| YEAR |
WRITER |
BOOK |
| 1955 |
Mahadev Desai |
Mahadev Bhaini Diary (Memoirs) |
| 1956 |
Ramnarayan Pathak |
Brihat-Pingal (Treatise on prosody) |
| 1958 |
Pandit Sukhlalji |
Darshan ane Chintan (Philosophical essays) |
| 1960 |
Rasiklal C. Parekh |
Sharvilak (Play) |
| 1961 |
Ram Singhji Rathod |
Kachhnun Sanskriti Darshan (A cultural survey) |
| 1962 |
V. R. Trivedi |
Upayana (Critical writings) |
| 1963 |
Rajendra Shah |
Shant Kolahal (Poetry) |
| 1964 |
Dolarrai R. Mandad |
Naivedya (Essays) |
| 1965 |
Kakasaheb Kalelkar |
Jevan-Vyavastha (Essays) |
| 1967 |
P.B. Pandit |
Gujarati Bhashanun Dhwani-Swarup ane Dhwani-Parivartan (Linguistic study) |
| 1968 |
Sundaram (Tribhuvandas P. Luhar) |
Avalokana (Literary reviews) |
| 1969 |
Swami Anand |
Kulkathao (Pen-portraits) |
| 1970 |
Nagindas Parekh |
Abhinavano Rasavichar (Literary criticism) |
| 1971 |
C.C. Mehta |
Natya Gathariyan (Travelogue) |
| 1973 |
Umashankar Joshi |
Kavini Shraddha (Literary criticism) |
| 1974 |
Anantrai M. Raval |
Tartamya (Literary criticism) |
| 1975 |
Manubhai Pancholi `Darshak` |
Socrates (Novel) |
| 1976 |
N.K. Pandya `Ushanas` |
Aswattha (Poetry) |
| 1977 |
Raghuvir Choudhari |
Uparvas Kathatrayi (Novel) |
| 1978 |
Harindra DAve |
Hayati (Poetry) |
| 1979 |
Jagdish Joshi |
Vamal Na Van (Poetry) |
| 1980 |
Jayant Pathak |
Anunaya (Poetry) |
| 1981 |
H.C. Bhayani |
Rachna ane Samrachna (Criticism) |
| 1982 |
Priyakant Maniar |
Lilero Dhal (Poetry) |
| 1983 |
Suresh Joshi |
Chintayami Manasa (Essays) |
| 1984 |
Ramanlal Joshi |
Vivechanni Prakriya (Literary criticism) |
| 1985 |
Kundanika Kapadia |
Sat Paglan Aakashman (Novel) |
| 1986 |
Chandrakant T. Sheth |
Dhoolmani Paglio (Reminiscences) |
| 1987 |
Sitanshu Yashaschandra |
Jatayu (Poetry) |
| 1988 |
Bhagwatikumar Sharma |
Assoryalok (Novel) |
| 1989 |
Joseph Macwan |
Angaliat (Novel) |
| 1990 |
Anil Joshi |
Statue (Essays) |
| 1991 |
Labhshanker Thaker |
Tolan Aawaz Ghunghat (Poetry) |
| 1992 |
Bholabhai Patel |
Devoni Ghati (Travelogue) |
| 1993 |
Narayan Desai |
Agnikondaman Ogelon Gulab (Biography) |
| 1994 |
Ramesh Parekh |
Vetan Sud Beej (poetry) |
| 1995 |
Varsha M. Adalja |
Ansar (Novel) |
| 1996 |
Himanshi Shelat |
Andhari Galima Safed Tapakan (Short stories) |
| 1997 |
Ashokpuri Goswami |
Kuvo (Novel) |
| 1998 |
Jayant Kothari |
Vank-dekham Vivechano (Criticism) |
| 1999 |
Niranjan N. Bhagat |
Gujarati Sahiyta- Purvardha Uttarardha (Criticism) |
| 2000 |
Vinesh Antani |
Dhundhabhari Khin (Novel) |
| 2001 |
Dhiruben Patel |
Agantuk (Novel) |
| 2002 |
Dhruv Prabodhrai Bhatt |
Tattvamasi (Novel) |
| 2003 |
Bindu Bhatt |
Akhepatar (Novel) |
