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The '''Soviet Land Nehru Award''' was an award given to works and [[artists]] from India in view of the friendly [[India - Soviet Union relations|relations]] between [[India]] and the [[Soviet Union]]. It was presented by the Soviet Union under the auspices of the Soviet Embassy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Soviet Land Nehru Award|url=https://m-hindi.webdunia.com/aaina-2011/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF-2011-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%96-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8-112010200154_1.html|website=Webdunia|accessdate=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603085826/https://m-hindi.webdunia.com/aaina-2011/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF-2011-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%96-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8-112010200154_1.html|archive-date=15 June 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Soviet Land Nehru Award|url=http://gadyakosh.org/gk/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%82_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0|website=gadyakosh|accessdate=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603085826/http://gadyakosh.org/gk/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%82_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0|archive-date=15 June 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{Short description|Literary award}}
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The '''Soviet Land Nehru award''' was a literary award created to foster better relations between [[India]] and the [[Soviet Union]].  
 
The first recipient of this award was the poet [[Sumitranandan Pant]].


==History==
==History==
The Soviet Land Nehru Award started in 1965 in memory of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]].<ref name="Pant">''Sumitranandan Pant: Life and Literature'', Volume II, Shanti Joshi, Rajkamal Publications, New Delhi, 1st ed.-1977, p.-612.</ref> It was awarded to the best literary works with the aim of sustaining friendly relations between the Soviet Union and India. this award was given for visual arts. The person and the work were selected by a committee constituted for the award under the auspices of the Soviet Embassy. Its first award was given to Hindi poet [[Sumitranandan Pant]] by [[Indira Gandhi]] on 15 November 1965.<ref name="Pant" /><ref>''Sumitranandan Pant: Life and Literature'', Second Volume, Shanti Joshi, Rajkamal Prakashan, New Delhi, 1st edition - 1977, Views in the second picture after the table of contents.</ref> Initially, in addition to a prize of ₹15000, a 2 week [[Russia]]-tour was also provided.<ref name="Pant" />
The '''Soviet Land Nehru Award''' was a [[literary award]] created in 1965 in India.
The award is named after the magazine ''Soviet Land'', which was an Indian magazine published by the Soviet Government-run news agency, [[TASS]], with the intent to promote socialism in India.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|author1-link=Tomila Lankina |last1=Lankina |first1=Tomila |last2=Lankin |first2=Vladimir |title=The Russia-India relationship: A shadow of past ties? |url=https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2014/08/18/the-russia-india-relationship-a-shadow-of-past-ties/ |website=blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia |publisher=[[London School of Economics]] |date=18 August 2014}}&lt;/ref&gt;


== Awardees==
==Prizes==
===Award money===
When the award was first launched, the winners would get a sum of 15,000 Indian Rupees&lt;ref&gt;Sumitranandan Pant : जीवन और साहित्य, द्वितीय खंड, शांति जोशी, राजकमल प्रकाशन, नयी दिल्ली, प्रथम संस्करण-1977, पृष्ठ-612&lt;/ref&gt;. However, later on, the award's structure and criteria were changed, with multiple people getting the award every year. The award was split into two categories, named the primary category and the secondary category. The primary award winners would get a sum of 10,000 Rupees while the secondary award winners would get Rupees 5,000.&lt;ref&gt;Vishnu Prabhakar, और पंछी उड़ गया (आत्मकथा-3), राजपाल एण्ड सन्ज़, कश्मीरी गेट, दिल्ली, संस्करण-2015, पृष्ठ-164&lt;/ref&gt;
===Soviet tour===
Winners of this could avail the opportunity to go on a fully-funded 2-week long tour of the Soviet Union.
 
==Discontinuation==
In 1991, the award was abruptly discontinued as a result of the [[Dissolution of the Soviet Union|Dissolution of the Soviet Union]]&lt;ref&gt;https://sikhheritageeducation.com/soviet-land-nehru-award-wound-up-wsn-service/&lt;/ref&gt;
 
