Sahitya Akademi Award 1995 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 1995

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 1995 Winners List

This Winners List features 21 winners of the Sahitya Akademi Award 1995, in 1995.

Year	Winner Name	Gender	Book Name	Book Type	Language

1995	Chandra Prasad Saikia Also won: Padma Bhushan (2007)	male	Maharathi	Novel	Assamese
1995	Prof. Gopi Chand Narang Also won: Padma Bhushan (2004) , Moortidevi Award (2010)	male	Sakhtiyat, Pas-Sakhtiyat Aur Mashriqi Sheriyat	Literary criticism	Urdu
1995	Naresh Guha	male	Kavita Sangraha	Poetry	Bengali
1995	Abhishap	male	Lalsa	Poetry	Dogri
1995	Varsha Adalja	female	Ansar	Novel	Gujarati
1995	Kunwar Narayan Also won: Vyas Samman (1995)	male	Koi Doosra Nahin	Poetry	Hindi
1995	Kirtinath Kurtakoti	male	Uriya Nalage	Criticism	Kannada
1995	M. Farooq Nazki	male	Naar Hyutun Kanzal Wanas	Poetry	Kashmiri
1995	Dilip Borkar	male	Gomanchal Te Himachal	Travelogue	Konkani
1995	Thikkodiyan (P. Kunjananandan Nair) Also won: Vayalar Award (1995) , Odakkuzhal Award (1992)	male	Arangu Kanatha Natan	Autobiography	Malayalam
1995	Arambam Samarendra Singh	male	Leipaklei	Play	Manipuri (Meitei)
1995	Jayamanta Mishra	male	Kavita Kusumanjali	Poetry	Maithili
1995	Namdeo Kamble	male	Raghawa-Wel	Novel	Marathi
1995	Nagendramani Pradhan	male	Dr. Parasmani Ko Jiwan Yatra	Biography	Nepali
1995	Govind Chandra Udgata	male	Kavyasilpi Gangadhara	Criticism	Odia
1995	Jagtar	male	Jugnoo Deeva Te Darya	Poetry	Punjabi
1995	Kishore Kalpanakant	male	Kookh Padyai Ree Peed	Poetry	Rajasthani
1995	Rasik Vihari Joshi	male	śrīrādhāpaṃcaśatī	Poetry	Sanskrit
1995	Hari Motwani	male	Ajho	Novel	Sindhi
1995	Prapanchan	male	Vanam Vasappadum	Novel	Tamil
1995	Kalipatnam Ramarao	male	Yajnam To Tommidi	Short stories	Telugu