Sahitya Akademi Award 2008 Winners List

Sahitya Akademi Award 2008
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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 2008

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 2008 Winners List

This Winners List features 23 winners of the Sahitya Akademi Award 2008, in 2008.

Image Year Winner Name Gender Book Name Book Type Language
Rita Chowdhury 2008
Rita Chowdhury
female Deo Langkhui Novel Assamese
Sarat Kumar Mukhopadhyay 2008
Sarat Kumar Mukhopadhyay
male Ghumer Borir Mato Chand Poetry Bengali
Bidyasagar Narzary 2008
Bidyasagar Narzary
male Birgwsrini Thungri Novel Bodo
Champa Sharma 2008
Champa Sharma
female Cheten Di Rhol Poetry Dogri
Suman Shah 2008
Suman Shah
male Fatfatiyun Short stories Gujarati
Govind Mishra 2008
Govind Mishra
Also won: Saraswati Samman (2013) , Vyas Samman (1998)
male Kohre Mein Kaid Rang Novel Hindi
Shrinivas B. Vaidya 2008
Shrinivas B. Vaidya
male Halla Bantu Halla Novel Kannada
Gh. Nabi Firaq 2008
Gh. Nabi Firaq
male Baazyaafat Criticism Kashmiri
Ashok Kamat 2008
Ashok Kamat
male Ghannaghai Niyatiche Cruel blows of destiny Konkani
K. P. Appan 2008
K. P. Appan
male Madhuram Ninte Jeevitham Essays Malayalam
Arambam Memchoubi 2008
Arambam Memchoubi
female Idu Ningthou Poetry Manipuri (Meitei)
Mantreshwar Jha 2008
Mantreshwar Jha
male Katek Daaripar Memoirs Maithili
Shyam Manohar 2008
Shyam Manohar
male Utsukatene Mee Zopalo Novel Marathi
Haiman Dad Rai ‘Kirat’ 2008
Haiman Dad Rai ‘Kirat’
male Kehi Namileka Rekhaharu Short stories Nepali
Pramod Kumar Mohanty 2008
Pramod Kumar Mohanty
male Asaranti Anasara Poetry Odia
Mitter Sain Meet 2008
Mitter Sain Meet
male Sudhar Ghar Novel Punjabi
Dinesh Panchal 2008
Dinesh Panchal
male Pagarva Short Stories Rajasthani
Om Prakash Pandey 2008
Om Prakash Pandey
male Rasapriya-Vibhavanam Poetry Sanskrit
Badal Hembram 2008
Badal Hembram
male Manmi Short Stories Santali
Hiro Shewkani 2008
Hiro Shewkani
male Sirjan Jo Sankat Ain Sindhi Kahani Criticism Sindhi
Melanmai Ponnusamy 2008
Melanmai Ponnusamy
male Minsarapoo Short story Tamil
Chitiprolu Krishna Murthy 2008
Chitiprolu Krishna Murthy
male Purushottamudu Poetry Telugu
Jayant Parmer 2008
Jayant Parmer
male Pencil Aur Doosri Nazmein Poetry Urdu

Sahitya Akademi Award 2008 Award Chart by Gender

This chart groups 23 Sahitya Akademi Award 2008 winners by Gender, across 2 distinct entries — male leads with 20 wins.

Sahitya Akademi Award 2008 Award Chart by Book Type

This chart groups 23 Sahitya Akademi Award 2008 winners by Book Type, across 9 distinct entries — Poetry leads with 7 wins.

Sahitya Akademi Award 2008 Award Chart by Language

This chart groups 23 Sahitya Akademi Award 2008 winners by Language, across 23 distinct entries — Assamese leads with 1 win.

Sahitya Akademi Award 2008 Award FAQs

The Sahitya Akademi Award 2008 covers Sahitya Akademi Award winners from 2008.

The Sahitya Akademi Award 2008 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 2008 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 2008 is associated with India.
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