== Notable award winners ==
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! Year !! Laureate !! Literary Work
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| 1965 || [[Sumitranandan Pant]] || Lokayatan  
| 1965 || [[Sumitranandan Pant]] || Lokayatan
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| 1966 (?) || [[Yagyadutt Sharma (novelist)|Yagyadutt Sharma]] || Shilaanyaas
| 1966 (?) || [[Yagyadutt Sharma (novelist)|Yagyadutt Sharma]] || Shilanyas
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| 1967 || [[Harivanshrai Bachchan]] || Chausath Rusi Kavitaen<ref>''From 'Dashdwar' to 'Sopan''', Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Rajpal & Sons, Delhi, ed.-1992, p. 213.</ref>
| 1967 || [[Harivansh Rai Bachchan]] || 64 Russian Poems&lt;ref&gt;'' 'दशद्वार' से 'सोपान' तक'', हरिवंशराय बच्चन, राजपाल एंड संज़, दिल्ली, संस्करण-1992, पृष्ठ-213.&lt;/ref&gt;
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| 1968 || [[Vrindavan Lal Verma|Vrindavanlal Verma]]<ref>''Vrindavanlal Verma Samagra'', Seventh Volume, Editor- Dr. Vishwanath Prasad, Hindi Pracharak Publications (Pvt.) Ltd., Varanasi, First Edition-2000, page-924.</ref> || ?  
| 1967 || [[Manmatha Ray]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Roy, Manmatha - Banglapedia |url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php/Roy,_Manmatha |website=en.banglapedia.org |language=en |access-date=2025-07-17 |archive-date=2021-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715011335/https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php/Roy,_Manmatha |url-status=bot: unknown }}&lt;/ref&gt; || ?
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| 1968 || [[Firaq Gorakhpuri]] ||  Gul-e-Nagma
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| 1969 || [[Yashpal]]<ref>''Yashpal Rachnavali'', Part-14, Coordination-Editing- Anand, Lokbharti Publications, Allahabad, First (Paperback) Edition-2007, page-506.</ref> || ?  
| 1968 || [[Vrindavan Lal Verma]]&lt;ref&gt;''वृन्दावनलाल वर्मा समग्र'', सप्तम खंड, संपादक- डॉ॰ विश्वनाथ प्रसाद, हिन्दी प्रचारक पब्लिकेशंस (प्रा॰) लिमिटेड, वाराणसी, प्रथम संस्करण-2000, पृष्ठ-924.&lt;/ref&gt; || ?  
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| 1969 || [[Qurratulain Hyder]]|| <ref>"Jnanpith Award" for translated works, Editor- Dr. Prabhakar Shrotriya, Bharatiya Jnanpith, New Delhi, ed.-2005, pages-484, 485 and 489.</ref>
| 1968 || [[Firaq Gorakhpuri]] || Gul-e-Nagama
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| 1970 || [[Amritlal Nagar]] ||  Amrit and Poison<ref>[[Sanved (magazine)]], March 2018 (focused on Amritlal Nagar), Guest Editor- Bipin Tiwari, p.-359.</ref>
| 1969 || [[Yashpal]]&lt;ref&gt;''Yashpal Rachnavali'', भाग-१४, समन्वय-संपादन- आनन्द, लोकभारती प्रकाशन, इलाहाबाद, प्रथम (पेपरबैक) संस्करण-२००७, पृष्ठ-५०६.&lt;/ref&gt; || ?
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| 1971 || [[Amrit Rai]]|| The Pen Soldier<ref>Our best publication, Hans Publications, Allahabad, p.</ref>
| 1969 || [[Qurratulain Hyder]] || For various works&lt;ref&gt;''ज्ञानपीठ पुरस्कार'', संपादक- डॉ॰ प्रभाकर श्रोत्रिय, भारतीय ज्ञानपीठ, नयी दिल्ली, संस्करण-2005, पृष्ठ-484, 485 एवं 489.&lt;/ref&gt;
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| 1970 || [[Amritlal Nagar]] || Amrut aur Vish&lt;ref&gt;[[संवेद (पत्रिका)]], मार्च 2018 (अमृतलाल नागर पर केन्द्रित), अतिथि संपादक- बिपिन तिवारी, पृष्ठ-359.&lt;/ref&gt;
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| 1971 || [[Amrit Rai]] || Kalam ka Sipahi&lt;ref&gt;हमारे श्रेष्ठ प्रकाशन, हंस प्रकाशन, इलाहाबाद, पृष्ठ-10.&lt;/ref&gt;
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|1971 || [[ Dr. Ranjeet]] || Progressive Poems of Hindi
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| 1972 || [[Upendranath Ashk]] || ?  
| 1972 || [[Upendranath Ashk]] || ?  
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| ? || Devendra Kaushik || ?  
| ? || [[Devendra Kaushik]] || ?  
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| ? || Prabhakar Machwe || ?
| ? || [[Prabhakar Machave]] || ?
