List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Punjabi#Recipients

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| name = Sahitya Akademi Award for Punjabi

| awardname = Sahitya Akademi Award for Punjabi literature

| image = Sahitya Akademi Award - Surjit Patar.JPG

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| subheader = Award for contributions to Punjabi literature

| awarded_for = Literary award in India

| sponsor = Sahitya Akademi, Government of India

| reward = {{INRConvert|1|l}}

| firstawarded = 1955

| lastawarded = 2024

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| award1_type = Total awarded

| award1_winner = 64

| award2_type = First winner

| award2_winner = Bhai Vir Singh

| award3_type = Most Recent winner

| award3_winner = Paul Kaur

| website = {{Url|http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/awards/akademi%20samman_suchi.jsp|Official website}}

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{{Sahitya Akademi Awards}}

Sahitya Akademi Award is given each year, since 1955, by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, to writers and their works, for their outstanding contribution to the upliftment of Indian literature and Punjabi literature in particular. it as well as for translations. This is the second highest literary award of India, after Jnanpith Award. No awards were given in years, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1966.{{cite web|title=Akademi Awards (1955-2015)|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/awards/akademi%20samman_suchi.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084937/http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/awards/akademi%20samman_suchi.jsp|archive-date=4 March 2016|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|accessdate=4 March 2016}}

Recipients

File:Vir Singh 1972 stamp of India.jpg was the first winner of this award.]]

File:Amrita Pritam (1919 – 2005) , in 1948.jpg was the first woman winner of this award.]]

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Year

! Author

!Work

!Type of Work

1955

|Bhai Vir Singh

| Mere Sainya Jio

|Poetry

1956

|Amrita Pritam

|Sunehade

|Poetry

1959

|Mohan Singh

|Wadda Vela

|Poetry

1961

|Nanak Singh

|Ik Miyan Do Talwaran

|Novel

1962

|Balwant Gargi

|Rangmanch

|History and development of Indian Theatre

1964

|Prabhjot Kaur

|Pabbi

|Poetry

1965

|Kartar Singh Duggal

|Ik Chhit Chanan Di

|Short Stories

1967

|Shiv Kumar Batalvi

|Loona

|Verse-Play

1968

|Kulwant Singh Virk

|Naven Lok

|Short Stories

1969

|Harbhajan Singh

|Na Dhuppe Na Chaanve

|Poetry

1971

|Dalip Kaur Tiwana

|Eho Hamara Jiwana

|Novel

1972

|Sant Singh Sekhon

|Mittar Pyara

|Play

1973

|Dr. Harcharan Singh

|Kal, Aj Te Bhalke

|Play

1974

|Sohan Singh Seetal

|Jug Badal Gaya

|Novel

1975

|Gurdial Singh

|Adh Chanani Raat

|Novel

1976

|Narenderpal Singh

|Ba Mulahaza Hoshiar

|Novel

1977

|Sohan Singh Misha

|Kach De Vastar

|Poetry

1978

|Gurmukh Singh Musafir

|Urvar Par

|Short Stories

1979

|Jaswant Singh Neki

|Karuna Di Chho Ton Magron

|Poetry

1980

|Sukhpal Vir Singh Hasrat

|Suraj Te Kehkashan

|Poetry

1981

|V.N.Tiwari

|Garaj Ton Footpath Teek

|Poetry

1982

|Gulzar Singh Sandhu

|Amar Katha

|Short Stories

1983

|Pritam Singh Safir

|Anik Bishthar

|Poetry

1984

|Kapur Singh Ghuman

|Pagal Lok

|Play

1985

|Ajeet Cour

|Khana Badosh

|Autobiography

1986

|Sujan Singh

|Shahar Te Gran

|Short Stories

1987

|Ram Sarup Ankhi

|Kothe Kharak Singh

|Novel

1988

| Sohinder Singh Wanjara Bedi

|Galiey Chikar Duri Ghar

|Autobiography

1989

| Tara Singh Kamil

|Kahikashan

|Poetry

1990

|Manjit Tiwana

|Uninda Wartman

|Poetry

1991

|Harinder Singh Mehboob

|Jhanan Di Rat

|Poetry

1992

|Prem Parkash

|Kujh Ankeha Vi

|Short Stories

1993

|Surjit Patar

|Haneray Vich Sulgadi Varnmala

|Poetry

1994

|Mohinder Singh Sarna

|Nawen Yug De Waris

|Short Stories

1995

|Jagtar

|Jugnoo Deeva Te Darya

|Poetry

1996

|Santokh Singh Dhir

|Pakhi

|Short Stories

1997

|Jaswant Singh Kanwal

|Taushali Di Hanso

|Novel

1998

|Mahan Bhandari

|Moon Di Akh

|Short Stories

1999

|Niranjan Singh Tasneem

|Gawache Arth

|Novel

2000

|Waryam Singh Sandhu

|Chauthi Koot

|Short Stories

2001

|Dev

|Shabdant

|Poetry

2002

| Harbhajan Singh Halwarvi

|Pulaan Ton Paar

|Poems

2003

|Charan Dass Sidhu

|Bhagat Singh Shahid : Natak Tikri

|Play

2004

| Sutinder Singh Noor

|Kavita Di Bhumika

|Criticism

2005

|Gurbachan Singh Bhullar

|Agni-Kalas

|Short Stories

2006

| Ajmer Singh Aulakh

|Ishk Baj Namaz Da Haz Nahi

|Plays

2007

| Jaswant Deed

|Kamandal

|Poetry

2008

| Mitter Sain Meet

|Sudhar Ghar

|Novel

2009

| Atamjit Singh

|Tatti Tavi Da Sach

|Play

2010

|Vanita

|Kaal Pehar Gharian

|Poetry

2011

| Baldev Singh

|Dhaawaan Dilli De Kingrey

|Novel

2012

| Darshan Buttar

|Maha Kambani

|Poetry

2013

|Manmohan

|Nirvaan

|Novel

2014

|Jaswinder

|Agarbatti

|Poetry

2015

|Dr. Jaswinder Singh

|Maat Lok

|Novel

2016

|Dr. Swarajbir Singh

|Maseya Di Raat

|Play

2017

|Nachhattar

|Slow down

|Novel

2018

|Dr. Mohanjit

|Kone Da Sooraj

|Poetry

2019

|Kirpal Kazak

|Antheen

|Short Stories

2020

|Gurdev Singh Rupana

|Aam Khass

|Short Stories

2021

|Khalid Hussain{{Cite web|last=K. Sreenivasarao|date=30 December 2021|title=List of Winners - 2021|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/pdf/sahityaakademiawards21.pdf|website=Sahitya Akademi}}

|Sullan da Salan

|Short Stories

2022

|Sukhjit{{Cite web |date=22 December 2022 |title=Sahitya Akademi Award 2022 |url=https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/pdf/sahityaakademiawards-2022.pdf |access-date=23 December 2022 |website=Sahitya Akademi}}

|Main Aynghosh Nahi

|Short Stories

2023

|Swarnjit Savi{{Cite web |date=20 December 2023 |title=Sahitya Akademi Award 2023 |url=https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/pdf/sahityaakademiawards-2023.pdf|access-date=9 February 2025 |website=Sahitya Akademi}}

|Mann Di Chip

|Poetry

2024

|Paul Kaur{{Cite web |date=18 December 2024 |title=Sahitya Akademi Award 2024 |url=https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/pdf/sahityaakademiawards-2024.pdf|access-date=9 February 2025 |website=Sahitya Akademi}}

|Sun Gunvanta Sun Budhivanta: Itihaasnama Punjab

|Poetry

References