907:, it functions as an autonomous body. To be eligible for the award, the work must be an "outstanding contribution to the language and literature to which it belongs". It can be a "creative" or a "critical" work; translations, anthologies, abridgments, compilations, annotation, and research papers are ineligible. To contest in a particular year, the work must have been published during the last five years, prior to the preceding year. In case of tiebreakers, the literary contribution and "standing" of the authors would be taken into consideration. Only Indian nationals are eligible for the award. The award will be not be given if there are no more than two contestants in the final round. The works of authors who have been awarded earlier by the Akademi – translation prize, Bal Sahitya Puraskar and Yuva Puraskar are exceptions though – are ineligible. Further, the author must not be a recipient of the
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will select two entries. A committee of three members, selected by the
President, out of a panel of seven names recommended by the Language "Advisory Board", chooses the awardee in each language. The jury members are selected by the President after considering the recommendations in this behalf by the members of the Language Advisory Board concerned. The Akademi purchases the books recommended by the referees in the preliminary round and sends them to the jury members and the Convener. The jury members arrive at the winners, based on consensus or by majority. The jury also has the right to declare that no book is eligible for the award during a particular year b.
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915:. The works of members of the executive board of the Akademi are ineligible for the award. Incomplete works may be considered for the award only if a part of the work, under which it competes, is deemed "complete". A posthumous publication is eligible only if the author has been deceased for over five years starting from the current year. The Akademi does not consider direct submissions from authors or publishers.
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The preliminary panel consists of ten referees, who are nominated by the
President upon requests received from the members of the "Advisory Board". The recommendations received from members of the "Advisory Board" of each languages will be compiled and sent to the corresponding referees, who in turn
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Akademi will prepare a "ground list", shortlisted from a set of eligible books in each of the recognized languages. Each language will have an "Advisory Board" member, who will shortlist and form and send a panel consisting of not more than five members to the President of the Akademi.
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The inaugural edition of the award recognised works in twelve languages – Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. In Tamil, the first recipient of the award was
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in 1955. Posthumous recipients of the award include
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2763:. Sahitya Akademi. 21 December 2012. Archived from
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2613:"Poets dominate 2009 Sahitya Akademi Awards"
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2830:"Sahitya Akademi award for M Rajendran IAS"
2804:"Sahitya Akademi award for M Rajendran IAS"
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28:Award for contributions to Tamil literature
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180:Sahitya Akademi Award winners by language
2719:"Sahitya Akademi award for Nanjil Nadan"
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3651:Lists of Sahitya Akademi Award winners
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2758:"Sahitya Akademi award for D.Selvaraj"
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2015:Vimarsanangal Mathippuraikal Pettikal
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609:Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar
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974:List of recipients, year, and work
954:is the recent winner of this award.
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895:Rules and criteria for submissions
323:Sahitya Akademi Translation Prizes
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3625:Rajasekaran (Devibharathi) (2023)
2687:"2008 Sahitya Akademi Award list"