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| 1973 || [[Kedarnath Agarwal]] || Flowers Do Not Speak Colors<ref>[[Nowadays (Magazine)]], May 2011 (focused on Kedarnath Agarwal), Editor- Seema Ojha, Publications Division, New Delhi, p.27.</ref>
| 1973 || [[Kedarnath Agarwal]] || Phool nahi rang bolte hai&lt;ref&gt;[[आजकल (पत्रिका)]], मई 2011 (केदारनाथ अग्रवाल पर केन्द्रित), संपादक- सीमा ओझा, प्रकाशन विभाग, नयी दिल्ली, पृष्ठ-27.&lt;/ref&gt;
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| 1974 ||[[Shivmangal Singh Suman]] || Mitti Ki Baraat<ref>"Shivmangal Singh 'Suman': Man and the Creator", [[Prabhakar Shrotriya]], Topical Publications, New Delhi, ed.-1990, p-165.</ref>
| 1974 || [[Shivmangal Singh Suman]] || Mitti ki barat&lt;ref&gt;''शिवमंगल सिंह 'सुमन' : मनुष्य और स्रष्टा'', [[प्रभाकर श्रोत्रिय]], सामयिक प्रकाशन, नयी दिल्ली, संस्करण-1990, पृष्ठ-165.&lt;/ref&gt;
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| 1975 || Shivkumar Mishra || Marxist Literary-Reflection<ref>"Marxist Literary-Reflection: History and Theory", Shivkumar Mishra, Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, ed.2010, outlined on the last cover flap.</ref>
| 1975 || [[Shiv Kumar Mishra|Shiv Kumar Mishra]] || Reflections on Marxist Literature &lt;ref&gt;''मार्क्सवादी साहित्य-चिन्तन : इतिहास तथा सिद्धान्त'', शिवकुमार मिश्र, वाणी प्रकाशन, नयी दिल्ली, संस्करण-2010, अंतिम आवरण फ्लैप पर उल्लिखित।&lt;/ref&gt;
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| ? || [[Vishnu Prabhakar]] || Awaara Messiah
| 1976 || [[Vishnu Prabhakar]] || Awara Masiha
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| 1979 || [[Mithileshwar]]<ref>Mithileshwar, "Compiled Stories", National Book Trust India, New Delhi, ed.2013, author on the last cover mentioned under introduction.</ref> || ?  
| 1979 || [[Mithileshwar]]&lt;ref&gt;मिथिलेश्वर, ''संकलित कहानियाँ'', नेशनल बुक ट्रस्ट इंडिया, नयी दिल्ली, संस्करण-2013, अंतिम आवरण पर लेखक परिचय के अंतर्गत उल्लिखित।&lt;/ref&gt; || ?  
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| ? || [[Darshan Singh]] &lt;sup&gt;Can't find any source&lt;/sup&gt;|| ?
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| ? || [[Darshan Singh (Spiritual Master)|Darshan Singh]]|| ?  
| 1981 || [[Kartar Singh Duggal]]&lt;ref&gt;''नेशनल बुक ट्रस्ट संवाद'', वर्ष-17, अंक-2, फरवरी 2012, पृष्ठ-7.&lt;/ref&gt; || ?  
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| 1981 || [[Kartar Singh Duggal]]<ref>"National Book Trust Dialogue", Year-17, Issue-2, February 2012, p-7.</ref>|| ?
| 1981 || [[Ghulam Nabi Aatash]] || Kashmiri translation of [[Alexander Pushkin|Pushkin]]'s poems &lt;ref&gt;https://kashmirlife.net/writing-for-kids-issue-47-vol-10-202364/&lt;/ref&gt;
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| 1982 || [[Ram Vilas Sharma]] || English Raj and Marxism in India<ref>[[Nowadays (Magazine)]], September 2012 (focus on Ram Vilas Sharma), Editor- Seema Ojha, Publications Division, New Delhi, p.</ref>
| 1982 || [[Ramvilas Sharma]] || भारत में अंग्रेज़ी राज और मार्क्सवाद&lt;ref&gt;[[आजकल (पत्रिका)]], सितंबर 2012 (रामविलास शर्मा पर केन्द्रित), संपादक- सीमा ओझा, प्रकाशन विभाग, नयी दिल्ली, पृष्ठ-5.&lt;/ref&gt;
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| 1983 || [[Bhisham Sahni]]|| ?   
| 1983 || [[Bheeshma Sahani]] || ?   
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| 1984 || [[Amarkant]] || ?  
| 1984 || [[Amarkant]] || ?  
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| ? || [[Varsha Adalja]]|| ?  
| ? || [[Varsha Adalja]] || ?  
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| 1985 || [[Satyajit Ray]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books/about/Hind%C4%AB_sinem%C4%81_k%C4%81_suh%C4%81n%C4%81_saphara.html?hl=hi&id=yIVGnaM7z38C The Pleasant Journey of Hindi Cinema, Ganga Prasad Sharma, Diamond Books, p-34.]</ref> || ?  
| 1985 || [[Satyajit Ray]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://books.google.com/books/about/Hind%C4%AB_sinem%C4%81_k%C4%81_suh%C4%81n%C4%81_saphara.html?hl=hi&amp;id=yIVGnaM7z38C हिन्दी सिनेमा का सुहाना सफ़र, गंगा प्रसाद शर्मा, डायमंड बुक्स, पृष्ठ-34.]&lt;/ref&gt; || ?  
