Sahitya Akademi Award to Urdu Writers
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Sahitya Akademi Award is an annual literary honour, given 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
. Urdu
is one of 24 languages in which the award is given.:
Sahitya Akademi
The Sahitya Akademi ', India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India...
(India's National Academy of Letters), to writers and their works, for their outstanding contribution to the upliftment of Indian literature
Indian literature
Indian literature refers to the literature produced on the Indian subcontinent until 1947 and in the Republic of India thereafter. The Republic of India has 22 officially recognized languages....
. Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
is one of 24 languages in which the award is given.:
Sahitya Akademi Award winners and their works in Urdu
| Year | Author | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Zafar Hussain Khan | Maal aur Mashiyat (Philosophical treatise) |
| 1956 | S. Abid Hussain | Qaumi Tehzib Ka Masala (A survey of Indian culture) |
| 1957 | K.A. Faruqui | Mir Taqi Mir (Literary criticism) |
| 1958 | Jigar Moradabadi Jigar Moradabadi Jigar Moradabadi was the nom de plume of Ali Sikandar , one of the most famous Urdu poets of the 20th century and a celebrated Urdu ghazal writer... |
Atish-i-Gul (Poetry) |
| 1959 | Syed Masud Hasan Rizvi | Urdu Drama aur Stage (History of Urdu drama and stage) |
| 1960 | Firaq Gorakhpuri Firaq Gorakhpuri Raghupati Sahay , better known under his pen name Firaq Gorakhpuri , was a writer, critic, and one of the most noted contemporary Urdu poets from India... |
Gul-i-Naghma (Poetry) |
| 1961 | Imtiaz Ali 'Arshi' | Diwan-i-Ghalib (A critical edition of Ghalib's poetry) |
| 1962 | Akhtar ul Iman Akhtar ul Iman Akhtar ul Iman was a noted Urdu poet and screenwriter in Hindi cinema, who had major influence on modern Urdu nazm.He won the Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue in 1963 for Dharmputra and 1966 for Waqt... |
Yadein (Poetry) |
| 1963 | K.G. Saiyidain | Aandhi Mein Chiragh (Sketches) |
| 1964 | Anand Narain Mulla Anand Narain Mulla Anand Narain Mulla a Saraswat Kashmiri Pandit, born in October 1901 at Lucknow was a prominent Urdu poet of India. He was the 1964 Sahitya Akademi award in Urdu for his poetry, specifically the book Meri Hadis-e-Umr-e-Gurezan . His first collection of poems " Ju-yi shir " published in 1949, was... |
Meri Hadis-e-Umr-e-Gurezan (Poetry) |
| 1965 | Rajinder Singh Bedi Rajinder Singh Bedi Rajinder Singh Bedi was an eminent progressive Urdu writer, playwright and a Hindi film director, screenwriter and noted dialogue writer.... |
Ek Chadar Maili Si (Novelette) |
| 1966 | No Award | |
| 1967 | Qurratulain Hyder Qurratulain Hyder Qurrat-ul-Ain Haider was an influential Urdu novelist and short story writer, an academic, and a journalist. One of the most outstanding literary names in Urdu literature, she is most known for her magnum opus, Aag Ka Darya , a novel first published in Urdu in 1959, from Lahore, Pakistan, that... |
Patjhar Ki Awaz (Short stories) |
| 1968 | No Award | |
| 1969 | Makhdum Mohiuddin | Bisat-Raqs (Poetry) |
| 1970 | Hayatullah Ansari | Lahoo Ke Phool (Novel) |
| 1971 | Rasheed Ahmad Siddiqui | Ghalib ki Shakhsiyat aur Shairi (Literary criticism) |
| 1972 | No Award | |
| 1973 | No Award | |
| 1974 | Ale Ahmed Suroor | Nazar aur Nazariya (Literary criticism) |
| 1975 | Kaifi Azmi Kaifi Azmi Kaifi Azmi was an Indian Urdu poet. He is considered to be one the greatest Urdu poets of 20th century. Together with Pirzada Qasim, Jon Eliya and many others he participated in many memorable mushairas of 20th century.-Early life:... |
Awara Sajde (Poetry) |
| 1976 | Jan Nisar Akhtar Jan Nisar Akhtar Jan Nisar Akhtar was an important 20th century Indian poet of Urdu ghazals and nazms, and a part of the Progressive Writers' Movement, who was also a lyricist for Bollywood.... |
Khak-e-Dil (Poetry) |
