<Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Image </Th> <Th> Recipient </Th> <Th> Work </Th> <Th> Language </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Harivansh Rai Bachchan </Td> <Td> Autobiography in four volumes ( Autobiography ) </Td> <Td> Hindi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ramakant Rath </Td> <Td> `` Sri Radha '' ( Poetry ) </Td> <Td> Oriya </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Vijay Tendulkar </Td> <Td> `` Kanyadaan '' ( Play ) </Td> <Td> Marathi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Harbhajan Singh </Td> <Td> `` Rukh Te Rishi '' ( Poetry collection ) </Td> <Td> Punjabi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Balamani Amma </Td> <Td> `` Nivedyam '' ( Poetry collection ) </Td> <Td> Malayalam </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Shamsur Rahman Faruqi </Td> <Td> `` She ` r-e Shor - Angez '' </Td> <Td> Urdu </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Manubhai Pancholi </Td> <Td> `` Kurukshetra '' </Td> <Td> Gujarati </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Shankha Ghosh </Td> <Td> `` Gandharba Kabita Guccha '' ( Poetry collection ) </Td> <Td> Bengali </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Indira Parthasarathy </Td> <Td> `` Ramanujar '' ( Play ) </Td> <Td> Tamil </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Manoj Das </Td> <Td> `` Amruta Phala '' ( Novel ) </Td> <Td> Oriya </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Dalip Kaur Tiwana </Td> <Td> `` Katha Kaho Urvashi '' ( Novel ) </Td> <Td> Punjabi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Mahesh Elkunchwar </Td> <Td> `` Yugant '' ( Play ) </Td> <Td> Marathi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Govind Chandra Pande </Td> <Td> `` Bhagirathi '' ( Poetry collection ) </Td> <Td> Sanskrit </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sunil Gangopadhyay </Td> <Td> `` Pratham Alo '' ( Novel ) </Td> <Td> Bengali </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> K. Ayyappa Panicker </Td> <Td> `` Ayyappa Panikarude Kritikal '' ( Poetry collection ) </Td> <Td> Malayalam </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jagannath Prasad Das </Td> <Td> `` Parikrama '' ( Poetry collection ) </Td> <Td> Oriya </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Naiyer Masud </Td> <Td> `` Taoos Chaman Ki Myna '' ( Short stories collection ) </Td> <Td> Urdu </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Lakshmi Nandan Bora </Td> <Td> `` Kayakalpa '' ( Novel ) </Td> <Td> Assamese </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Surjit Paatar </Td> <Td> `` Lafzan Di Dargah '' </Td> <Td> Punjabi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> S.L. Bhyrappa </Td> <Td> `` Mandra '' </Td> <Td> Kannada </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> A.A. Manavalan </Td> <Td> `` Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalum '' </Td> <Td> Tamil </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sugathakumari </Td> <Td> `` Manalezhuthu '' ( Poetry collection ) </Td> <Td> MALAYALAM </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Govind Mishra </Td> <Td> `` Dhool Paudho Par '' ( Novel ) </Td> <Td> Hindi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Veerappa Moily </Td> <Td> `` Ramayana Mahanveshanam '' ( Poetry ) </Td> <Td> Kannada </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Padma Sachdev </Td> <Td> `` Chitt - Chete '' ( Autobiography ) </Td> <Td> Dogri </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mahabaleshwar Sail </Td> <Td> `` Hawthan '' ( Novel ) </Td> <Td> Konkani </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sitanshu Yashaschandra </Td> <Td> `` Vakhar '' ( Poetry collection ) </Td> <Td> Gujarati </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Image </Th> <Th> Recipient </Th> <Th> Work </Th> <Th> Language </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Harivansh Rai Bachchan </Td> <Td> Autobiography in four volumes ( Autobiography ) </Td> <Td> Hindi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ramakant Rath </Td> <Td> `` Sri Radha '' ( Poetry ) </Td> <Td> Oriya </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Vijay Tendulkar </Td> <Td> `` Kanyadaan '' ( Play ) </Td> <Td> Marathi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Harbhajan Singh </Td> <Td> `` Rukh Te Rishi '' ( Poetry collection ) </Td> <Td> Punjabi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Balamani Amma </Td> <Td> `` Nivedyam '' ( Poetry collection ) </Td> <Td> Malayalam </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Shamsur Rahman Faruqi </Td> <Td> `` She ` r-e Shor - Angez '' </Td> <Td> Urdu </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Manubhai Pancholi </Td> <Td> `` Kurukshetra '' </Td> <Td> Gujarati </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Shankha Ghosh </Td> <Td> `` Gandharba Kabita Guccha '' ( Poetry collection ) </Td> <Td> Bengali </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Indira Parthasarathy </Td> <Td> `` Ramanujar '' ( Play ) </Td> <Td> Tamil </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Manoj Das </Td> <Td> `` Amruta Phala '' ( Novel ) </Td> <Td> Oriya </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Dalip Kaur Tiwana </Td> <Td> `` Katha Kaho Urvashi '' ( Novel ) </Td> <Td> Punjabi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Mahesh Elkunchwar </Td> <Td> `` Yugant '' ( Play ) </Td> <Td> Marathi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Govind Chandra Pande </Td> <Td> `` Bhagirathi '' ( Poetry collection ) </Td> <Td> Sanskrit </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sunil Gangopadhyay </Td> <Td> `` Pratham Alo '' ( Novel ) </Td> <Td> Bengali </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> K. Ayyappa Panicker </Td> <Td> `` Ayyappa Panikarude Kritikal '' ( Poetry collection ) </Td> <Td> Malayalam </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jagannath Prasad Das </Td> <Td> `` Parikrama '' ( Poetry collection ) </Td> <Td> Oriya </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Naiyer Masud </Td> <Td> `` Taoos Chaman Ki Myna '' ( Short stories collection ) </Td> <Td> Urdu </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Lakshmi Nandan Bora </Td> <Td> `` Kayakalpa '' ( Novel ) </Td> <Td> Assamese </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Surjit Paatar </Td> <Td> `` Lafzan Di Dargah '' </Td> <Td> Punjabi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> S.L. Bhyrappa </Td> <Td> `` Mandra '' </Td> <Td> Kannada </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> A.A. Manavalan </Td> <Td> `` Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalum '' </Td> <Td> Tamil </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sugathakumari </Td> <Td> `` Manalezhuthu '' ( Poetry collection ) </Td> <Td> MALAYALAM </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Govind Mishra </Td> <Td> `` Dhool Paudho Par '' ( Novel ) </Td> <Td> Hindi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Veerappa Moily </Td> <Td> `` Ramayana Mahanveshanam '' ( Poetry ) </Td> <Td> Kannada </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Padma Sachdev </Td> <Td> `` Chitt - Chete '' ( Autobiography ) </Td> <Td> Dogri </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mahabaleshwar Sail </Td> <Td> `` Hawthan '' ( Novel ) </Td> <Td> Konkani </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sitanshu Yashaschandra </Td> <Td> `` Vakhar '' ( Poetry collection ) </Td> <Td> Gujarati </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who was chosen for the 2017 saraswati samman
who was chosen for the 2017 saraswati samman
Sitanshu Yashaschandra
Sitanshu Yashaschandra