Sahitya Akademi Award for Telugu | |
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Award for contributions to Telugu literature | |
Awarded for | Literary award in India |
Sponsored by | Sahitya Akademi, Government of India |
Reward(s) | ₹1 lakh (US$1,200) |
First awarded | 1955 |
Last awarded | 2023 |
Highlights | |
First winner | Suravaram Pratapa Reddy |
Most Recent winner | T. Patanjali Sastry |
Total awarded | 64 |
Website | Official website |
The Sahitya Akademi Award is given to writers for their outstanding contributions to Indian and Telugu literature.[1] It has been given each year since 1955 by the Sahitya Akademi (India's National Academy of Letters).