Sahitya Akademi Award 1991 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 1991

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 1991 Winners List

This Winners List features 22 winners of the Sahitya Akademi Award 1991, in 1991.

Year	Winner Name	Gender	Book Name	Book Type	Language

1991	Dr. Chandrashekhar B. Kambar Also won: Padma Bhushan (2021) , Jnanpith Award (2010) , Pampa Award (2003)	male	Sirisampige	Play	Kannada
1991	Ajit Barua	male	Brahmaputra Ityadi Padya	Poetry	Assamese
1991	Moti Nandi	male	Sada Kham	Novel	Bengali
1991	Mohan Singh	male	Apni Daphli Apna Raag	Plays	Dogri
1991	Allan Sealy	male	The Trotter-Nama	Novel	English
1991	Labhshankar Thakar	male	Tolan Aawaz Ghonghat	Poetry	Gujarati
1991	Girija Kumar Mathur Also won: Vyas Samman (1993)	male	Main Vaqt Ke Hun Samne	Poetry	Hindi
1991	Ghulam Nabi Tak Naazir	male	Achhre Tsange	Poetry	Kashmiri
1991	Meena Kakodkar	female	Sapan Fulam	Short stories	Konkani
1991	M. P. Sankunni Nair Also won: Odakkuzhal Award (1989)	male	Chhatravum Chamaravum	Criticism	Malayalam
1991	Yumlemban Ibomcha Singh	male	Numitti Asum Thengjillakani	Short stories	Manipuri (Meitei)
1991	Ramdeo Jha	male	Pasijhaita Pathar	Play	Maithili
1991	Bhalchandra Nemade Also won: Jnanpith Award (2014)	male	Teeka Svayanwar	Criticism	Marathi
1991	Girmee Sherpa	male	Hypocret Champ-Gurans Ra Anya Kavita	Poetry	Nepali
1991	Jagannath Prasad Das Also won: Saraswati Samman (2006)	male	Ahnika	Poetry	Odia
1991	Harinder Singh Mehboob	male	Jhanan Di Rat	Poetry	Punjabi
1991	Premji Prem	male	Mhari Kavitavan	Poetry	Rajasthani
1991	Rewa Prasad Dwivedi	male	svātaṃtryasaṃbhavam	Poetry	Sanskrit
1991	Harikant Jethwani	male	Soche Joon Sooratoon	Poetry	Sindhi
1991	Ki. Rajanarayanan	male	Gopallapurathu Makkal	Novel	Tamil
1991	Bhamidipati Ramagopalam	male	Itlu, Mee Vidheyudu	Short stories	Telugu
1991	Salahuddin Parvez	male	Identity Card	Novel	Urdu