Sahitya Akademi Award 2013 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 2013

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 2013 Winners List

This Winners List features 24 winners of the Sahitya Akademi Award 2013, in 2013.

Year	Winner Name	Gender	Book Name	Book Type	Language

2013	Javed Akhtar Also won: Padma Bhushan (2007)	male	Lava	Poetry	Urdu
2013	Rabindra Sarkar	male	Dhuliyori Bharir Sans	Poetry	Assamese
2013	Subodh Sarkar	male	Dwaipayan Hrader Dhare	Poetry	Bengali
2013	Anil Boro	male	Delphini Onthai Mwdai Arw Gubun Gubun Khonthai	Poetry	Bodo
2013	Sitaram Sapolia	male	Doha Satsai	Poetry	Dogri
2013	Temsula Ao	female	Laburnum For My Head	Short stories	English
2013	Chinu Modi	male	Khara Zaran	Poetry	Gujarati
2013	Mridula Garg Also won: Vyas Samman (2004)	female	Miljul Man	Novel	Hindi
2013	C. N. Ramachandran	male	Akhyana-Vyakhyana	Essays	Kannada
2013	Mohi-ud-Din Reshi	male	Aina Aatash	Short stories	Kashmiri
2013	Tukaram Rama Shet	male	Manmotayam	Essays	Konkani
2013	M. N. Paloor	male	Kathayillathavante Katha	Autobiography	Malayalam
2013	Makhonmani Mongsaba	male	Chinglon Amadagi Amada	Travelogue	Manipuri (Meitei)
2013	Sureshwar Jha	male	Sangharsh Aa Sehanta	Memoirs	Maithili
2013	Satish Kalsekar	male	Vachanaryachi Rojanishee (वाचणाऱ्याची रोजनिशी)	Collection of essays	Marathi
2013	Man Bahadur Pradhan	male	Manka Lahar Ra Raharharu	Travelogues	Nepali
2013	Bijay Mishra	male	Banaprastha	Play	Odia
2013	Manmohan	male	Nirvaan	Novel	Punjabi
2013	Ambika Dutt	male	Aanthyoi Nahi Din Hal	Poetry	Rajasthani
2013	Radhakant Thakur	male	Chaladuravani	Poetry	Sanskrit
2013	Arjun Charan Hembram	male	Chanda Bonga	Poetry	Santali
2013	Namdev Tarachandani	male	Mansh-Nagari	Poetry	Sindhi
2013	Joe D Cruz	male	korkai	Novel	Tamil
2013	Katyayani Vidmahe	female	Sahityaakasamlo Sagam	Essays	Telugu