards
Sahitya Akademi was established on 12 March 1954 with prime objective of promoting literary work in Indian Languages. On the 7 January 1956 Akademi was registered under society registration act 1860. In all 22 Indian languages included to Eight schedule of Indian constitution, Akademi is awarding annual Sahitya Akademi Award for outstanding literary work in each language since 1955.
Since the 2009 Sahitya Akademi Award in each language include a cash reward of Rs. One Lakh and Citation [Plaque designed by famous film maker Satyajit Ray]. Sahitya Akademi also awards Fellowship considered as top most literary recognition in country.
Bhasha Sanman Puraskar
Translation Award (Click Here for complete list of Sindhi Translation Award Winners)
Yuva Puraskar
Bal Sahitya Award
are also awarded by Akademi annually.
Sindhi in India – History
After the partition, in multilingual country India, this was a long struggle to get recognition for Sindhi language as here Sindhis were fighting for resettlement of life and that too in isolated and dispersed population. Thanks to efforts taken by Sindhi Sahitya Mandal one of the pioneer literary body of Sindhis in India, Sindhi language was taken in consideration as the recognized language for the program on All India Radio & Sindhi literature for the Sahitya Academy Award highest literary award of the country in the year 1957. This might be noted that Sindhi language was included to eight schedules of Indian constitution on 10 April 1967 as the fifteenth language.
Tirth Basant was the first to receive this award only in 1959 for the biography of Bhagat Kanwarram another significant thing about this award is that between 1960 – 1963 and in the years 1965, 1967, 1975, 1977 and 1992 no one was honoured with this prestigious award. This might be a unique thing for Sindhi language that three sindhi couples’ husband & wife both are felicitated with country’s highest literary award – Sahitya Akademi Award. Moti Prakash (1988) & Kala Prakash (1994) were the first, followed by Harish Vaswani (1987) & Indira Vaswani (2012) and Krishna Rahi (1971) & Maya Rahi (2015) are the most recent on list.
2021 New Addition
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Sindhiyat Suhini Rahe
S.P. Sir (Manghirmalani) Kolhapur
List of Sindhi Litterateur Winners of Sahitya Academy Award
[01] 1959 :: Tirth Basant :: Kanwar [Biography]
[02] 1964 :: Prof. Ram Panjwani :: Anokha Azmooda
[03] 1966 :: Lekhraj Kishinchand Aziz :: Surahi [Poetry]
[04] 1968 :: Kalyan Advani :: Shah Jo Rasalo (evolution)
[05] 1969 :: M.U. Malkani :: Sindhi Nasr Ji Tarikh [Prose]
[06] 1970 :: Narayan `Shyam :: Wari-a-Bharyo Palaand [Poetry]
[07] 1971 :: Kishin Rahi :: Kumach [Poetry]
[08] 1972 :: Guno Samtaney :: Aparajita [Short Stories]
[09] 1973 :: Gobind Malhi :: Pyar Ji Pyas [Novel]
[10] 1974 :: Lal Pushp :: Hunaje Atam Jo Maut [Poetry]
[11] 1976 :: Laxman Bhatia “Komal” :: Jee-a-Jharoko [Poetry]
[12] 1978 :: H.I. Sadarangani :: Cheekh [Poetry]
[13] 1979 :: Hari Daryani “Dilgir” :: Pal Pal Jo Parlao [Poetry]
[14] 1980 :: Krishin Katwani :: Yad Hik Pyar Ji [Novel]
[15] 1981 :: Prabhu “Wafa” :: Surkh Gulaab-Suraha Khawaab [Poetry]
[16] 1982 :: Popati R. Hiranandani :: Munhinji Hayati-a-ja Sona Ropa Warq [Autobiography]
[17] 1983 :: Arjan Mirchandani “Shad” :: Andho Dhoonhon [Poetry]
[18] 1984 :: Mohan Kalpana :: Uha Shaam [Short Stories]
[19] 1985 :: Arjan “Hasid” :: Mero Sij [Poetry]
[20] 1986 :: Sundri A. Uttamchandani :: Vichoro [Short Stories]
[21] 1987 :: Harish Vaswani :: Chaliha-Chorasi [Literary Criticism]
[22] 1988 :: Moti Prakash :: Se Sab Sandhyam Saah Sen [Travelogue]
[23] 1989 :: M. Kamal :: Bahi Ja Warisa [Poetry]
[24] 1990 :: Goverdhan Mahboobani :: Shishe-Ja-Ghar [Poetry]
[25] 1991 :: Harikant Jethwani :: Soch Joon Surtoon [Poetry]
[26] 1993 :: Tara Mirchandani : Hathayogi [Novel]
[27] 1994 :: Kala Prakash :: Aarsi-A-Aado [Novel]
[28] 1995 :: Hari Motwani :: Ajho [Novel]
[29] 1996 :: Lakhmi Khilani :: Gufa Je Hun Paar [Short Stories]
[30] 1997 :: Ishwar Anchal :: Taandaanaa Andheri Raat Mein [Poetry]
[31] 1998 :: Shyam Jaisinghani :: Zalzalo [Plays]
[32] 1999 :: Vasdev Mohi :: Barf Jo Thahiyal [Poetry]
[33] 2000 :: Param Abichandani :: Taka Tora [Literary Criticism]
[34] 2001 :: Prem Prakash :: Bhagat [Poetry]
[35] 2002 :: Hari Himthani :: Udamandarh Arman [Short Stories]
[36] 2003 :: Hiro Thakur :: Tahqiq Ain Tanqeed [Essays]
[37] 2004 :: Satish Rohra :: Kavita Khan Kavita Tain [Literary Criticism]
[38] 2005 :: Dholan “Rahi” :: Andhero Roshan Thiye [Poetry]
[39] 2006 :: Kirat Babani :: Dharti – A-Jo-Sad [Plays]
[40] 2007 :: Vasudev “Nirmal” :: Vijoon Vasan Aayoon [Plays]
[41] 2008 :: Hiro Shewkani :: Sirjan Jo Sankat Ain Sindhi [Literary Criticism]
[42] 2009 :: Anand Khemani :: Rishtan Jee Siyasat [Short Stories]
[43] 2010 :: Laxman Dube :: Ajan Yaad Aahe [Poetry]
[44] 2011 :: Mohan Gehani :: Ta Khawaban Jo Chha Thindo [Plays]
[45] 2012 :: Indra Vaswani :: Miteea Khaan Miteea Taaeen [Short Stories]
[46] 2013 :: Namdev Tarachandani :: Mansh-Nagari [Poetry]
[47] 2014 :: Gope Kamal :: Sija Agyaan Buku [Poetry]
[48] 2015:: Maya Rahi :: Mahengi Murk [Short Stories]
[49] 2016:: Nand Javeri : Akhar Katha [Poetry]
[50] 2017 :: Jagdish Lachhani : Acchi-e-nde Lazz Marran [Essays]
[51] 2018 :: Khiman U Mulani : Jia Mein Taandaa [Poetry]
[52] 2019 :: Ishwar Moorjani : Jeejal [Short Stories]
[53] 2020 :: Dr Jetho Lalwani : Jehad [Plays]
[54] 2021 :: Arjun Chawla : Nena Nindakhra [Poetry]
[55] 2022:: Dr Kanhaiyalal Lekhwani : Sindhi Sahit Jo Mukhtasar Itihas [Prose]
[56] 2023:: Dr Vinod Asudani : Hathu Pakidijain [Gazal Collection]
Since 1989 Sahitya Akademi is giving Translation Award for Sindhi along with other Languages. For the year wise list of Sindhi Litterateur who won the award CLICK HERE.