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| Sahitya Akademi Prize of Translation 2017 (List of Winners) |
The Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation awards were established in 1989 on the instance of (then) Prime Minister of India, PV Narasimha Rao. The Akademi gives Translation Prize for the outstanding translation of a renowned work in 24 major languages of India (22 scheduled languages along with English and Rajasthani). The award comprises of a plaque and a cash prize of Rs. 50,000.
The List of 2017 Sahitya Akademi's Prize of Translation Winners
| Language | Title of Translation | Translator | Original Book and Author |
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| Assamese | Eti Koli Duti Pat | Babul Tamuly | Two Leaves and a Bud (English) by Mulk Raj Anand |
| Bengali | Kebal Atmai Jane Kibhabe Gan Gaite Hay: Nirbachita Kabita | Utpal Kumar Basu | Only The Soul Knows How To Sing (Poetry) , English |
| Bodo | Gaddar | Gobinda Basumatary | Gaddar (Hindi Novel) by Krisan Chander |
| Dogri | Pichhlag | Yash Raina | Angaliat (Gujarati Novel) by Joseph Macwan |
| English | Written In Tears | Ranjita Biswas | Short Stories (Assamese) by Arupa Patangia Kalita |
| Gujarati | Hampina Khadako | Harish Meenashru | Evaregina Hilatena Kela (Kannada) by Chandrasekhar Kambar |
| Hindi | Abhinay Natak Manch | Pratibha Agrawal | Abhinay Natak Manch (Bengali) by Sombu Mitra |
| Kannada | Mahashweta Devi Avara Katha Sahitya-1 &2 | H.S. Sreemathi | Selected Stories (Bengali) by Mahashweta Devi |
| Kashmiri | Araam Kursi | Iqbal Nazki | Chaivu Narkali (Tamil) by TM Meeran |
| Konkani | Dirgh Moun Te | Prashanti Talpankar | That Long Silence by Sashi Deshpande |
| Maithli | Aangliyat | Indra Kant Jha | Angaliat (Gujarati Novel) by Joseph Macwan |
| Malayalam | Agrahaarathile Poocha | K.S. Venkitachalam | Short Stories (Tamil) by Jayakanthan |
| Manipuri | Manimahesh | Naorem Bidyasagar Singha | Manimesh by Umaprasad Mukhopadhya |
| Marathi | Gauhar Jaan Mhanatat Mala | Sujata Deshmukh | My Name is Gauhar Jaan (Biography) by Vikram Sampath |
| Nepali | Jibanka Batama | Chandramani Upadhyaya | Jibanar Batot (Assamesse) by Bina Baruah |
| Odia | Yuganta | Suryamani Khuntia | Yuganta by Irawati Karve |
| Punjabi | Ramdarash Mishra Dian Chonvian Kahanian | Jinder | Short Stories by Ramdarsh Mishra |
| Rajasthani | Gatha Tista Par Ri | Krishna Jakhar | Tista Parer Brittanta by Debesh Roy |
| Sanskrit | Soundaryasrotarswini Narmada | Praveen Pandya | Saundaryana Nadi Narmada by Amrit Lal Vegad |
| Santali | Matkom Rasa | Surya Singh Besra | Madhushala by Harivansha Ray Bachchan |
| Sindhi | Sarhad Taan | Arjun Chawla | Sarhad Se by Manohar Batham |
| Tamil | Kacaakkin Itikaacam | Yuma Vasuki | Khasakkinte Ithihasam by OP Vijian |
| Telegu | Viraamamerugani Payanam | Venna Vallabha Rao | Khanabadosh by Ajeet Kaur |
| Urdu | Kalidas Ki Azeem Shairi - Megh Doot (Vol-I) | Mahmood Ahmed Sahar | Meghdoot by Kalidas |
