Santhali has, since long, essentially served as a tribal and aboriginal language, not enlisted within the two basic recognised Indian language families, comprising Indo-Aryan language family and the Dravidian language family. However, Sahitya Akademi, deemed India`s most prestigious literary organisation, necessitating every exceptional writer and his authorship, does comprehend Santhali into its integral writing style and path-breaking phenomena. As such,
Santhali literature and their unique authors receiving the Sahitya Akademi Award is as follows:
| Year |
Book |
Author |
| 2007 |
Chet Re Cikayena (Play) |
Kherwal Saren |
| 2006 |
Guru Gomke Pondet Raghunath Murmu (Biography) |
Ram Chandra Murmu |
| 2005 |
Bhabna (Poetry) |
Jadumani Besra |
