Year Author Work Type of Work 1955 Makhanlal Chaturvedi Him Tarangini Poetry 1956 Vasudeva Saran Agrawal Padmavat Sanjivani Vyakhya Commentary 1957 Acharya Narendra Devi Bauddha Dharma Darshan Philosophy 1958 Rahul Sankrityayan Madhya Asia Ka Itihas History 1959 Ramdhari Singh ' Dinkar ' Sanskriti Ke Char Adhyayay A survey of Indian culture 1960 Sumitranandan Pant Kala aur Burha Chand Poetry 1961 Bhagwati Charan Verma Bhoole Bisre Chitra Novel 1962 No Award 1963 Amrit Rai Premchand: Kalam Ka Sipahi Biography 1964 S.H. Vatsyayan ' Agyeya ' Aangan Ke Par Dvar Poetry 1965 Nagendra Rasa Siddhanta Treatise on poetics 1966 Jainendra Kumar Muktibodh Novelette 1967 Amritlal Nagar Amrit Aur Vish Novel 1968 Harivansh Rai Bachchan Do Chattanen Poetry 1969 Shrilal Shukla Raag Darbari Novel 1970 Ram Vilas Sharma Nirala Ki Sahitya Sadhana Biography 1971 Namwar Singh Kavita Ke Naye Pratiman Literary criticism 1972 Bhawani Prasad Mishra Buni Huyi Rassi Poetry 1973 Hazari Prasad Dwivedi Alok Parva Essays Shivmangal Singh ' Suman ' Mitti Ki Baraat Poetry Bhisham Sahni Tamas Novel 1976 Yashpal Meri Teri Uski Baat Novel 1977 Shamsher Bahadur Singh Chuka Bhi Hun Nahin Main Poetry 1978 Bharat Bhushan Agarwal Utna Vah Suraj Hai Poetry 1979 Sudama Pandey Kal Sunana Mujhe Poetry 1980 Krishna Sobti Zindaginama - Zinda Rukh Novel 1981 Trilochan Tap Ke Taye Hue Din Novel 1982 Harishankar Parsai Viklang Shraddha Ka Daur Satire Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena Khutiyon Par Tange Log Poetry 1984 Raghuvir Sahay Log Bhool Gaye Hain Poetry 1985 Nirmal Verma Kavve Aur Kala Pani Short stories 1986 Kedarnath Agarwal Apurva Poetry Shrikant Verma Magadh Poetry Naresh Mehta Aranya Poetry Kedarnath Singh Akaal Mein Saras Poetry Shiv Prasad Singh Neela Chand Novel 1991 Girija Kumar Mathur Main Vaqt Ke Hun Samne Poetry Giriraj Kishore Dhai Ghar Novel Vishnu Prabhakar Ardhanarishwar Novel Ashok Vajpeyi Kahin Nahin Wahin Poetry 1995 Kunwar Narayan Koi Doosra Nahin Poetry Surendra Verma Mujhe Chand Chahiye Novel Leeladhar Jagoori Anubhav Ke Aakash Mein Chand Poetry 1998 Arun Kamal Naye Ilake Mein Poetry 1999 Vinod Kumar Shukla Deewar Main Ek Khirkee Rahathi Thi Novel 2000 Manglesh Dabral Hum Jo Dekhte Hain Poetry Alka Saraogi Via Bypass 2002 Rajesh Joshi Do Panktiyon Ke Beech Poetry 2003 Kamleshwar Kitne Pakistan Novel Viren Dangwal Dushchakra Mein Srista Poetry 2005 Manohar Shyam Joshi Kyap Novel 2006 Gyanendrapati Sanshyatma Poetry 2007 Amar Kant Inhin Hathiyaron Se Novel 2008 Govind Mishra Kohre Mein Kaid Rang Novel 2009 Kailash Vajpeyi Hawa mein Hastakshar Poetry Uday Prakash Mohan Das Short stories 2011 Kashinath Singh Rehan Par Ragghu 2012 Chandrakant Devtale Patthar fenk Raha Hoon Poetry 2013 Mridula Garg Miljul Man Novel 2014 Ramesh Chandra Shah Vinayak Novel 2015 Ramdarash Mishra Aag Ki Hansi Poetry 2016 Nasira Sharma Parijat Novel 2017 Ramesh Kuntal "Vishw Mithak Sarit Sagar ''
who won 2017 sahitya academy award in hindi language
Ramesh Kuntal