LITERARY SPHERE

Sahitya Akademi Award Winners – Indian Writing in English Sahitya Akademi Award Winners – Indian Writing in English 1960–1980 1960 – R. K. Narayan : The Guide – Iconic English-language novelist known for the Malgudi series. 1964 – Raja Rao : The Serpent and the Rope – Fused Indian philosophy with English fiction. 1965 – Verrier Elwin : The Tribal World of Verrier Elwin – Anthropologist and tribal rights advocate. 1967 – Bhabani Bhattacharya : Shadow From Ladakh – Addressed social themes post-independence. 1969 – Niharranjan Ray : An Artist in Life – Biography of Rabindranath Tagore. 1971 – Mulk Raj Anand : Morning Face – Caste and social issues chronicler. 1975 – Nirad C. Chaudhuri : Scholar Extraordinary – Noted essayist and intellectual. 1976 – Sarvepalli Gopal : Jawaharlal Nehru – Comprehensive biography of Nehru. 1977 – Chaman Nahal : Azadi – Focused on India’s Partition trauma. 1978 – Anita Desai ...