| 1977 | No Award | |
| 1978 | Yusuf Husain Khan | Hafiz aur Iqbal (Criticism) |
| 1979 | Gulam Rabbani Taban | Nawa-e-Awara (Poetry) |
| 1980 | A.A. Ansari | Iqbal Ki Terah Nazmen (Literary criticism) |
| 1981 | No Award | |
| 1982 | Gian Chand Jain | Zikr-O-Fikr (Literary criticism) |
| 1983 | Malik Ram Malik Ram Malik Ram Baveja or Malik Ram was a renowned Urdu, Persian and Arabic scholar. His monumental work “Tazkirah-e-Muasireen” was awarded the 1983 Sahitya Akademi Award.- Early life :... |
Tazkirah-e-Muasireen (4th Play) (Biography) |
| 1984 | Masud Husain Khan | Iqbal Ki Nazari-o-Amali Sheriyat (Criticism) |
| 1985 | Balraj Komal | Parindon Bhara Asmaan (Poetry) |
| 1986 | Shamsur Rahman Faruqi Shamsur Rahman Faruqi Shamsur Rahman Faruqi is an eminent Urdu critic, poet and theorist, who has nurtured a whole generation of Urdu writers since the 1960s. He is regarded as the founder of the new movement in Urdu literature and has formulated fresh models of literary appreciation... |
Tanquidi Afkar (Literary criticism) |
| 1987 | A. M. K. Shahryar | Khwab Ka Dar Band Hai (Poetry) |
| 1988 | Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah | Aatish-e-Chinar (Autobiography) |
| 1989 | Surendra Prakash | Baaz Goyi (Short stories) |
| 1990 | Abdus Samad | Do Gaz Zameen (Novel) |
| 1991 | Salahuddin Pervez | Identity Card (Novel) |
| 1992 | Mohammed Alvi | Chautha Aasmaan (Poetry) |
| 1993 | Ram Lall | Pakheru (Short stories) |
| 1994 | Mazhar Imam | Pichhle Mausam Ka Phool (Poetry) |
| 1995 | Gopi Chand Narang Gopi Chand Narang Gopi Chand Narang is an Indian scholar of Urdu language and literature, an eminent Urdu writer, scholar, critic and linguist. He is author of many books in Urdu, Hindi and English.... |
Sakhtiyat, Pas-Sakhtiyat Aur Mashriqi Sheriyat (Literary criticism) |
| 1996 | Ilyas Ahmad Gaddi | Fire Area (Novel) |
| 1997 | Gian Singh Shatir | Gian Singh Shatir (Novel) |
| 1998 | Nida Fazli Nida Fazli Muqtida Hasan Nida Fazli popularly known as Nida Fazli is an Indian Urdu poet.-Early life:Nida Fazli was born in Delhi, India and attended school in Gwalior. His father was an Urdu poet... |
Khoya Hua Sa Kuch (Poetry) |
| 1999 | Bashir Badr Bashir Badr -Early life:Bashir Badr was born in Kanpur, India. His full name is Syed Mohammad Bashir.During his Masters progarm he was made to study one of his own book.-Career:Bashir Badr has over 18,000 couplets to his name and many Urdu ghazals.... |
Aas (Poetry) |
| 2000 | Mohd. Idrees Ambar Bahraichi | Sookhi Tahni Par Hariyal (Poetry) |
| 2001 | Naiyer Masud Naiyer Masud Naiyer Masud is one of the foremost short story writers in Urdu. He was born in Lucknow in 1936 and has spent nearly all his life there, working until his retirement as a Professor of Persian in Lucknow University. He is the author of many scholarly books and translations , but is best regarded... |
Taoos Chaman Ki Maina (Short stories) |
| 2002 | Gulzar | Dhuan (Short stories) |
| 2003 | Syed Muhammad Ashraf | Baad-E-Saba Ka Intizar (Short Stories) |
| 2004 | Salam Bin Razzak | Shikasta Buton Ke Darmiyan (Short Stories) |
| 2005 | Jabir Husain Jabir Husain Well known Hindi and Urdu writer Jabir Husain was born on 05 June1945. His father’s name is Syed Saifuddin and mother’s name is Najmunnisa Begam. He was born at a very famous historical place Rajgir in Nalanda district of Bihar.... |
Ret Per Khema (Memoirs) |
| 2006 | Makhmoor Saeedi | Rasta Aur Main (Poetry) |
| 2007 | Wahab Ashrafi | Tareekh-e-Adab-e-Urdu (Criticism) |
| 2008 | Jayant Parmer Jayant Parmer Jayant Parmer is an Indian Urdu language poet known for raising Dalit issues in his poetry.Parmer was born in a poor family. At a young age, he began to paint miniature paintings for a frame maker. Parmer realized that the frame maker had a separate pot for him because he was Dalit... |
Pencil Aur Doosri Nazmein (Poetry) (Poetry) |
| 2009 | Abdul Kalam Qasimi | Maasir Tanqidi Rawayyay (criticism) |
| 2010 | Sheen Kaaf Nizam | Gumshuda Dair ki Ghantiyan (poetry) |