List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Assamese

Sahitya Akademi Award is given each year, 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 Assamese literature in particular.[1] No awards were conferred in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1971, 1973 and 2013.[2]

Sahitya Akademi Award for Assamese
Award for contributions to Assamese literature
Awarded forLiterary award in India
Sponsored bySahitya Akademi, Government of India
Reward(s)1 lakh (US$1,200)
First awarded1955
Last awarded2022
Highlights
Total awarded59
First winnerJatindranath Dowara
Most Recent winnerManoj Kumar Goswami
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Recipients

YearBookAuthorCategory of Books
1955Bana PhulJatindranath DowaraPoetry
1960Kangrechar Kachiyali Ra'datBenudhar SharmaReminiscences
1961IyaruingamBirendra Kumar BhattacharyaNovel
1964Asamar Loka SanskritiBirinchi Kumar BaruaStudy in folk culture
1966Bedanar UlkaAmbikagiri RaichoudhuryPoetry
1967Adhunik Galpa SahityaTrailokyanath GoswamiLiterary criticism
1968AlakanandaNalinibala DeviPoetry
1969ManchalekhaAtul Chandra HazarikaStudy of Assamese theatre
1970Mahatmar Pora RupkonarloiLakshminath PhukanReminiscences
1972Aghari Atmar KahiniSyed Abdul MalikNovel
1974GolamSaurabh Kumar ChalihaShort stories
1975Koka Deutar harNabakanta BaruaNovel
1976SrinkhalBhabendra Nath SaikiaShort stories
1977Bakul Banar KavitaAnand Chandra BaruaPoetry
1978Pita PutraHomen BorgohainNovel
1979Sonali JahajBhaben BaruaPoetry
1980Prithibir AxukhJogesh DasShort stories
1981KabitaNilamani Phookan (Jr.)Poetry
1982Mamare Dhara Tarowal Aru Dukhan UpanyasaMamoni Roysom Goswami (Indira Goswami)Novel
1983Sudirgha Din Aru RituNirmalprabha BordoloiPoetry
1984JangamDebendra Nath AcharyaNovel
1985Krishna Kanta Handique Rachna-SambharKrishna Kanta HandiqueLiterary criticism
1986Benudhar SarmaTirthanath SarmaBiography
1987Aan EjanHarekrishna DekaPoetry
1988Patal BhairaviLakshmi Nandan BoraNovel
1989Asamiya Jatiya Jivanata Mahapurushiya ParamparaHiren GohainLiterary criticism
1990Snehadevir Ekuki GalpaSneha DeviShort stories
1991Brahmaputra Ityadi PadyaAjit BaruaPoetry
1992Shaichar Pathar ManuhHiren BhattacharyyaPoetry
1993Mor Je Kiman HepahKeshav MahantaPoetry
1994Madhupur BahudurSheelabhadra (Rebati Mohan Dutta Choudhury)Short stories
1995MaharathiChandra Prasad SaikiaNovel
1996AbhijatriNirupama BorgohainNovel
1997Andharat Nijar MukhNagen SaikiaShort stories
1998Asirbadar RangArun SarmaNovel
1999Bipponna SamayMedini ChoudhuryNovel
2000Baghe Tapur RatiApurba SharmaShort stories
2001Edhani Mahir HahiMahim BoraNovel
2002Mahat OitiyyaNalinidhar BhattacharyyaProse
2003Anek Manuh Anek Thai Aru NirjanataBireswar BaruaPoetry
2004Manuh AnukuleHirendra Nath DuttaPoetry
2005Mouna Uth Mukhar HridoyYeshe Dorjee ThongchiNovel
2006Cheneh Jorir GanthiAtulananda GoswamiShort stories
2007SantanukulanandanPurabi BormudoiNovel
2008Deo LangkhuiRita ChowdhuryNovel
2009Katha RatnakarDhrubajyoti BoraNovel
2010Assamiya Ramayani sahitya:kathabastur atiguriKeshada MahantaArticle
2011Aei anuragi aei udasKabin PhukanPoetry
2012Patkai Epare Mor DesChandana GoswamiNovel
2013Dhuliyori Bharir SansRabindra SarkarPoetry
2014Mariam Astin Athaba Hira BaruaArupa Kalita PatangiaShort Stories
2015 [3]Akashar Chhabi Aru Anyanya GalpaKula SaikiaShort Stories
2016[4] Maghmalar BhramanJnan PujariPoetry collection
2017[5]MoriaholaJayanta Madhab BoraNovel
2018Kaliloir Dintu Amar HoboSananta TantyPoetry collection
2019[6]ChanakyaJoyasree Goswami MahantaNovel
2020[7]BengsataApurba Kumar SaikiaShort stories
2021[8]Yat Ekhon Aranya AsilAnuradha Sharma PujariNovel
2022[9]Bhool SatyaManoj Kumar GoswamiShort stories
2023[10]Dr. Pranavjyoti Dekar Srestha GalpaPranavjyoti DekaShort stories

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