Sahitya Akademi Award 1990 Winners List

Sahitya Akademi Award 1990
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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 1990

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 1990 Winners List

This Winners List features 22 winners of the Sahitya Akademi Award 1990, in 1990.

Image Year Winner Name Gender Book Name Book Type Language
Ottupulakkal Velukkuty Vijayan 1990 male Gurusagaram Novel Malayalam
Sneha Devi 1990
Sneha Devi
female Snehadevir Ekuki Galpa Short stories Assamese
Debesh Roy 1990
Debesh Roy
male Tista Parer Brittanto Novel Bengali
Tara Smailpuri 1990
Tara Smailpuri
male Jeevan Lehran Poetry Dogri
Shashi Deshpande 1990
Shashi Deshpande
female That Long Silence Novel English
Anil R. Joshi 1990
Anil R. Joshi
male Statue Essays Gujarati
Shiv Prasaad Singh 1990
Shiv Prasaad Singh
Also won: Vyas Samman (1992)
male Neela Chand Novel Hindi
Devanur Mahadeva 1990
Devanur Mahadeva
Also won: Pampa Award (2025)
male Kusuma Baale Novel Kannada
Fazil Kashmiri 1990
Fazil Kashmiri
male Kashur Sarmaya Poetry Kashmiri
Ramesh Veluskar 1990
Ramesh Veluskar
male Savul Gori Poetry Konkani
Nongthombam Shri Biren Singh 1990
Nongthombam Shri Biren Singh
male Mapal Naidabasida Ei Poetry Manipuri (Meitei)
Prabhas Kumar Choudhuri 1990
Prabhas Kumar Choudhuri
male Prabhasak Katha Short stories Maithili
Anand Yadav 1990
Anand Yadav
male Zombi Autobiographical Novel Marathi
Tulsiram Sharma Kashyap 1990
Tulsiram Sharma Kashyap
male Aama Poetry Nepali
Beenapani Mohanty 1990
Beenapani Mohanty
female Patadei Short Stories Odia
Manjit Tiwana 1990
Manjit Tiwana
female Uninda Wartman Poetry Punjabi
Rewatdan Charan `Kalpit' 1990
Rewatdan Charan `Kalpit'
male Uchhalo Poetry Rajasthani
Ogeti Parikshit Sharma 1990
Ogeti Parikshit Sharma
male śrīmatpratāparāṇāyanaṃ mahākāvyam Poetry Sanskrit
Goverdhan Mahboobani 1990
Goverdhan Mahboobani
male Shishe-Ja-Ghar Poetry Sindhi
Su. Samuthiram 1990
Su. Samuthiram
male Veril Pazhutha Pala Novel Tamil
K. Siva Reddy 1990
K. Siva Reddy
Also won: Saraswati Samman (2018)
male Mohana-o-Mohana Poetry Telugu
Abdus Samad 1990
Abdus Samad
male Do Gaz Zameen Novel Urdu

Sahitya Akademi Award 1990 Award Chart by Gender

This chart groups 22 Sahitya Akademi Award 1990 winners by Gender, across 2 distinct entries — male leads with 18 wins.

Sahitya Akademi Award 1990 Award Chart by Book Type

This chart groups 22 Sahitya Akademi Award 1990 winners by Book Type, across 6 distinct entries — Poetry leads with 10 wins.

Sahitya Akademi Award 1990 Award Chart by Language

This chart groups 22 Sahitya Akademi Award 1990 winners by Language, across 22 distinct entries — Malayalam leads with 1 win.

Sahitya Akademi Award 1990 Award FAQs

The Sahitya Akademi Award 1990 covers Sahitya Akademi Award winners from 1990.

The Sahitya Akademi Award 1990 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 1990 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 1990 is associated with India.
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