Sahitya Akademi Award 2017 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 2017

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 2017 Winners List

This Winners List features 24 winners of the Sahitya Akademi Award 2017, in 2017.

Year	Winner Name	Gender	Book Name	Book Type	Language

2017	Jayanta Madhab Bora	male	Moriahola	Novel	Assamese
2017	Afsar Amed	male	Sei Nikhonj Manusta	Novel	Bengali
2017	Rita Boro	female	Thwisam	Novel	Bodo
2017	Shiv Mehta	male	Banna	Short Stories	Dogri
2017	Mamang Dai	female	The Black Hill	Novel	English
2017	Urmi Desai	female	Gujarati Vyakaranna Baso Varsh	Criticism	Gujarati
2017	Ramesh Kuntal Megh	male	Vishw Mithak Sarit Sagar	Literary Criticism	Hindi
2017	T. P. Ashoka	male	Kathana Bharati	Literary criticism	Kannada
2017	Autar Krishen Rahbar	male	Yeli Parda Woth	Short Stories	Kashmiri
2017	Gajanan Jog	male	Khand Ani Her Katha	Short Stories	Konkani
2017	K. P. Ramanunni Also won: Vayalar Award (2011)	male	Daivathinte Pusthakam	Novel	Malayalam
2017	Rajen Toijamba	male	Chahi Taret Khuntaakpa	Play	Manipuri (Meitei)
2017	Udaya Narayana Singh ‘Nachiketa’	male	Jahalak Diary	Poetry	Maithili
2017	Shrikant Deshmukh	male	Bolave Te Amhi	Poetry	Marathi
2017	Bina Hangkhim	male	Kriti Vimarsh	Literary criticism	Nepali
2017	Gayatri Saraf	female	Etavatira Shilpi	Short Stories	Odia
2017	Nachhattar	male	Slow down	Novel	Punjabi
2017	Dr. Neeraj Daiya	male	Bina Hasalpai	Criticism	Rajasthani
2017	Niranjan Mishra	male	Gangaputravadanam	Poetry	Sanskrit
2017	Bhujanga Tudu	male	Tahena.n Tangi re	Poetry	Santali
2017	Jagdish Lachhani	male	Aachhende Laja Maraan	Essays	Sindhi
2017	Inkulab	male	Kaandhal Naatkal	Poetry	Tamil
2017	Devi Priya	male	Gaali Rangu	Poetry	Telugu
2017	Mohammed Baig Ehsas	male	Dukhma	Short story	Urdu