Sahitya Akademi Awards: Year, Author and Language-wise Sahitya Akademi Awards

Sahitya Akademi Award, also known as Sahitya Akademi Main Award, is conferred on 24 writers in 24 languages annually for the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the major Indian languages recognised by the Akademi. It is considered the most prestigious literary award in India. and was first presented in 1955. Each Award carries a plaque, shawl, citation and a Cheque for Rs. One Lakh. This dataset contains the list winners of the award, name of their work, and the category of work (like short stories, poetry, memoirs etc.) for all the languages for which the award is given.