Saraswati Samman

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Saraswati Samman
Sponsored byK. K. Birla Foundation[1]
Date1991
LocationDelhi
CountryIndia
Reward(s)₹15,00,000
Most recent winnerSharan Kumar Limbale
Highlights
First winnerHarivansh Rai Bachchan

The Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any of the 22 languages of India listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India.[1][2] It is named after an Indian goddess of knowledge.[2]

The Saraswati Samman was instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation. It consists of ₹15,00,000,[3] a citation and a plaque.[1][2][4] Candidates are selected from literary works published in the previous ten years by a panel that included scholars and former award winners. The inaugural award was given to Harivanshrai 'Bachchan' for his four volume autobiography, Kya Bhooloon Kya Yaad Karoon, Needa Ka Nirman Phir, Basere Se Door and Dashdwar se Sopan Tak.[5]

Awardees[edit]

Year Image Recipient Work Language Ref.
1991 Harivansh Rai Bachchan 2003 stamp of India.jpg Harivansh Rai Bachchan Autobiography in four volumes
(Autobiography)		 Hindi [2][6]
1992 Ramakanta Rath Odia Author.jpg Ramakant Rath "Sri Radha"
(Poetry)		 Odia [2]
1993 Vijay Tendulkar.jpg Vijay Tendulkar "Kanyadaan"
(Play)		 Marathi [2]
1994 Poet Harbhajan Singh in 2000.jpg Harbhajan Singh "Rukh Te Rishi"
(Poetry collection)		 Punjabi [2]
1995 Balamaniamma.jpg Balamani Amma "Nivedyam"
(Poetry collection)		 Malayalam [2]
1996 Shamsur Rahman Farooqi.jpg Shamsur Rahman Faruqi "She`r-e Shor-Angez" Urdu [2]
1997 File:Manubhai-Pancholi.jpg Manubhai Pancholi "Kurukshetra" Gujarati [2]
1998 Sankha Ghosh - Kolkata 2011-05-09 3039.JPG Shankha Ghosh "Gandharba Kabita Guccha"
(Poetry collection)		 Bengali [2]
1999 –  Indira Parthasarathy "Ramanujar"
(Play)		 Tamil [2]
2000 Manoj Das Odia Author.jpg Manoj Das "Amruta Phala"
(Novel)		 Oriya [2][7]
2001 DalipKaurTiwana.jpg Dalip Kaur Tiwana "Katha Kaho Urvashi"
(Novel)		 Punjabi [2][8]
2002 Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship to Shri Mahesh Elkunchwar, at the investiture ceremony of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards-2013, at Rashtrapati Bhavan.jpg Mahesh Elkunchwar "Yugant"
(Play)		 Marathi [2]
2003  – Govind Chandra Pande "Bhagirathi"
(Poetry collection)		 Sanskrit [2]
2004 Sunil Gangopadhyay taken by Ragib.jpg Sunil Gangopadhyay "Pratham Alo"
(Novel)		 Bengali [2]
2005 Ayyapapanicker323.jpg K. Ayyappa Panicker "Ayyappa Panikarude Kritikal"
(Poetry collection)		 Malayalam [2][9]
2006 Jagannath Prasad Das.jpg Jagannath Prasad Das "Parikrama"
(Poetry collection)		 Oriya [10]
2007 Naiyar Masud, March 05, 2008.jpg Naiyer Masud "Taoos Chaman Ki Myna"
(Short stories collection)		 Urdu [11][12]
2008 Lakshmi Nandan Bora.jpg Lakshmi Nandan Bora "Kayakalpa"
(Novel)		 Assamese[13]
2009 Surjit Patar.jpg Surjit Paatar "Lafzan Di Dargah" Punjabi [14]
2010 S.L.Bhyrappa.jpg S. L. Bhyrappa "Mandra" Kannada [4]
2011  – A. A. Manavalan "Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalum" Tamil [15]
2012 Sugathakumari Teacher.jpg Sugathakumari "Manalezhuthu"
(Poetry collection)		 Malayalam [16]
2013  – Govind Mishra "Dhool Paudho Par"
(Novel)		 Hindi [17]
2014 Veerappa Moily BNC.jpg Veerappa Moily "Ramayana Mahanveshanam"
(Poetry)		 Kannada [18]
2015 Padma Sachdev bharat-s-tiwari-photography-IMG 0781 May 12, 2018.jpg Padma Sachdev "Chitt-Chete"
(Autobiography)		 Dogri [citation needed]
2016 Shubhankar - M. Sail - 20 Feb 2018 - 1.jpg Mahabaleshwar Sail "Hawthan"
(Novel)		 Konkani [19]
2017 Writer Sitanshu Yashaschandra Mehta at Loktak lake.jpg Sitanshu Yashaschandra "Vakhar"
(Poetry collection)		 Gujarati [20]
2018
 K Shiva Reddy at KNY Patanjali complete works volumes book release program 29 Dec 2012 Hyderabad.jpg K Siva Reddy "Pakkaki Ottigilite" (Poetry)
 Telugu [21]
2019 Vasdev Mohi "Chequebook" (Short Story Series) Sindhi [22]
2020
 Sharankumar Limbale "Sanatan" (Novel) Marathi [23]

