Sahitya Akademi Award 1960 Winners List

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Name	Sahitya Akademi Award
Type	Literary Awards
Award For	Promotion of Literature
Award By	Goverment of India
First	1954
Last	2026
Status	Active
Country	India

About Sahitya Akademi Award 1960

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. The award celebrates excellence across genres such as poetry, novels, short stories, and criticism, promoting cultural diversity and linguistic heritage while encouraging writers to contribute significantly to Indian literature.

Sahitya Akademi Award 1960 Winners List

This Winners List features 9 winners of the Sahitya Akademi Award 1960, in 1960.

Image	Year	Winner Name	Gender	Book Name	Book Type	Language

	1960	Benudhar Sharma Also won: Padma Bhushan (1983)	male	Kangrechar Kachiyali Ra\'dat	Reminiscences	Assamese
	1960	Sumitra Nandan Pant Also won: Padma Bhushan (1961) , Jnanpith Award (1968)	male	Kala aur Budha Chand	Poetry	Hindi
	1960	Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar Also won: Padma Bhushan (1968) , Jnanpith Award (1974)	male	Yayati	Novel	Marathi
$Raghupati Sahai \'Firaq\'$	1960	Raghupati Sahai \'Firaq\' Also won: Padma Bhushan (1968) , Jnanpith Award (1969)	male	Gul-i-Naghma	Poetry	Urdu
	1960	Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayan Also won: Padma Bhushan (1964) , Padma Vibhushan (2000)	male	The Guide	Novel	English
	1960	Rasiklal Parikh	male	Sharvilak	Play	Gujarati
	1960	Vinayaka Krishna Gokak Also won: Jnanpith Award (1990)	male	Dyava-Prithivi	Poetry	Kannada
	1960	Uroob (P. C. Kuttikrishnan)	male	Sundarikalum Sundaranmarum	Novel	Malayalam
	1960	Ponangi Srirama Apparavu	male	Natyasastramu	History of Bharata\'s Natyasastra	Telugu