STAES IN INDIA

YEAR	Author	Work
1955	Suravaram Pratap Reddy	Andhrula Sanghike Charitamu (Social History)
1956	Bulusu Venkateswarulu	Bharatiya Tatva Sastramu (Translation of Dr. Radhakrishnan's History of Indian Philosophy)
1957	Chariantanananda Swami	Sri Ramakrishnuni Jivita Charitra(Biography)
1958	No Award
1959	No Award
1960	Ponangi Srirama Apparavu	Natyasastramu (A History of Bharata's Natyasastra)
1961	Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao	Andhra Vaggeyakara Chritramu (A History of Telugu composers and song writers)
1962	Vishwanatha Satyanarayana	Viswanadha Madhyakkarulu (Poetry)
1963	T. Gopichand	Panditha Parameshwara Sastry Veelunama(Novel)
1964	Gurram Joshua	Kreestu Charitra (Poetry)
1965	Acharya Rayaprolu Subbarao	Misra Manjari (Poetry)
1966	No Award
1967	No Award
1968	No Award
1969	Thummala Seetharamamurthy	Mahatma Katha (Poetry)
1970	D. Balagangadhar Tilak	Amrutham Kurisina Rathri (Poetry)
1971	Thapi Dharma Rao	Vijayavilasamu: Hridayollasavyakhya(Commentary)
1972	Srirangam Srinivasarao	Sri Sri Sahityamu (Poetry)
1973	C. Narayana Reddy	Mantalu Manavudu (Poetry)
1974	Dasaradhi	Thimiram Tho Samaram (Poetry)
1975	Boyi Bhimanna	Gudiselu Kalipotunnai (Poetry)
1976	No Award
1977	Kundurti Anjaneyulu	Kundurti Kritulu (Poetry)
1978	Devulapalli Venkata Krishna Sastry	Collected Works of Krishna Sastri (6 vols.)
1979	P. Narayanacharya	Janapriya Ramayana (Poetry)
1980	No Award
1981	V. R. Narla	Seeta Josyam (Play)
1982	I. Saraswati Devi	Swarna Kamalaalu (Short stories)
1983	Ravuri Bharadwaja	Jeevana Samaram (Sketches)
1984	Aluri Bairagi	Aagama Geeti (Poetry)
1985	Palagummi Padmaraju	Gaalivana (Short stories)
1986	G.V. Subramanyam	Andhra Sahitya Vimarsa Angla Prabhavam(Literary criticism)
1987	Arudra	Gurazada Gurupeetham (Essays)
1988	Rachamallu Ramachandra Reddi	Anuvaada Samasyalu (Criticism)
1989	S. V. Joga Rao	Mani Pravalamu (Essays)
1990	K. Siva Reddy	Mohana-o-Mohana (Poetry)
1991	Bhamidipati Ramagopalam	Itlu, Mee Vidheyudu (Short stories)
1992	Malati Chandur	Hrudaya Netri (Novel)
1993	Madhuranthakam Rajaram	Madhuranthakam Rajaram Kathalu (Short stories)
1994	Gunturu Seshendra Sharma	Kala Rekha (Criticism)
1995	Kalipatnam Rama Rao	Yajnam To Tommidi (Short stories)
1996	Ketu Viswanatha Reddy	Kethu Vishwanatha Reddy Kathalu (Short stories)
1997	Penumarthi Viswanatha Sastri(Ajanta)	Swapna Lipi (Poetry)
1998	Balivada Kantha Rao	Balivada Kantha Rao Kathalu (Short stories)
1999	Vallampati Venkata Subbaiah	Katha Silpam (Essays)
2000	N. Gopi	Kalanni Nidra Ponivvanu (Poetry)
2001	Tirumala Ramachandra	Hampi Nunchi Harappa Daka(Autobiography)
2002	Chekuri Ramarao	Smrti Kinankam (Essays)
2003	Utpala Satyanarayanacharya	Sri Krishna Chandrodayamu (Poetry)
2004	Ampasayya Naveen	Kala Rekhalu (Novel)
2005	Abburi Chayadevi	Tana Margam (Short Stories)
2006	Munipalle Raju	Ashtitvanadam Aavali Teerana (Short Stories)
2007	Gadiyaram Ramakrishna Sarma	Satapatramu (Autobiography)
2008
2009	Yarlagadda Laxmi Prasad	Draupadi (Novel)
2010	Sayed Saleem	Kaluthunna Poolathota (Novel)
2011	M. Bhoopal Reddy	Uggupaalu (Children short stories)

Current Population of India in 2012	1,220,200,000 (1.22 billion)
Total Male Population in India	628,800,000 (628.8 million)
Total Female Population in India	591,400,000 (591.4 million)
Sex Ratio	940 females per 1,000 males
Age structure
0 to 25 years	50% of India's current population
Currently, there are about 51 births in India in a minute.
India's Population in 2011	1.21 billion
India's Population in 2001	1.02 billion
Population of India in 1947	350 million

POPULATION OF INDIA
Population Density of India	324 persons per square kilometre
Age structure
0 to 14 years	31.7% (male 173,869,856; female 164,003,915)
15 to 64 years	63.5% (male 349,785,804; female 326,289,402)
65 years and over	4.8% (male 25,885,725; female 25,235,905) (2004 estimate)
Median age
Total	24.4 years
Male	24.4 years
female	24.4 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate	1.44% (2004 est.)
Birth rate	22.8 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate	8.38 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate	-0.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate
Total	57.92 deaths/1,000 live births
Female	57.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Male	58.52 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth
Total population	63.99 years
Male	63.25 years
Female	64.77 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate	2.85 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Nationality
Noun	Indian(s)
Adjective	Indian
Ethnic groups
Indo-Aryan	72%
Dravidian	25%
Mongoloid and other's	3% (2000)
Religions
Hindu	80.5%
Muslim	12%
Christian	2.3%
Sikh	1.9%
Other groups including Buddhist, Jain, Parsi	2.5% (2000)
Languages	English is a widely spoken language in national, political, and commercial communication. Hindi is the official language of India and is spoken by more than 30% of the population. Part from these, 14 other official languages like Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit are also used widely throughout the country.
Literacy Rate (Definition: Age 15 and over that can read and write)
Total Population	59.5%
Male	70.2%
Female	48.3% (2003 est.)