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "About Saraswati Samman". K.K. Birla Foundation. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 "Saraswati Samman for Prof Paniker". The Tribune. Chandigarh, India. 19 February 2006. Archived from the original on 16 December 2006.
  3. ↑ http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/community/padma-sachdev-to-get-saraswati-samman/221490.html
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Saraswati Samman for writer Bhyrappa". The Times of India. 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 5 December 2011.
  5. ↑ "Saraswati Samman Recipients". K.K. Birla Foundation . Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  6. ↑ "Harivansh Rai Bachchan". LitGloss, University at Buffalo. Archived from the original on 24 June 2010.
  7. ↑ Choudhury, Ashok K. (17 June 2001). "Manoj Das: True interpreter of India's cultural and spiritual heritage". Daily Excelsior. Jammu and Kashmir, India. Archived from the original on 1 July 2001.
  8. ↑ "Saraswati Samman for Dalip Kaur Tiwana". The Tribune. Chandigarh, India. 24 January 2002. Archived from the original on 13 February 2002.
  9. ↑ Joshua, Anita (18 February 2006). "Saraswati Samman for Ayyappa Paniker, Malayalam poet". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "Saraswati Samman for eminent Oriya writer". The Hindu. 13 February 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2007.
  11. ↑ "Saraswati Samman for Urdu author". The Hindu. 15 February 2008. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008.
  12. ↑ "I view the whole story like a movie: Naiyer Masud". The Tribune. Chandigarh, India. 24 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2008. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |archivedate= (help)
  13. ↑ ""Kayakalpa" gets Saraswati Samman". The Hindu. 12 February 2009. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014.
  14. ↑ "Punjabi poet Surjit Patar gets Saraswati Samman". The Hindu. 19 September 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014.
  15. ↑ "Honour for Tamil writer". The Hindu. 23 March 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014.
  16. ↑ "Award for Sugathakumari". The Hindu. 3 August 2013. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014.
  17. ↑ "Govind Mishra gets Saraswati Samman 2013 for novel 'Dhool Paudhon Par'". Daily News & Analysis. 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2014.
  18. ↑ http://english.dcbooks.com/m-veerappa-moily-bags-prestigious-saraswati-samman-2014.html
  19. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/konkani-author-mahabaleshwar-sail-gets-saraswati-samman/articleshow/57561403.cms
  20. ↑ PTI (2018-04-27). "Gujarati poet Sitanshu Yashaschandras "Vakhar" chosen for Saraswati Samman". India Today. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  21. ↑ "K Siva Reddy to get Saraswati Samman". Hindustan Times, New Delhi. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  22. ↑ "Meet the author, Vasdev Mohi" (PDF). sahitya-akademi.gov.in.
  23. ↑ "Saraswati award conferred on Marathi Writer Limbale". The free press journal. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

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