Sahitya Akademi Award 1994 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 1994

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 1994 Winners List

This Winners List features 22 winners of the Sahitya Akademi Award 1994, in 1994.

Year	Winner Name	Gender	Book Name	Book Type	Language

1994	Girish Karnad Also won: Padma Bhushan (1992) , Jnanpith Award (1998)	male	Taledanda	Play	Kannada
1994	Sheelabhadra (Rebati Mohan Dutta Choudhury)	male	Madhupur Bahudur	Short stories	Assamese
1994	Syed Mustafa Siraj	male	Aleek Manush	Novel	Bengali
1994	Jitendra Sharma	male	Buddh Suhagan	Plays	Dogri
1994	Dom Moraes	male	Serendip	Poetry	English
1994	Ramesh Parekh	male	Vitan Sud Beej	Poetry	Gujarati
1994	Ashok Vajpeyi	male	Kahin Nahin Wahin	Poetry	Hindi
1994	Sajood Sailani	male	Kaeji Raath	Play	Kashmiri
1994	Gokuldas Prabhu	male	Antar ayami	Short stories	Konkani
1994	Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri Also won: Vayalar Award (2010) , Odakkuzhal Award (1983) , Ezhuthachan Puraskaram (2014)	male	Ujjayiniyile Rappakalukal	Poetry	Malayalam
1994	Rajkumar Mani Singh	male	Mayai Karaba Shamu	Short stories	Manipuri (Meitei)
1994	Gangesh Gunjan	male	Uchitavakta	Short stories	Maithili
1994	Dilip Chitre	male	Ekun Kavita - 1	Poetry	Marathi
1994	Jiwan Namdung	male	Paryavekshan	Essays	Nepali
1994	Guru Charan Patnaik	male	Jagata Darshanare Jagannatha	Cultural Study	Odia
1994	Mohinder Singh Sarna	male	Nawen Yug De Waris	Short Stories	Punjabi
1994	Karnidan Barhath	male	Mati Ri Mahak	Short Stories	Rajasthani
1994	Radhavallabh Tripathi	male	saṃdhānam	Poetry	Sanskrit
1994	Kala Prakash	female	Aarsi-A-Aado	Novel	Sindhi
1994	Ponneelan	male	Pudhiya Dharsanangal	Novel	Tamil
1994	Gunturu Seshendra Sharma	male	Kala Rekha	Criticism	Telugu
1994	Mazhar Imam	male	Pichhle Mausam Ka Phool	Poetry	Urdu