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| 1986 || [[Sukhdev Prasad]]|| Indo-Soviet Friendship in Space<ref>Allahabad Literary Dictionary, Editor-Dr. S. K. Pandey Dr. Vijayanand, Hindustani Academy, Allahabad, ed.-2009, p. 60-61</ref>
| 1986 || [[Shukrdev Prasad|Shukrdev Prasad]] || The Indo-Soviet space friendship&lt;ref&gt;इलाहाबाद साहित्यकार कोश, संपादक-डॉ॰ एस॰ के॰ पाण्डेय डॉ॰ विजयानन्द, हिंदुस्तानी एकेडमी, इलाहाबाद, संस्करण-2009, पृष्ठ-60-61&lt;/ref&gt;
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| 1986 || [[Gyan Ranjan|Gyanranjan]]|| For the epoch-making editing of 'Pahal'<ref>[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=ZMVRamRyzXYC&pg=PA16&lpg=PA16&dq=%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9E%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%A8+%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B+%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A4+%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1+%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%82+%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0&source=bl&ots=S4mGOGMlxv&sig=ACfU3U2oZoySTl19EYuWax_vSXebyVn6cA&hl=hi&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjchZPrmvHwAhWLlEsFHYLCCTgQ6AEwEXoECBUQAg#v=onepage&q=%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9E%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A4%20%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%82%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0&f=false Story: Contemporary Challenges, Shambhu Gupta, Vani Prakashan, ed.-2009, p. 16.]</ref>
| 1986 || [[Gyanranjan]] || The revolutionary magazine "[[Pahal (magazine)|Pahal]]" &lt;ref&gt;[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=ZMVRamRyzXYC&amp;pg=PA16&amp;lpg=PA16&amp;dq=%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9E%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%A8+%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B+%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A4+%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1+%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%82+%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=S4mGOGMlxv&amp;sig=ACfU3U2oZoySTl19EYuWax_vSXebyVn6cA&amp;hl=hi&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjchZPrmvHwAhWLlEsFHYLCCTgQ6AEwEXoECBUQAg#v=onepage&amp;q=%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9E%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A4%20%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%82%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0&amp;f=false कहानी : समकालीन चुनौतियाँ, शंभू गुप्त, वाणी प्रकाशन, संस्करण-2009, पृष्ठ-16.]&lt;/ref&gt;
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| 1987 || [[Abdul Bismillah]] || Jhini Jhini Bini Chadaria<ref>https://sahityavimarsh.com/jhini-jhini-bini-chadaria/</ref><ref>''Zaharabad'', Abdul Bismillah, Rajkamal Publications, New Delhi, 1st Paperback Edition-1994 , Page 1.</ref>
| 1987 || [[Abdul Bismillah]] || Jhini Jhini bhini chadriya&lt;ref&gt;https://sahityavimarsh.com/jhini-jhini-bini-chadariya/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;''ज़हरबाद'', अब्दुल बिस्मिल्लाह, राजकमल प्रकाशन, नयी दिल्ली, पहला पेपरबैक संस्करण-1994, पृष्ठ-1.&lt;/ref&gt;
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| ? || [[Vishwanath Tripathi]] || ?
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| || [[Vishwanath Tripathi]] || ?
| 1989 || [[Kavita Balakrishnan]] || Painting
|-1988 Panchakshari Hiremath
| 1989 || [[Kavitha Balakrishnan]]|| for painting
|-
|-
| ? || Divik Ramesh || ?  
| ? || [[Devika Ramesh]] || ?  
|-
|-
| ? || Abhimanyu Anat || ?  
| ? || [[Abhimanyu Anant]] || ?  
|-
|-
| ? || [[Padma Sachdev]] || ?  
| ? || [[Padma Sachdev]] || ?  
|-
|-
| ? || [[Vinda Karandikar]] || ?
|-
| ? || [[ONV Kurup]] || ?
|-
| ? || [[Kaifi Azmi]] || ?
|-
| ? || [[Subhash Mukhopadhyay (poet)|Subhash Mukhopadhyay]] || ?
|-
| ? || [[Ram Mattegunta]] || ?
|-
| ? || [[Balraj Sahni]] || ?
|-
| ? || [[Narayan Surve]] || ?
|-
| 1978 || [[Muzaffar Aazim]] || Kashmiri translation of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace
|-
| ? || [[Mother Teresa]] || ?
|-
|}
|}


