Balochi Awards

The Pakistan Academy of Letters gives the following two awards every year for the best books published in Balochi language:

The Mast Tawakkali Award

Named after the great Ṣūfī poet of Balochi, this award is given every year to the best collection of Balochi poetry. This award was launched in 1981. Before the Syed Hashmi Award for Balochi prose in 2017, this award covered all Balochi literature. So far, the following poets and writers have received this award:

# Title Author Year
1NozorgamAziz Muhammad Bugti1401 AH
2GorobamBashir Ahmad Bedar1402 AH
3JalarGhani Tariq1403 AH
4Guldasta-e QoumiMir Muhammad Isa Qoumi1404 AH
5Sachkanin SasaSyed Hashmi1405 AH
6TawarMohammad Hussain Anqa1406 AH
7ChihalMurad Sahir1407 AH
8Rochakiye Kasht KuntAkbar Barkzai1408 AH
9Hishkin Rakh Sooz BantAllah Bashk Buzdar1409 AH
10Guleen BandatAbdul Majid Gwadari1410 AH
11Zari NoodYusuf Gichki1411 AH
12SankalGhani Parwaz1412 AH
13Rahkani Tal-i HalkeMuneer Ahmed Badini1413 AH
14Hun HoshamSaba Dushtyari1414 AH
15Shap Sahar AndemAta Shad1415 AH
16Nagra DaranzGhaus Bakhsh Sabir1416 AH
17Labzanki Shar GaddariGhani Parwaz1417 AH
18ShahimWahid Buzdar1418 AH
19Mausam Ant WadaraniGhani Parwaz1998
20Angrin WahagProfessor Saba Dushtyari1999
21Aap RangManzoor Bismil2000
22Yatani DregMohammad Yusuf Gichki2001
23Tunapin TaranM. S. Azat2002
24Dar-i AspNagman2003
25BurtapDr. Ali Dost Baloch2004
26Hambooin DarutZafar Ali Zafar2005
27JokerMohammad Baig Baigal2006
28Rokain PulMir Muhammad Hussain Anqa2007
29Shal-e Gulen BazarMuneer Ahmed Badini2008
30Qurnani Qahrin DukhMuneer Ahmed Badini2009
31Hazarain Pasai ShipMuneer Ahmed Badini2010
32Bya Aozand, Bya AmreekaMuneer Ahmed Badini2011
33Bolaan ThanakMuhammad Panah Baloch2012
34Bahisht DozukhaMuneer Ahmed Badini2013
35Balochi Classical ShaayariGhafoor Shad2014
36BardRahman Murad2015
37Darkashee LabzankA. R. Daad2016
38Zapteen ZaherAhmed Zaheer2017
39Byakaput Wash NalginInayatullah Qoumi2018
40Biyate Dastaan RujanSaeed Tabassum Mazari2019
41Chiragh Laib IntMasroor Shad2021
42Gas-e Water Keng LootanMubarak Qazi2022

The Syed Hashmi Award

Named after the prominent Balochi prose writer Syed Hashmi, this award is given every year to the best Balochi prose book. This award was launched in 2017. Earlier, the Mast Tawakali Award covered entire Balochi literature. So far, the following Balochi prose writers have received this award:

# Title Author Year
1Mah-e Sar-e Roch-e CheerGhani Parwaz2017
2Balochi Zaban-e Banza-e Nabishta RahbandDr. Ghafoor Shad2019
3Shap Jah Weroch JahDr. Naimatullah Gichki2020
4ShishloDr. Fazal Khaliq2021
5Tarangani JohanYusuf Gichki2022