Sahitya Akademi Award 2016 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 2016

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 2016 Winners List

This Winners List features 24 winners of the Sahitya Akademi Award 2016, in 2016.

Year	Winner Name	Gender	Book Name	Book Type	Language

2016	Jnan Pujari	male	Maghmalar Bhraman	Poetry collection	Assamese
2016	Nrisingha Prasad Bhaduri	male	Mahabharater Astadashi	Essays	Bengali
2016	Anjali Narzary	female	Ang Maboroi Dong Dasong	Poetry	Bodo
2016	Chhatrapal	male	Cheta	Short Stories	Dogri
2016	Jerry Pinto	male	Em and the Big Hoom	Novel	English
2016	Kamal Vora	male	Anekanek	Poetry	Gujarati
2016	Nasira Sharma Also won: Vyas Samman (2019)	female	Parijat	Novel	Hindi
2016	Bolwar Mahammad Kunhi	male	Swatantryada Ota	Novel	Kannada
2016	Aziz Hajini	male	Aan e Khane	Criticism	Kashmiri
2016	Edwin J.F. D'Souza	male	Kallem Bhangar	Novel	Konkani
2016	Prabha Varma Also won: Saraswati Samman (2023) , Vayalar Award (2013) , ONV Kurup Literary Award (2025)	male	Shyamamaadhavam	Poetry	Malayalam
2016	Moirangthem Rajen	male	Cheptharaba Eshingpun	Short stories	Manipuri (Meitei)
2016	Shyam Darihare	male	Barki Kaki at Hotmail Dot Corn	Short Stories	Maithili
2016	Asaram Lomate	male	Aalok	Short Stories	Marathi
2016	Gita Upadhyay	female	Janmabhumi Mero Swadesh	Novel	Nepali
2016	Paramita Satpathy	female	Prapti	Short Stories	Odia
2016	Dr. Swarajbir Singh	male	Maseya Di Raat	Play	Punjabi
2016	Bulaki Sharma	male	Murdjat Ar Dujee Kahaniyan (Short Stories)	Short Stories	Rajasthani
2016	Sitanath Acharya	male	Kavyanirjhari	Poetry	Sanskrit
2016	Gobinda Chandra Majhi	male	Nalha	Poetry	Santali
2016	Nand Javeri	male	Akhar Katha	Poetry	Sindhi
2016	Vannadasan	male	Oru Siru Isai	Short stories	Tamil
2016	Papineni Sivasankar	male	Rajanigandha	Poetry	Telugu
2016	Nizam Siddiqui	male	Mabad-e-Jadidiat Se Naye Ahed Ki Takhliqiyat Tak	Criticism	Urdu