List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Kannada

Sahitya Akademi Award is given each yr, since 1955, by Sahitya Akademi (India's National Academy of Letters), to writers and their works, for their outstanding contribution to the upliftment of Indian literature and Kannada literature in particular.[1][2] No Awards were conferred in 1957 and 1963.[3]

Sahitya Akademi Award
Award for contributions to Literature
Award
Awarded forSecond-highest literary honour in India
Sponsored bySahitya Akademi, Government of India
Reward(s)₹1 lakh (US$1,400)
First awarded1955
Last awarded2019
Highlights
Total awarded63
First winnerK. V. Puttappa
Recent winnerVijaya
Websitesahitya-akademi.gov.in

Recipients
List of award recipients, showing the year
Year Image Recipient(s) Work(s) Genre
1955 Kuvempu Sri Ramayana Darshanam Epic
1956  – R. S. Mugali Kannada Sahitya Charitre History of Literature
1958 D. R. Bendre Aralu-Maralu Poetry
1959 K. Shivaram Karanth Yakshagana Bayalata A treatise on folk-drama
1960 V. K. Gokak Dyava-Prithivi Poetry
1961  – A. R. Krishnashastry Bengali Kadambarikara Bankim Chandra A critical study
1962  – Devudu Narasimha Sastri Mahakshatriya Novel
1964  – B. Puttaswamayya Kranti-Kalyana Novel
1965  – S. V. Ranganna Ranga Binnapa Philosophical reflections
1966  – P. T. Narasimhachar Hamsa Damayanti Mattu Itara Rupakagalu Musical plays
1967 D. V. Gundappa Shrimad Bhagavadgita Tatparya Athava Jivanadharmayoga Philosophical expositions
1968  – Masti Venkatesha Iyengar Sannakathegalu (12-13) Short stories
1969 H. Tipperudraswamy Karnataka Samskriti Sameekshe Cultural Study
1970  – S. B. Joshi Karnataka Samskritiya Poorva Peethike Cultural Study
1971  – Adya Rangacharya Kalidasa Literary criticism
1972  – S. S. Bhoosnurmath Shoonyasampadaneya Paramarshe Commentary
1973 V. Seetharamaiah Aralu Baralu Poetry
1974 Gopalakrishna Adiga Vardhamaana Poetry
1975 S. L. Bhyrappa Daatu Novel
1976  – M. Shivaram Mana Manthana Psychiatric studies
1977 K. S. Narasimhaswamy Tereda Baagilu Poetry
1978  – B. G. L. Swamy Hasuru Honnu Travelogue
1979  – A. N. Murthy Rao Chitragalu Patragalu Reminiscences
1980  – Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar Americadalli Goruru Travelogue
1981  – Chennaveera Kanavi Jeewa Dhwani Poetry
1982  – Chaduranga Vaishakha Novel
1983 Yashwant Chittal Katheyaadalu Hudugi Short stories
1984  – G. S. Shivarudrappa Kavyartha Chintana Literary criticism
1985  – T. R. Subba Rao Durgaastamana Novel
1986  – Vyasaraya Ballal Bandaya Novel
1987  – Poornachandra Tejaswi Chidambara Rahasya Novel
1988  – Shankar Mokashi Punekar Avadheshwari Novel
1989  – H. M. Nayak Samprati Belles- Lettres
1990  – Devanur Mahadeva Kusuma Bale Novel
1991 Chandrashekhara Kambara Sirisampige Play
1992  – S. R. Ekkundi Bakulada Hoovugalu Poetry
1993  – P. Lankesh Kallu Karaguva Samaya Short stories
1994 Girish Karnad Taledanda Play
1995  – Kirtinath Kurtakoti Uriyua Nalage Criticism
1996  – G. S. Amur Bhuvanada Bhagya Literary Criticism
1997  – M. Chidananda Murthy Hosatu Hosatu Criticism
1998  – B. C. Ramchandra Sharma Sapthapadi Poetry
1999  – D. R. Nagaraj Sahitya Kathana Essays
2000 Shantinath Kuberappa Desai Om Namo Novel
2001  – L. S. Seshagiri Rao English Sahitya Charitre Literary history
2002  – S. Narayana Setty Yugasandhya Epic
2003  – K. V. Subbanna Kaviraja Marga Mattu Kannada Jagattu Essays
2004  – Geetha Nagabhushan Baduku Novel
2005  – Raghavendra Patil Teru Novel
2006  – M. M. Kalburgi Marga 4 Essays
2007  – Kum. Veerabhadrappa Aramane Novel
2008 Shrinivas B. Vaidya Halla Bantu Halla Novel
2009 Vaidehi
(Janaki Srinivasa Murthy)		 Krouncha Pakshigalu Short Stories
2010 Rahamat Tarikere Katthiyanchina Daari Literary Criticism
2011  – Gopalakrishna Pai Swapna Saraswata Novel
2012 H. S. Shivaprakash[4] Mabbina Haage Kaniveyasi
2013  – C. N. Ramachandran[5] Akhyana-Vyakhyana Essays
2014 Govindray H. Nayak[6] Uttaraardha Essays
2015  – K. V. Tirumalesh[7] Akshaya Kavya Poetry
2016  – Bolwar Mahammad Kunhi[8] Swatantryada Ota Novel
2017  – T. P. Ashoka[9] Kathana Bharati Literary criticism
2018  – K. G. Nagarajappa[10] Anushreni-Yajamanike Literary criticism
2019  – Vijaya[11] Kudi Esaru Autobiography

References
  1. Kannada Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007 Sahitya Akademi Official website. Archived 26 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Kannada Sahitya Academy Award Winners list from the official website". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  3. "Akademi Awards (1955-2015)". Sahitya Akademi. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
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