Sahitya Akademi Award was awarded to Shri M Kamal in year 2004 for his amazing writing work for the book "Bah Ja Waris" / Inheritors of Fire. Looking to the familiarity & demand this book was later translated in English by Dr. Vinod Assudani.
http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/library/meettheauthor/m_kamal.pdf