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 the Hindu goddess of knowledge, Saraswati.[2]
| Saraswati Samman | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored by | K. K. Birla Foundation[1] |
| Date | 1991 |
| Location | Delhi |
| Country | India |
| Reward(s) | ₹15,00,000 |
| Most recent winner | Prabha Varma |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 33 |
| First winner | Harivansh 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
edit| Year | Image | Recipient | Work | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 |  |
Harivansh Rai Bachchan | Autobiography in four volumes (Autobiography) |
Hindi | [2][6] |
| 1992 |  |
Ramakant Rath | "Sri Radha" (Poetry) |
Odia | [2] |
| 1993 |  |
Vijay Tendulkar | "Kanyadaan" (Play) |
Marathi | [2] |
| 1994 |  |
Harbhajan Singh | "Rukh Te Rishi" (Poetry collection) |
Punjabi | [2] |
| 1995 |  |
Balamani Amma | "Nivedyam" (Poetry collection) |
Malayalam | [2] |
| 1996 |  |
Shamsur Rahman Faruqi | "She`r-e Shor-Angez" | Urdu | [2] |
| 1997 | Manubhai Pancholi | "Kurukshetra" | Gujarati | [2] | |
| 1998 |  |
Shankha Ghosh | "Gandharba Kabita Guccha" (Poetry collection) |
Bengali | [2] |
| 1999 | – | Indira Parthasarathy | "Ramanujar" (Play) |
Tamil | [2] |
| 2000 |  |
Manoj Das | "Amruta Phala" (Novel) |
Odia | [2][7] |
| 2001 |  |
Dalip Kaur Tiwana | "Katha Kaho Urvashi" (Novel) |
Punjabi | [2][8] |
| 2002 |  |
Mahesh Elkunchwar | "Yugant" (Play) |
Marathi | [2] |
| 2003 | – | Govind Chandra Pande | "Bhagirathi" (Poetry collection) |
Sanskrit | [2] |
| 2004 |  |
Sunil Gangopadhyay | "Pratham Alo" (Novel) |
Bengali | [2] |
| 2005 |  |
K. Ayyappa Panicker | "Ayyappa Panikarude Kritikal" (Poetry collection) |
Malayalam | [2][9] |
| 2006 |  |
Jagannath Prasad Das | "Parikrama" (Poetry collection) |
Odia | [10] |
| 2007 |  |
Naiyer Masud | "Taoos Chaman Ki Myna" (Short stories collection) |
Urdu | [11][12] |
| 2008 | 
|
Lakshmi Nandan Bora | "Kayakalpa" (Novel) |
Assamese[13] | |
| 2009 |  |
Surjit Paatar | "Lafzan Di Dargah" | Punjabi | [14] |
| 2010 |  |
S. L. Bhyrappa | "Mandra" | Kannada | [4] |
| 2011 | – | A. A. Manavalan | "Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalum" | Tamil | [15] |
| 2012 |  |
Sugathakumari | "Manalezhuthu" (Poetry collection) |
Malayalam | [16] |
| 2013 |  |
Govind Mishra | "Dhool Paudho Par" (Novel) |
Hindi | [17] |
| 2014 |  |
Veerappa Moily | "Ramayana Mahanveshanam" (Poetry) |
Kannada | [18] |
| 2015 |  |
Padma Sachdev | "Chitt-Chete" (Autobiography) |
Dogri | [citation needed] |
| 2016 |  |
Mahabaleshwar Sail | "Hawthan" (Novel) |
Konkani | [19] |
| 2017 |  |
Sitanshu Yashaschandra | "Vakhar" (Poetry collection) |
Gujarati | [20] |
| 2018 | 
|
K Siva Reddy | "Pakkaki Ottigilite" (Poetry) |
Telugu | [21] |
| 2019 | 
|
Vasdev Mohi | "Chequebook" (Short Story Series) | Sindhi | [22] |
| 2020 | Sharankumar Limbale | "Sanatan" (Novel) | Marathi | [23] | |
| 2021 |  |
Ram Darash Mishra | "Main to Yahan Hun" (Poetry) | Hindi | [24] |
| 2022 | 
|
Sivasankari | "Surya Vamsam" (Memoir) | Tamil | [25] |
| 2023 | 
|
Prabha Varma | "Roudra Sathwikam" (Novel in verse) | Malayalam | [26] |
Notes
edit- ^ a b c "About Saraswati Samman". K.K. Birla Foundation. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Saraswati Samman for Prof Paniker". The Tribune. Chandigarh, India. 19 February 2006. Archived from the original on 16 December 2006.
- ^ "Padma Sachdev to get Saraswati Samman".
- ^ a b "Saraswati Samman for writer Bhyrappa". The Times of India. 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 5 December 2011.
- ^ "Saraswati Samman Recipients". K.K. Birla Foundation. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
- ^ "Harivansh Rai Bachchan". LitGloss, University at Buffalo. Archived from the original on 24 June 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Saraswati Samman for Dalip Kaur Tiwana". The Tribune. Chandigarh, India. 24 January 2002. Archived from the original on 13 February 2002.
- ^ Joshua, Anita (18 February 2006). "Saraswati Samman for Ayyappa Paniker, Malayalam poet". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014.
- ^ "Saraswati Samman for eminent Oriya writer". The Hindu. 13 February 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2007.
- ^ "Saraswati Samman for Urdu author". The Hindu. 15 February 2008. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008.
- ^ "I view the whole story like a movie: Naiyer Masud". The Tribune. Chandigarh, India. 24 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06.
- ^ ""Kayakalpa" gets Saraswati Samman". The Hindu. 12 February 2009. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014.
- ^ "Punjabi poet Surjit Patar gets Saraswati Samman". The Hindu. 19 September 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014.
- ^ "Honour for Tamil writer". The Hindu. 23 March 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014.
- ^ "Award for Sugathakumari". The Hindu. 3 August 2013. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014.
- ^ "Govind Mishra gets Saraswati Samman 2013 for novel 'Dhool Paudhon Par'". Daily News & Analysis. 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014.
- ^ "M. Veerappa Moily bags prestigious Saraswati Samman 2014". english.dcbooks.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
- ^ "Konkani author Mahabaleshwar Sail gets Saraswati Samman | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. 9 March 2017.
- ^ PTI (2018-04-27). "Gujarati poet Sitanshu Yashaschandras "Vakhar" chosen for Saraswati Samman". India Today. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ "K Siva Reddy to get Saraswati Samman". Hindustan Times, New Delhi. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Meet the author, Vasdev Mohi" (PDF). sahitya-akademi.gov.in.
- ^ "Saraswati award conferred on Marathi Writer Limbale". The free press journal. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Ramdarash Mishra selected for Saraswati Samman 2021". Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Tamil writer Sivasankari to be awarded Saraswati Samman for memoir 'Surya Vamsam'". hindustantimes.com. 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Saraswati Samman for Malayalam poet Prabha Varma". onmanorama.com. 18 March 2024.