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The Soviet Land Nehru award was a literary award created to foster better relations between India and the Soviet Union.

The first recipient of this award was the poet Sumitranandan Pant.

History

The Soviet Land Nehru Award was a literary award created in 1965 in India. The award is named after the magazine Soviet Land, which was an Indian magazine published by the Soviet Government-run news agency, TASS, with the intent to promote socialism in India.<ref>Lankina, Tomila; Lankin, Vladimir (18 August 2014). "The Russia-India relationship: A shadow of past ties?". blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia. London School of Economics.</ref>

Prizes

Award money

When the award was first launched, the winners would get a sum of 15,000 Indian Rupees<ref>Sumitranandan Pant : जीवन और साहित्य, द्वितीय खंड, शांति जोशी, राजकमल प्रकाशन, नयी दिल्ली, प्रथम संस्करण-1977, पृष्ठ-612</ref>. However, later on, the award's structure and criteria were changed, with multiple people getting the award every year. The award was split into two categories, named the primary category and the secondary category. The primary award winners would get a sum of 10,000 Rupees while the secondary award winners would get Rupees 5,000.<ref>Vishnu Prabhakar, और पंछी उड़ गया (आत्मकथा-3), राजपाल एण्ड सन्ज़, कश्मीरी गेट, दिल्ली, संस्करण-2015, पृष्ठ-164</ref>

Soviet tour

Winners of this could avail the opportunity to go on a fully-funded 2-week long tour of the Soviet Union.

Discontinuation

In 1991, the award was abruptly discontinued as a result of the Dissolution of the Soviet Union<ref>https://sikhheritageeducation.com/soviet-land-nehru-award-wound-up-wsn-service/</ref>

