Sahitya Akademi Award 1965 Winners List

Sahitya Akademi Award 1965
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Published Sep 19, 2026 Updated Sep 19, 2026 1 min read
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 1965

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 1965 Winners List

This Winners List features 12 winners of the Sahitya Akademi Award 1965, in 1965.

Image Year Winner Name Gender Book Name Book Type Language
Purushottam Laxman Deshpande 1965
Purushottam Laxman Deshpande
Also won: Padma Bhushan (1990)
male Vyakti Ani Valli Sketches Marathi
Dr. Verrier Elwin 1965
Dr. Verrier Elwin
Also won: Padma Bhushan (1961)
male The Tribal World of Verrier Elwin Autobiography English
Kartar Singh Duggal 1965
Kartar Singh Duggal
Also won: Padma Bhushan (1988)
male Ik Chhit Chanan Di Short Stories Punjabi
Nalapat Balamani Amma 1965
Nalapat Balamani Amma
Also won: Padma Bhushan (1987) , Saraswati Samman (1995) , Ezhuthachan Puraskaram (1995)
female Muthassi Poetry Malayalam
Acharya Kakasaheb (Dattatreya Balkrishna) Kalelkar 1965
Acharya Kakasaheb (Dattatreya Balkrishna) Kalelkar
Also won: Padma Vibhushan (1964)
male Jeevan-Vyavastha Essays Gujarati
Bishnu Dey 1965
Bishnu Dey
Also won: Jnanpith Award (1971)
male Smriti Satta Bhabishyat Poetry Bengali
Nagendra 1965
Nagendra
male Rasa Siddhanta Treatise on poetics Hindi
Salagame Venkatasubbayya Ranganna 1965
Salagame Venkatasubbayya Ranganna
male Ranga Binnapa Philosophical reflections Kannada
Baikunthanath Patnaik 1965
Baikunthanath Patnaik
male Uttarayana Poetry Odia
P. Sri Acharya 1965
P. Sri Acharya
male Sri Ramanujar Biography Tamil
Rayaprolu Subbarao 1965
Rayaprolu Subbarao
male Misra Manjari Poetry Telugu
Rajinder Singh Bedi 1965
Rajinder Singh Bedi
male Ek Chadar Maili Si Novelette Urdu

Sahitya Akademi Award 1965 Award Chart by Gender

This chart groups 12 Sahitya Akademi Award 1965 winners by Gender, across 2 distinct entries — male leads with 11 wins.

Sahitya Akademi Award 1965 Award Chart by Book Type

This chart groups 12 Sahitya Akademi Award 1965 winners by Book Type, across 9 distinct entries — Poetry leads with 4 wins.

Sahitya Akademi Award 1965 Award Chart by Language

This chart groups 12 Sahitya Akademi Award 1965 winners by Language, across 12 distinct entries — Marathi leads with 1 win.

Sahitya Akademi Award 1965 Award FAQs

The Sahitya Akademi Award 1965 covers Sahitya Akademi Award winners from 1965.

The Sahitya Akademi Award 1965 is part of the Sahitya Akademi Award, a Literary Awards award.

The Sahitya Akademi Award is awarded for Promotion of Literature.

The Sahitya Akademi Award 1965 is presented by Goverment of India.

The Sahitya Akademi Award was first awarded in 1954.

The most recent Sahitya Akademi Award was awarded in 2026.

Yes, the Sahitya Akademi Award is currently active.

The Sahitya Akademi Award 1965 is associated with India.
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