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1134:Akkarai Cheemaiyil Aarumathangal
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767:Official Languages Commission
466:Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar
2856:"Sahitya Akademi Award 2023"
2645:"Akademi Awards (1955–2015)"
7:
3295:T. M. Chidambara Ragunathan
2525:Rajasekaran (Devibharathi)
1602:T. M. Chidambara Ragunathan
1434:Tharkkala Tamizh Illakkiyam
1214:Vallalar Kanda Orumaippaadu
10:
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1610:Bharathi: Kalamum Karuthum
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1012:A collection of essays
45:Literary award in India
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3220:K. D. Thirunavukkarasu
1935:Thoppil Mohamed Meeran
1402:K. D. Thirunavukkarasu
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166:Sahitya Akademi Awards
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3458:Sirpi Balasubramaniam
3431:Thi. Ka. Sivasankaran
3172:A. Srinivasa Raghavan
3081:Sahitya Akademi Award
2912:Sahitya Akademi Award
2056:Sirpi Balasubramaniam
2007:Thi. Ka. Sivasankaran
1797:Gopallapurathu Makkal
1652:Kamban: Putiya Parvai
1438:A literary criticism
1414:A literary criticism
1254:A. Srinivasa Raghavan
1242:A Literary criticism
1065:Chakravarti Tirumagan
950:
939:
842:Sahitya Akademi Award
830:Literature portal
154:
3319:Ka. Naa. Subramanyam
3311:A. S. Gnanasambandan
3247:Indira Parthasarathy
3132:Mi. Pa. Somasundaram
2676:Awarded Posthumously
2593:on 25 September 2010
2508:Dr. M. Rajendran IAS
2256:Soodiya Poo Soodarka
2088:Kallikattu Ithikasam
1967:Visaranai Commission
1871:Pudhiya Dharsanangal
1668:Ka. Naa. Subramaniam
1644:A. S. Gnanasambandan
1458:Indira Parthasarathy
1126:Mi. Pa. Somasundaram
952:Dr. M. Rajendran IAS
889:Melaanmai Ponnuchamy
141:Part of a series on
3335:V. C. Kulandaiswamy
3108:Kalki Krishnamurthy
2808:Ministry of Culture
2625:on 27 December 2009
2064:Oru Giraamattu Nadi
2019:Literary criticism
1773:Veril Pazhutha Pala
1729:Literary criticism
1717:V. C. Kulandaiswamy
1701:Mudalil Iravu Varum
1680:Literary criticism
1656:Literary criticism
1614:Literary criticism
1069:A retelling of the
1024:Kalki Krishnamurthy
975:
960:
941:Kalki Krishnamurthy
905:Government of India
901:Ministry of Culture
869:Kalki Krishnamurthy
818:Language portal
58:Government of India
3506:Melanmai Ponnusamy
3116:C. Rajagopalachari
3100:R. P. Sethu Pillai
2865:. 20 December 2023
2836:. 22 December 2022
2810:. 22 December 2022
2770:on 24 January 2013
2727:. 21 December 2010
2699:on 17 January 2009
2376:Ilakkiya suvadugal
2200:Melanmai Ponnusamy
1628:Oru Kaveriyai Pola
1562:Puthiya Urai Nadai
1158:Vengaiyin Maindhan
1057:C. Rajagopalachari
1000:R. P. Sethu Pillai
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932:List of recipients
861:R. P. Sethu Pillai
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117:Most Recent winner
111:R. P. Sethu Pillai
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3498:Neela Padmanabhan
3367:Kovi. Manisekaran
3359:Ki. Rajanarayanan
3327:Aadhavan Sundaram
3196:Na. Parthasarathy
3164:K. V. Jagannathan
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2176:Neela Padmanabhan
2040:Sutanthira Daagam
1813:Kovi. Manisekaran
1789:Ki. Rajanarayanan
1692:Aadhavan Sundaram
1590:Literary history
1328:Na. Parthasarathy
1230:K. V. Jagannathan
1162:A Historic novel
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881:Aadhavan Sundaram
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3618:M. Rajendran
3522:Nanjil Nadan
3442:2001–present
3399:Ashokamitran
3287:B. S. Ramiah
3180:Bharatidasan
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2280:Kaval Kottam
2279:
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2248:Nanjil Nadan
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2212:Short story
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1386:Verukku Neer
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1238:Virar Ulagam
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1218:A biography
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1194:A biography
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1110:Agal Vilakku
1109:
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839:
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107:First winner
86:Last awarded
50:Sponsored by
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3594:Cho Dharman
3562:A. Madhavan
3538:D. Selvaraj
3255:Vallikannan
2840:22 December
2814:26 December
2774:21 December
2597:23 December
2513:Kaala Paani
2455:Cho.Dharman
2368:A. Madhavan
1482:Vallikannan
1206:Ma. Po. Si.
