Sahitya Akademi Award 1975 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 1975

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 1975 Winners List

This Winners List features 17 winners of the Sahitya Akademi Award 1975, in 1975.

Year	Winner Name	Gender	Book Name	Book Type	Language

1975	Manubhai Rajaram Pancholi Also won: Padma Bhushan (1991) , Saraswati Samman (1997) , Moortidevi Award (1987)	male	Socrates	Novel	Gujarati
1975	Dr. Boyi Bhimanna Also won: Padma Bhushan (2001)	male	Gudiselu Kalipotunnai	Poetry	Telugu
1975	Santeshivara Lingannaiah Bhyrappa Also won: Padma Bhushan (2023) , Saraswati Samman (2010) , Pampa Award (2005)	male	Daatu	Novel	Kannada
1975	Prof. Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup	male	Aksharam	Poetry	Malayalam
1975	Nabakanta Barua	male	Koka Deutar har	Novel	Assamese
1975	Bimal Kar	male	Asamay	Novel	Bengali
1975	Kishan Smail Puri	male	Mere Dogri Geet	Poetry	Dogri
1975	Nirad C. Chaudhuri	male	Scholar Extraordinary	Biography	English
1975	Bhisham Sahni	male	Tamas	Novel	Hindi
1975	Ghulam Nabi Khayal	male	Gaashir Munar	Essays	Kashmiri
1975	Girindramohan Mishra	male	Kichhu Dekhal Kichhu Sunal	Reminiscences	Maithili
1975	R. B. Patankar	male	Soundarya Mimansa	Aesthetics	Marathi
1975	Radha Mohan Gadanayak	male	Surya O Andhakar	Poetry	Odia
1975	Gurdial Singh Also won: Jnanpith Award (1999)	male	Adh Chanani Raat	Novel	Punjabi
1975	Mani Madhukar	male	Pagfero	Poetry	Rajasthani
1975	R. Dhandayudham	male	Tharkkala Tamizh Illakkiyam	Literary criticism	Tamil
1975	Kaifi Azmi	male	Awara Sajde	Poetry	Urdu