Saraswati Samman

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 and is considered to be among the highest literary awards in India.[2]

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

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
YearImageRecipientWorkLanguageRef.
1991Harivansh Rai BachchanAutobiography in four volumes
(Autobiography)		Hindi[2][6]
1992Ramakant Rath"Sri Radha"
(Poetry)		Odia[2]
1993Vijay Tendulkar"Kanyadaan"
(Play)		Marathi[2]
1994Harbhajan Singh"Rukh Te Rishi"
(Poetry collection)		Punjabi[2]
1995Balamani Amma"Nivedyam"
(Poetry collection)		Malayalam[2]
1996Shamsur Rahman Faruqi"She`r-e Shor-Angez"Urdu[2]
1997Manubhai Pancholi"Kurukshetra"Gujarati[2]
1998Shankha Ghosh"Gandharba Kabita Guccha"
(Poetry collection)		Bengali[2]
1999– Indira Parthasarathy"Ramanujar"
(Play)		Tamil[2]
2000Manoj Das"Amruta Phala"
(Novel)		Oriya[2][7]
2001Dalip Kaur Tiwana"Katha Kaho Urvashi"
(Novel)		Punjabi[2][8]
2002Mahesh Elkunchwar"Yugant"
(Play)		Marathi[2]
2003 – Govind Chandra Pande"Bhagirathi"
(Poetry collection)		Sanskrit[2]
2004Sunil Gangopadhyay"Pratham Alo"
(Novel)		Bengali[2]
2005K. Ayyappa Panicker"Ayyappa Panikarude Kritikal"
(Poetry collection)		Malayalam[2][9]
2006Jagannath Prasad Das"Parikrama"
(Poetry collection)		Oriya[10]
2007Naiyer Masud"Taoos Chaman Ki Myna"
(Short stories collection)		Urdu[11][12]
2008 Lakshmi Nandan Bora"Kayakalpa"
(Novel)		Assamese[13]
2009Surjit Paatar"Lafzan Di Dargah"Punjabi[14]
2010S. L. Bhyrappa"Mandra"Kannada[4]
2011 – A. A. Manavalan"Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalum"Tamil[15]
2012Sugathakumari"Manalezhuthu"
(Poetry collection)		Malayalam[16]
2013 – Govind Mishra"Dhool Paudho Par"
(Novel)		Hindi [17]
2014Veerappa Moily"Ramayana Mahanveshanam"
(Poetry)		Kannada[18]
2015Padma Sachdev"Chitt-Chete"
(Autobiography)		Dogri
2016Mahabaleshwar Sail"Hawthan"
(Novel)		Konkani[19]
2017Sitanshu Yashaschandra"Vakhar"
(Poetry collection)		Gujarati[20]
2018
 K Siva Reddy "Pakkaki Ottigilite" (Poetry)
 Telugu [21]
2019 Vasdev Mohi "Chequebook" (Short Story Series) Sindhi

Notes
  1. "About Saraswati Samman". K.K. Birla Foundation. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  2. "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. "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.
  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.
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