List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Santali

The Sahitya Akademi Award is an honour that is given to Indian writers. This list documents the Santali writers that have received the honour since 2005.[1]

Sahitya Akademi Award for Santali
Award for contributions to Santali literature
Awarded forLiterary award in India
Sponsored bySahitya Akademi, Government of India
Reward(s)1 lakh (US$1,200)
First awarded2005
Last awarded2023
Highlights
Total awarded19
First winnerJadumani Besra
Most Recent winnerTuria Chand Baskey (Taraceen Baskey)
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Recipients

YearWorkAuthor
2005Bhabna (Poetry)Jadumani Besra
2006Guru Gomke Pondet Raghunath Murmu (Biography)Ram Chandra Murmu
2007Chet Re Cikayana (Play)Kherwal Soren
2008Manmi (Short Stories)Badal Hembram
2009Say Sahed (Poetry)Damayanti Beshra
2010Rahi Ranwak’ Kana (Play)Bhogla Soren
2011Banchao Larhai (Poetry)Aditya Kumar Mandi
2012Banchaw Akan Goj Hor (Short Stories)Gangadhar Hansda
2013Chanda Bonga (Poetry)Arjun Charan Hembram
2014Mala Mudam (Play)Jamadar Kisku
2015Parsi Khatir (Play)Rabilal Tudu
2016Nalha (Poetry)Gobinda Chandra Majhi
2017Tahena.n Tangi re (Poetry)Bhujanga Tudu[2]
2018Marom (Novel)Shyam Sundar Besra
2019Sisirjali (Short Stories)Kali Charan Hembram[3]
2020Gur Dak Khasa Dak (Poetry)Rupchand Hansda
2021Mane Rena Arhang (Short Stories)Niranjan Hansda[4]
2022Sabarnaka Balire Sanan’ Panjay (Poetry)Kajli Soren (Jagannath Soren)[5]
2023Jaba Baha (Short Stories)Turia Chand Baskey (Taraceen Baskey)[6]

Translation into Santali

There have been writers that have been awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for translating literary works into Santali.[7]

  • 2010 : Shobha Nath Besra for Rahla Raybar (translated from Sanskrit)
  • 2011 : Thakurdas Murmu for Santal Pahra (Voi. I & 11) (translated from Odiya)
  • 2012 : Rabindranath Murmu for Ita Chetan Re Ita (translated from Bangla)
  • 2013 : Mangal Majhi for Malang Anal (translated from Bangla)
  • 2015 : Tala Tudu for Baplanij (translated from Bangla)
  • 2016 : Ganesh Thakur Hansda for Bhognadi Reyak Dahire (translated from Bangla).
  • 2017 : Surya Singh Besra for Maktom Rasa (translated from Hindi).
  • 2018 : Rupchand Hansda for Sen Dareyak'an Menkhan Chedak (translated from Bangla).

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