2017 Sahitya Akademi Awards
The Sahitya Akademi on December 21, 2017 announced the names of the Sahitya Akademi award winners for 2017 recognizing the literary works in different literary genres in 24 languages. Seven books of novels, five of poetry, five of short stories, five of literary criticism and one of play and essays each won the Sahitya Akademi honours this year.
Sahitya Akademi Award Winners List 2017
| Author | Book | Language |
|---|---|---|
| Novel | ||
| Jayanta Madhab Bora | Moriahola | Assamese |
| Afsar Ahmed | Sei Nikhonj Manusta | Bengali |
| Rita Boro | Thwisam | Bodo |
| Mamang Dai | The Black Hill | English |
| K.P. Ramanunni | Daivathinte Pusthakam | Malayalam |
| Nachhattar | Slow Down | Punjabi |
| Niranjan Mishra | Gangaputravadanam | Sanskrit |
| Short Stories | ||
| Shiv Mehta | Banna | Dogri |
| Autar Krishen Rahbar | Yeli Parda Woth | Kashmiri |
| Gajanan Jog | Khand Ani Her Katha | Konkani |
| Gayatri Saraf | Etavatira Shilpi | Odia |
| Baig Ehsas | Dakhma | Urdu |
| Poetry | ||
| Udaya Narayana Singh 'Nachiketa' | Jahalak Diary | Maithili |
| Shrikant Deshmukh | Bolave Te Amhi | Marathi |
| Bhujanga Tudu | Tahenan Tangi re | Santhali |
| (Late) Inqulab | Kaandhal Naatkal | Tamil |
| Devipriya | Gaali Rangu | Telugu |
| Play | ||
| Rajen Toijamba | Chahee Taret Khuntakpa | Manipuri |
| Essays | ||
| Jagdish Lachhani | Aachhende Laja Maraan | Sindhi |
| Literary Criticism | ||
| Urmi Ghanshyam Desai | Gujarati Vyakaranna Baso Varsh | Gujarati |
| Ramesh Kuntal Megh | Vishw Mithak Sarit Sagar | Hindi |
| T. P. Ashoka | Kathana Bharathi | Kannada |
| Bina Hangkhim | Kriti Vimarsha | Nepali |
| Neeraj Daiya | Bina Hasal Pai | Rajasthani |
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