| 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 |
This Winners List features 21 winners of the Sahitya Akademi Award 1996, in 1996.
| Image | Year | Winner Name | Gender | Book Name | Book Type | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1996 |
Nirupama Borgohain
|
female | Abhijatri | Novel | Assamese |
|
1996 |
Ashok Mitra
|
male | Tal Betal | Essays | Bengali |
|
1996 |
Gianeshwar
|
male | Baddali Kalave | Poetry | Dogri |
|
1996 |
Sunetra Gupta
|
female | Memories of Rain | Novel | English |
|
1996 |
Himanshi Shelat
|
female | Andhari Galima, Safed Tapakan | Short stories | Gujarati |
|
1996 |
Surendra Verma
Also won:
Vyas Samman (2016)
|
male | Mujhe Chand Chahiye | Novel | Hindi |
|
1996 |
Gururaja Shyamacharya Amur
Also won:
Pampa Award (2006)
|
male | Bhuvanada Bhagya | Literary Criticism | Kannada |
|
1996 |
Sankar Ramani
|
male | Nilem Nilem Braham | Poetry | Konkani |
|
1996 | male | Gowri | Short stories | Malayalam | |
|
|
1996 |
R. K. Madhubir
|
male | Praloigi Meiriraktagi | Poetry | Manipuri (Meitei) |
|
1996 |
Raj Mohan Jha
|
male | Aai Kaalhi Parsoo | Short stories | Maithili |
|
1996 |
Gangadhar Gadgil
|
male | Eka Mungiche Mahabharat | Autobiography | Marathi |
|
|
1996 |
Mohan Thakuri
|
male | Nihshabda | Poetry | Nepali |
|
1996 |
Satyanarayana Rajguru
|
male | Mo Jeevana Sangrama | Autobiography | Odia |
|
1996 |
Santokh Singh Dhir
|
male | Pakhi | Short Stories | Punjabi |
|
|
1996 |
Nem Narayan Joshi
|
male | Olun Ri Akhiyatan | Memoirs | Rajasthani |
|
1996 |
Keshab Chandra Dash
|
male | Isha | Poetry | Sanskrit |
|
|
1996 |
Lakshmi Khilani
|
male | Gufa Je Hun Paar | Short stories | Sindhi |
|
1996 |
Ashoka Mitran
|
male | Appavin Snehidar | Short stories | Tamil |
|
1996 |
Kethu Viswanatha Reddy
|
male | Kethu Viswanatha Reddy Kathalu | Short stories | Telugu |
|
1996 |
Ilyas Ahmad Gaddi
|
male | Fire Area | Novel | Urdu |
This chart groups 21 Sahitya Akademi Award 1996 winners by Gender, across 2 distinct entries — male leads with 18 wins.
This chart groups 21 Sahitya Akademi Award 1996 winners by Book Type, across 8 distinct entries — Short stories leads with 6 wins.
This chart groups 21 Sahitya Akademi Award 1996 winners by Language, across 21 distinct entries — Assamese leads with 1 win.
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