Sahitya Akademi Award 1985 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 1985

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 1985 Winners List

This Winners List features 22 winners of the Sahitya Akademi Award 1985, in 1985.

Year	Winner Name	Gender	Book Name	Book Type	Language

1985	Krishna Kanta Handique Also won: Padma Bhushan (1967)	male	Krishna Kanta Handique Rachna-Sambhar	Literary criticism	Assamese
1985	Nirmal Verma Also won: Padma Bhushan (2002) , Jnanpith Award (1999) , Moortidevi Award (1995)	male	Kavve Aur Kala Pani	Short stories	Hindi
1985	Sunil Gangopadhyay Also won: Saraswati Samman (2004)	male	Sei Samay (Part II)	Novel	Bengali
1985	Dinoo Bhai Pant	male	Ayodhya	Play	Dogri
1985	Kamala Das	female	Collected Poems	Poetry	English
1985	Kundanika Kapadia	female	Sat Paglan Aakashman	Novel	Gujarati
1985	Talukina Ramaswamayya Subba Rao	male	Durgaastamana	Novel	Kannada
1985	Mirza G.H. Beg Arif	male	Lole Vetsar	Poetry	Kashmiri
1985	J. B. Moraes	male	Bhitorlem Tufan	Poetry	Konkani
1985	Sukumar Azhikode Also won: Vayalar Award (1989) , Ezhuthachan Puraskaram (2004)	male	Tathvamasi	Critical study	Malayalam
1985	H. Guno Singh	male	Bir Tikendrajit Road	Novel	Manipuri (Meitei)
1985	Hari Mohan Jha	male	Jeevan Yatra	Autobiography	Maithili
1985	Vishram Bedekar	male	Ek Zad Ani Don Pakshi	Autobiography	Marathi
1985	Matsyendra Pradhan	male	Neelkantha	Novel	Nepali
1985	Rajendra Kishore Panda	male	Saila Kalpa	Poetry	Odia
1985	Ajeet Cour	female	Khana Badosh	Autobiography	Punjabi
1985	Sanwar Daiya	male	Ek Duniya Mhari	Short Stories	Rajasthani
1985	Vasant Trimbak Shevde	male	vindhyavāsinivijayamahākāvyam:	Epic	Sanskrit
1985	Arjan Hasid	male	Mero Sij	Poetry	Sindhi
1985	A. S. Gnanasambandan	male	Kamban: Putiya Parvai	Literary criticism	Tamil
1985	Palagummi Padmaraju	male	Gaalivana	Short stories	Telugu
1985	Balraj Komal	male	Parindon Bhara Asmaan	Poetry	Urdu