Notable award winners

Year Laureate Literary Work
1965 Sumitranandan Pant Lokayatan
1966 (?) Yagyadutt Sharma Shilanyas
1967 Harivansh Rai Bachchan 64 Russian Poems<ref> 'दशद्वार' से 'सोपान' तक, हरिवंशराय बच्चन, राजपाल एंड संज़, दिल्ली, संस्करण-1992, पृष्ठ-213.</ref>
1967 Manmatha Ray<ref>"Roy, Manmatha - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Archived from the original on 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2025-07-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)</ref> ?
1968 Vrindavan Lal Verma<ref>वृन्दावनलाल वर्मा समग्र, सप्तम खंड, संपादक- डॉ॰ विश्वनाथ प्रसाद, हिन्दी प्रचारक पब्लिकेशंस (प्रा॰) लिमिटेड, वाराणसी, प्रथम संस्करण-2000, पृष्ठ-924.</ref> ?
1968 Firaq Gorakhpuri Gul-e-Nagama
1969 Yashpal<ref>Yashpal Rachnavali, भाग-१४, समन्वय-संपादन- आनन्द, लोकभारती प्रकाशन, इलाहाबाद, प्रथम (पेपरबैक) संस्करण-२००७, पृष्ठ-५०६.</ref> ?
1969 Qurratulain Hyder For various works<ref>ज्ञानपीठ पुरस्कार, संपादक- डॉ॰ प्रभाकर श्रोत्रिय, भारतीय ज्ञानपीठ, नयी दिल्ली, संस्करण-2005, पृष्ठ-484, 485 एवं 489.</ref>
1970 Amritlal Nagar Amrut aur Vish<ref>संवेद (पत्रिका), मार्च 2018 (अमृतलाल नागर पर केन्द्रित), अतिथि संपादक- बिपिन तिवारी, पृष्ठ-359.</ref>
1971 Amrit Rai Kalam ka Sipahi<ref>हमारे श्रेष्ठ प्रकाशन, हंस प्रकाशन, इलाहाबाद, पृष्ठ-10.</ref>
1971 Dr. Ranjeet Progressive Poems of Hindi
1972 Upendranath Ashk ?
? Devendra Kaushik ?
? Prabhakar Machave ?
1973 Kedarnath Agarwal Phool nahi rang bolte hai<ref>आजकल (पत्रिका), मई 2011 (केदारनाथ अग्रवाल पर केन्द्रित), संपादक- सीमा ओझा, प्रकाशन विभाग, नयी दिल्ली, पृष्ठ-27.</ref>
1974 Shivmangal Singh Suman Mitti ki barat<ref>शिवमंगल सिंह 'सुमन' : मनुष्य और स्रष्टा, प्रभाकर श्रोत्रिय, सामयिक प्रकाशन, नयी दिल्ली, संस्करण-1990, पृष्ठ-165.</ref>
1975 Shiv Kumar Mishra Reflections on Marxist Literature <ref>मार्क्सवादी साहित्य-चिन्तन : इतिहास तथा सिद्धान्त, शिवकुमार मिश्र, वाणी प्रकाशन, नयी दिल्ली, संस्करण-2010, अंतिम आवरण फ्लैप पर उल्लिखित।</ref>
1976 Vishnu Prabhakar Awara Masiha
1979 Mithileshwar<ref>मिथिलेश्वर, संकलित कहानियाँ, नेशनल बुक ट्रस्ट इंडिया, नयी दिल्ली, संस्करण-2013, अंतिम आवरण पर लेखक परिचय के अंतर्गत उल्लिखित।</ref> ?
? Darshan Singh <sup>Can't find any source</sup> ?
1981 Kartar Singh Duggal<ref>नेशनल बुक ट्रस्ट संवाद, वर्ष-17, अंक-2, फरवरी 2012, पृष्ठ-7.</ref> ?
1981 Ghulam Nabi Aatash Kashmiri translation of Pushkin's poems <ref>https://kashmirlife.net/writing-for-kids-issue-47-vol-10-202364/</ref>
1982 Ramvilas Sharma भारत में अंग्रेज़ी राज और मार्क्सवाद<ref>आजकल (पत्रिका), सितंबर 2012 (रामविलास शर्मा पर केन्द्रित), संपादक- सीमा ओझा, प्रकाशन विभाग, नयी दिल्ली, पृष्ठ-5.</ref>
1983 Bheeshma Sahani ?
1984 Amarkant ?
? Varsha Adalja ?
1985 Satyajit Ray<ref>हिन्दी सिनेमा का सुहाना सफ़र, गंगा प्रसाद शर्मा, डायमंड बुक्स, पृष्ठ-34.</ref> ?
1986 Shukrdev Prasad The Indo-Soviet space friendship<ref>इलाहाबाद साहित्यकार कोश, संपादक-डॉ॰ एस॰ के॰ पाण्डेय डॉ॰ विजयानन्द, हिंदुस्तानी एकेडमी, इलाहाबाद, संस्करण-2009, पृष्ठ-60-61</ref>
1986 Gyanranjan The revolutionary magazine "Pahal" <ref>कहानी : समकालीन चुनौतियाँ, शंभू गुप्त, वाणी प्रकाशन, संस्करण-2009, पृष्ठ-16.</ref>
1987 Abdul Bismillah Jhini Jhini bhini chadriya<ref>https://sahityavimarsh.com/jhini-jhini-bini-chadariya/</ref><ref>ज़हरबाद, अब्दुल बिस्मिल्लाह, राजकमल प्रकाशन, नयी दिल्ली, पहला पेपरबैक संस्करण-1994, पृष्ठ-1.</ref>
? Vishwanath Tripathi ?
1989 Kavita Balakrishnan Painting
? Devika Ramesh ?
? Abhimanyu Anant ?
? Padma Sachdev ?
? Vinda Karandikar ?
? ONV Kurup ?
? Kaifi Azmi ?
? Subhash Mukhopadhyay ?
? Ram Mattegunta ?
? Balraj Sahni ?
? Narayan Surve ?
1978 Muzaffar Aazim Kashmiri translation of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace
? Mother Teresa ?


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