Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar
The Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar (Gujarati: સાહિત્ય ગૌરવ પુરસ્કાર), also known as Sahitya Gaurav Award, is a literary honour in Gujarat, India. The award is conferred by Gujarat Sahitya Akademi and Government of Gujarat to the Gujarati authors for their significant contribution in Gujarati literature. Established in 1983, the award comprises a plaque, shawl and a cash prize of Rs. 1,00,000 (one lakh).[1] In 1985, Umashankar Joshi rejected the Sahitya Gaurav Award.[2]
| Sahitya Gaurav Award | |
|---|---|
| Civilian award for contributions to Literature | |
| Awarded for | Literary honour |
| Sponsored by | Gujarat Sahitya Akademi |
| Location | Gujarat, India |
| Reward(s) | ₹ 1,00,000 (1 lakh) |
| First awarded | 1983 |
| Last awarded | 2018 |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 35 |
| First winner | Vishnuprasad Trivedi |
| Last winner | Mohammad Mankad |
Recipients
Following is the list of recipients:[2]
| Year | Recipients |
|---|---|
| 1983 | Vishnuprasad Trivedi |
| 1984 | Sundaram |
| 1985 | Umashankar Joshi (not accepted) |
| 1986 | Pannalal Patel |
| 1987 | Snehrashmi |
| 1988 | Chandravadan Mehta |
| 1989 | Harivallabh Bhayani |
| 1990 | not awarded |
| 1991 | Nagindas Parekh |
| 1992 | Rajendra Shah |
| 1993 | Niranjan Bhagat |
| 1994 | Gulabdas Broker |
| 1995 | Hiraben Pathak |
| 1996 | Keshavram Kashiram Shastri |
| 1997 | Makarand Dave |
| 1998 | Dhirubhai Thaker |
| 1999 | Manubhai Pancholi 'Darshak' |
| 2000 | Ushanas |
| 2001 | Ramanlal Joshi |
| 2002 | Labhshankar Thakar |
| 2003 | Madhusudan Parekh |
| 2004 | Bholabhai Patel |
| 2005 | Vinod Bhatt |
| 2006 | Chandrakant Sheth |
| 2007 | Amritlal Vegad |
| 2008 | Varsha Adalja |
| 2009 | Kumarpal Desai |
| 2010 | Vinesh Antani |
| 2011 | Taarak Mehta |
| 2012 | Bhagvatikumar Sharma |
| 2013 | Sitanshu Yashaschandra |
| 2014 | Suman Shah |
| 2015 | Vinod Joshi[3] |
| 2016 | Madhav Ramanuj[4] |
| 2017 | Dinkar Joshi |
| 2018 | Mohammad Mankad[5] |
References
- "11 littérateurs awarded Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar in Ahmedabad". dna. 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
- Trivedi, Dr. Ramesh M. (2015). Arvachin Gujarati Sahityano Itihas (History of Modern Gujarati Literature). Ahmedabad: Adarsh Prakashan. p. 419. ISBN 978-93-82593-88-1.
- "Pro.Dr. Vinod Joshi Got Gaurav Award to the Sahitya Akademi- m.divyabhaskar.co.in". Divya Bhaskar (in Gujarati). 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- "Madhav Ramanuj gets Guj Gaurav Puraskar". DNA. 2016-05-25. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
- "Mohammad Mankad conferred with award". Ahmedabad Mirror. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
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