1008:Tamil Inbam
865:Tamil Inbam
73:(US$ 1,200)
42:Awarded for
3640:Categories
3570:Vannadasan
3546:Joe D'Cruz
3474:Tamilanban
3466:Vairamuthu
3391:Prapanchan
3271:Kannadasan
3009:Rajasthani
2914:recipients
2703:5 February
2560:References
2392:Vannadasan
2320:Joe D Cruz
2208:Minsarapoo
2104:Tamilanban
2080:Vairamuthu
1887:Prapanchan
1749:Chintanadi
1566:Criticism
1530:Kannadasan
1494:Criticism
982:Recipient
710:Rajasthani
567:Rajasthani
424:Rajasthani
281:Rajasthani
94:Highlights
3514:Puviarasu
3490:Mu. Metha
3383:Ponneelan
3239:1976–2000
3092:1955–1975
2979:Malayalam
2869:5 January
2834:The Hindu
2731:5 January
2724:The Hindu
2618:The Hindu
2442:Sanjaaram
2352:Agngnaadi
2224:Puviarasu
2152:Mu. Metha
1991:Aalapanai
1863:Ponneelan
1446:No award
1312:Anbalippu
1266:A poetry
1170:No award
1090:No award
1082:No award
1045:No award
1033:Alai Osai
678:Malayalam
535:Malayalam
392:Malayalam
249:Malayalam
64:Reward(s)
3343:La Sa Ra
3014:Sanskrit
2974:Maithili
2964:Kashmiri
2949:Gujarati
2924:Assamese
2491:(Ambai)
2356:A novel
2332:A novel
2308:A novel
2284:A novel
2232:Kaioppam
2188:A novel
2140:A novel
2136:Kalmaram
1847:Kathukal
1741:La Sa Ra
1390:A novel
1366:A novel
1340:A novel
1114:A novel
1072:Ramayana
1037:A novel
887:(2001),
883:(1987),
879:(1970),
875:(1969),
871:(1956),
751:Related
715:Sanskrit
671:Maithili
661:Kashmiri
644:Gujarati
619:Assamese
572:Sanskrit
528:Maithili
518:Kashmiri
501:Gujarati
476:Assamese
429:Sanskrit
385:Maithili
375:Kashmiri
358:Gujarati
333:Assamese
286:Sanskrit
242:Maithili
232:Kashmiri
215:Gujarati
190:Assamese
173:Category
3578:Inkulab
3554:Poomani
3303:Lakshmi
3019:Santali
3004:Punjabi
2984:Marathi
2969:Konkani
2959:Kannada
2944:English
2929:Bengali
2471:Imaiyam
2422:Poetry
2413:Inkulab
2344:Poomani
2236:Poetry
2164:Poetry
2116:Poetry
2068:Poetry
1995:Poetry
1623:Lakshmi
1291:A play
911:or the
720:Santali
705:Punjabi
688:Marathi
666:Konkani
656:Kannada
639:English
624:Bengali
577:Santali
562:Punjabi
545:Marathi
523:Konkani
513:Kannada
496:English
481:Bengali
434:Santali
419:Punjabi
397:Marathi
380:Konkani
370:Kannada
353:English
338:Bengali
291:Santali
276:Punjabi
254:Marathi
237:Konkani
227:Kannada
210:English
195:Bengali
125:Website
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3596:(2019)
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3110:(1956)
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3034:Telugu
3024:Sindhi
2994:Nepali
2989:Meitei
2659:3 June
2629:3 June
2533:Novel
2517:Novel
2480:Novel
2462:Novel
2446:Novel
2328:korkai
2092:Novel
2044:Novel
1971:Novel
1947:Novel
1899:Novel
1875:Novel
1851:Novel
1801:Novel
1777:Novel
1632:Novel
1542:Novel
1470:Novel
1150:Akilan
988:Notes
853:1 lakh
737:Telugu
725:Sindhi
693:Nepali
594:Telugu
582:Sindhi
550:Nepali
451:Telugu
439:Sindhi
407:Nepali
308:Telugu
296:Sindhi
264:Nepali
71:1 lakh
3085:Tamil
3083:for
3029:Tamil
2954:Hindi
2939:Dogri
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2467:2020
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348:Dogri
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222:Hindi
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