Sahitya Akademi Award 1967 Winners List

Sahitya Akademi Award 1967
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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 1967

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 1967 Winners List

This Winners List features 14 winners of the Sahitya Akademi Award 1967, in 1967.

Image Year Winner Name Gender Book Name Book Type Language
Prof. Qurratulain Hyder 1967
Prof. Qurratulain Hyder
Also won: Padma Bhushan (2005) , Jnanpith Award (1989)
female Patjhar Ki Awaz Short stories Urdu
Dr. Devanahalli Venkataramaiah Gundappa 1967
Dr. Devanahalli Venkataramaiah Gundappa
Also won: Padma Bhushan (1974)
male Shrimad Bhagavadgita Tatparya Athava Jivanadharmayoga Philosophical expositions Kannada
Amritlal Nagar 1967
Amritlal Nagar
Also won: Padma Bhushan (1981)
male Amrit Aur Vish Novel Hindi
Trailokyanath Goswami 1967
Trailokyanath Goswami
male Adhunik Galpa Sahitya Literary criticism Assamese
Buddhadeb Basu 1967
Buddhadeb Basu
male Tapasvi O Tarangini Verse play Bengali
Bhabani Bhattacharya 1967
Bhabani Bhattacharya
male Shadow From Ladakh Novel English
Prabodh Pandit 1967
Prabodh Pandit
male Gujarati Bhashanum, Dhwani-Swarup and, Dhwani-Parivartan Linguistic study Gujarati
Amin Kamil 1967
Amin Kamil
male Laveh Te Praveh Poetry Kashmiri
P. Kunhiraman Nair 1967
P. Kunhiraman Nair
male Thamarathoni Poetry Malayalam
Narayan Govind Kalelkar 1967
Narayan Govind Kalelkar
male Bhasha : Itihas Ani Bhoogol Linguistic study Marathi
Suryanarayan Das 1967
Suryanarayan Das
male Odia Sahityara Itihas History of Literature Odia
Shiv Kumar Batalvi 1967
Shiv Kumar Batalvi
male Loona Verse-Play Punjabi
Ramaroop Pathak 1967
Ramaroop Pathak
male Citrakāvya-kautukam Poetry Sanskrit
K. V. Jagannathan 1967
K. V. Jagannathan
male Virar Ulagam Literary criticism Tamil

Sahitya Akademi Award 1967 Award Chart by Gender

This chart groups 14 Sahitya Akademi Award 1967 winners by Gender, across 2 distinct entries — male leads with 13 wins.

Sahitya Akademi Award 1967 Award Chart by Book Type

This chart groups 14 Sahitya Akademi Award 1967 winners by Book Type, across 9 distinct entries — Poetry leads with 3 wins.

Sahitya Akademi Award 1967 Award Chart by Language

This chart groups 14 Sahitya Akademi Award 1967 winners by Language, across 14 distinct entries — Urdu leads with 1 win.

Sahitya Akademi Award 1967 Award FAQs

The Sahitya Akademi Award 1967 covers Sahitya Akademi Award winners from 1967.

The Sahitya Akademi Award 1967 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 1967 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 1967 is associated with India.
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