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The '''K.K. Birla Foundation''' was established in 1991 by [[Krishna Kumar Birla]] in Delhi.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Pandya, Haresh|title=K. K. Birla, a Leader of Indian Business, Dies at 89|date=2 September 2008|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/business/worldbusiness/03birla.html}}</ref> Its mission is to promote literature (especially [[Hindi]] literature) and the arts, as well as education and social work. It regularly gets mentioned in the media for the awards it confers, including:<br />
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* the [[Saraswati Samman]] {{INRConvert|1500|k}} for literary work in any Indian language(22),<ref>{{cite web|title=Saraswati Samman |url=http://www.kkbirlafoundation.org/saraswati-s.html |publisher=KK Birla Foundation |accessdate=13 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405142131/http://www.kkbirlafoundation.org/saraswati-s.html |archivedate=5 April 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Govind Mishra gets Saraswati Samman 2013 for novel 'Dhool Paudhon Par' |work= Daily News & Analysis| url = http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-govind-mishra-gets-saraswati-samman-2013-for-novel-dhool-paudhon-par-2020773 |date=22 September 2014 | accessdate = 2014-09-23 }}</ref> <br />
* the [[Vyas Samman]] {{INRConvert|400|k}} for prose/poetry work in Hindi, <br />
* the Bihari Puraskar {{INRConvert|100|k}} for prose/poetry work in Hindi/Rajasthani, only authors from Rajasthan are eligible,<br />
* the [[Shankar Puraskar]] {{INRConvert|150|k}} for a work in Hindi concerning Indian philosophy, culture and/or art,<br />
* the [[Vachaspati Puraskar]] {{INRConvert|150|k}} for any work in [[Sanskrit]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Vachaspati Puraskar |url=http://www.kkbirlafoundation.org/vachaspati.html |publisher=KK Birla Foundation |accessdate=13 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221133626/http://kkbirlafoundation.org/vachaspati.html |archivedate=21 December 2013 }}</ref><br />
* the [[G.D. Birla Award for Scientific Research]] {{INRConvert|150|k}}.<br />
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Saraswati Samman a literary recognition given<br />
annually by the KK Birla Foundation. Saraswati<br />
Samman carries a cash award of 15 lakh rupees, a<br />
citation and a plaque. Besides the Saraswati Samman,<br />
two other awards have been instituted by the KK Birla<br />
Foundation – the Vyas Samman (for Hindi works by<br />
Indian citizens) and Bihari Puraskar (for<br />
Hindi/Rajasthani works by Rajasthani writers) —, a<br />
literary and cultural organisation<br />
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Noted Sindhi writer Vasdev Mohi will be honoured<br />
with 29th Saraswati Samman. He has been selected<br />
for his short stories collection:- Chequebook,<br />
published in 2012. This short stories collection talks<br />
about the agonies and sufferings of marginalized<br />
sections of the society. He has authored 25 books of<br />
poetry, stories and translations. He has also received<br />
the Sahitya Akademi Award.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Birla family]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.kkbirlafoundation.org/index.html Official website]<br />
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