List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Bengali
| Sahitya Akademi Award for Bengali | |
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| Award for contributions to Bengali literature | |
| Awarded for | Literary award in India |
| Sponsored by | Sahitya Akademi, Government of India |
| Reward(s) | ₹1 lakh (US$1,200) |
| First award | 1955 |
| Final award | 2023 |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 66 |
| First winner | Jibanananda Das |
| Most Recent winner | Bratya Basu |
| Website | Official website |
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Sahitya Akademi Award is given by the Sahitya Akademi, India's national academy of letters to one writer every year in each of the languages recognized by it as well as for translations. This is the second highest literary award of India, after Jnanpith Award. The awards given to Bengali writers for works in Bengali and English as well as for translations from Bengali literature are given below.