Sahitya Akademi Awards - MAITHILI

Year	Book	Author
2005	Chanan Ghan Gachchiya (Poetry)	Vivekanand Thakur
2004	Shakuntala (Epic)	Niraja Renu (Khamakhya Devi)
2003	Ritambhara (Short Stories)	Niraja Renu (Khamakhya Devi)
2002	Sahasmukhi Chowk Par (Poems)	Somdev
2001	Pratijna Pandav (Epic)	*Babuajee Jha 'Ajnat'
2000	Katek Raas Baat (Poetry)	Ramanand Renu
1999	Gananayak (Short stories)	Saketanand (S. N. Singh)
1998	Takait Achhi Chirai (Poetry)	Jeeva Kant
1997	Dhwast Hoet Shanti Stoop (Poetry)	Keerti Narayan Mishra
1996	Aai Kaalhi Parsoo (Short stories)	Raj Mohan Jha
1995	Kavita Kusumanjali (Poetry)	Jayamanta Mishra
1994	Uchitavakta (Short stories)	Gangesh Gunjan
1993	Samak Pauti (Short stories)	Govinda Jha
1992	Vividha (Essays)	Bhimanath Jha
1991	Pasijhaita Pathar (Play)	Ramdeo Jha
1990	Prabhasak Katha (Short stories)	Prabhas Kumar Choudhuri
1989	Parasar (Epic)	*Kanchinath Jha `Kiran'
1988	Mantraputra (Novel)	Mayanand Mishra
1987	Atita (Short stories)	Umanath Jha
1986	Natik Patrak Uttar (Belles- lettres)	Subhadra Jha
1985	Jeevan Yatra (Autobiography)	*Hari Mohan Jha
1984	Suryamukhi (Poetry)	Arsi Prasad Singh
1983	Maithili Patrakaritaka Itihas (Treatise)	Chandranath Mishra `Amar'
1982	Marichika (Novel)	Lily Ray
1981	Agastyayaini (Epic)	Markandeya Pravasi
1980	Ee Bataha Sansar (Novel)	Sudhanshu Shekhar Chaudhary
1979	Krishna-charit (Poetry)	Tantranath Jha
1978	Baji Uthal Murali (Poetry)	Upendra Thakur `Mohan'
1977	Avahatta: Udbhava O Vikas (Literary criticism)	*Rajeshwar Jha
1976	Sitayana (Epic)	Vaidyanath Mallik `Vidhu'
1975	Kichhu Dekhal Kichhu Sunal (Reminiscences)	Girindramohan Mishra
1973	Naika Banijara (Novel)	Braj Kishore Verma 'Manipadma'
1971	Payasvini (Poetry)	Surendra Jha `Suman'
1970	Radha Viraha (Epic poetry)	Kashikant Mishra `Madhup'
1969	Du Patra (Novel)	Upendranath Jha
1968	Patrahin Nagna Gachh (Poetry)	'Yatri' (Vaidyanath Mishra)
1966	Mithila-Baibhav (Philosophical treatise)	Yashodhar Jha