| Year |
Writer |
Book |
| 1955 |
Jibanananda Das |
Shreshtra Kavita (Poetry) |
| 1956 |
Tarasankar Bandyopadhaya |
Arogya Niketan (Novel) |
| 1957 |
Premendra Mitra |
Sagar Thke Phera (Poetry) |
| 1958 |
`Parasuram` Rajasekhar Bose |
Anandibai Ityadi Galpa (Short Stories) |
| 1959 |
Gajendra Kumar Mitra |
Kalkatar Kachhei (Novel) |
| 1961 |
Sashi Bhushan Dasgupta |
Bharater Sakti-Sadhana O Sakta Sahatya (A Study of the Sakti cult) |
| 1962 |
Ananda Sankar Ray |
Japan (Travelogue) |
| 1963 |
Amiya Chakravarti |
Ghare Pherar Din (Poetry) |
| 1964 |
Subhas Mukhopadhyay |
Yata Durei Jai (Poetry) |
| 1965 |
Bishnu Dey |
Smriti Satta Bhabishyat (Poetry) |
| 1966 |
Manoj Basu |
Nishi Kutumba (Novel) |
| 1967 |
Buddhadev Bose |
Tapasvi O Tarangini (Verse Play) |
| 1969 |
Manindra Ray |
Mohini Aaraal (Poetry) |
| 1970 |
Abu Sayeed Aayub |
Adhunikata O Rabindranath (Literary Criticism) |
| 1971 |
Umaparasad Mukhopadhyay |
Manimahesh (Travelogue) |
| 1972 |
Santosh Kumar Ghosh |
Shesh Namaskar (Novel) |
| 1974 |
Nirendranath Chakravarti |
Ulanga Raja (Poetry) |
| 1975 |
Bimal Kar |
Asamaya (Novel) |
| 1976 |
Maitreyee Devi |
Na Hanyate (Novel) |
| 1977 |
Shanka Ghosh |
Babarer Prarthana (Poetry) |
| 1978 |
Sankari Prasad Basu |
Vivekananda O Samakalin Bharatvarsha, Vol. I, II and III (Biography andCultural History) |
| 1979 |
Mahasveta Devi |
Aranyer Adhikar (Novel) |
| 1980 |
Samaresh Basu |
Shamba (Novel) |
| 1981 |
Radha Raman Mitra |
Kalikata Daroan (Local History and Culture) |
| 1982 |
Kamal Das |
Amritasya Putree (Novel) |
| 1983 |
Sakti Chattopadhyay |
Jete Pare Kintu Keno Jabo (Poetry) |
| 1984 |
Samaresh Majumdar |
Kalbela (Novel) |
| 1985 |
Sunil Gangopadhyay |
Sei Samay (Novel) |
| 1986 |
Amiya Bhusan Majumdar |
Raj Nagar (Novel) |
| 1987 |
Arun Mitra |
Khujte Khujte Eto Dur (Poetry) |
| 1988 |
Ramapada Choudhuri |
Bari Badle Jai (Novel) |
| 1989 |
Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay |
Manabjamin (Novel) |
| 1990 |
Debes Roy |
Tista Parer Brittanta (Novel) |
| 1991 |
Mati Nandi |
Saua Khan (Novel) |
| 1992 |
Alokeranjan Dasgupta |
Marnak Karat (Poetry) |
| 1993 |
Shyamal Gangopadhyay |
Shahjaba Larashuroh (Novel) |
| 1994 |
Syed Mustafa Siraj |
Aleek Manush (Novel) |
| 1995 |
Naresh Guha |
Kavita Sangraha (Poetry) |
| 1996 |
Ashok Mitra |
Tal Betal (Essays) |
| 1997 |
Nabarun Bhattacharya |
Herbert (Novel) |
| 1998 |
Dibyendu Palit |
Anubhav (Novel) |
| 1999 |
Nabaneeta Deb Sen |
Naba - Nita (Prose- poetry) |
| 2000 |
Joy Goswami |
Pagli Tomar Sange (Poetry) |
| 2001 |
Atin Bandyopadhyaya |
Panchashati Galpo (Short stories) |
| 2002 |
Sandipan Chattopadhyay |
Ami O Banabehari (Novel) |
| 2003 |
Prafulla Roy |
Krantikal (Novel) |
