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title: "Who was the first Punjabi woman to win Sahitya Akademi Award in 1956?"  
description: "Who was the first Punjabi woman to win Sahitya Akademi Award in 1956?"  
author: "Gurmeet Kaur"  
published: 2018-06-16  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45046/who-was-the-first-punjabi-woman-to-win-sahitya-akademi-award-in-1956  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["politics and government"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Who was the first Punjabi woman to win Sahitya Akademi Award in 1956?

Who was the first Punjabi woman to win [Sahitya Akademi](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39290/who-has-been-elected-as-the-new-president-of-sahitya-akademi) Award in 1956?


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