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The Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any
Indian language listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India. It is named after an Indian
goddess of learning and is considered to be among the highest literary awards in India. The
award consists of Rs 10 lakh, a citation and a plaque. The Saraswati Samman was instituted in
1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation. Candidates are selected from literary works published in
the previous ten years by a panel that included scholars and former award winners.
2013 Govind Mishra For his book Dhool Paudho Par published in 2008
2007 Naiyer Masud For his collection of short stories Taoos Chaman Ki Myna
2006 Jagannath Prasad Das For his collection of poems Parikrama in Oriya
2005 K. Ayyappa Panicker For his collection of poems Ayyappa Panikarude Kritikal in Malayalam
2003 Govind Chandra For his collection of 163 Sanskrit poems entitled Bhagirathi
Pande
2001 Dalip Kaur Tiwana For her novel Katha Kaho Urvashi in Punjabi
2000 Manoj Das For his novel Amruta Phala (The Nectar Fruit) in Oriya
1998 Shankha Ghosh For his anthology Gandharba Kabita Guccha in Bengali
1994 Harbhajan Singh For his book of poetry Rukh Te Rishi in Punjabi
The Sahitya Akademi was formally inaugurated by the Government of India on 12 March
1954. The Government of India Resolution, which set forth the constitution of the Akademi,
described it as a national organisation to work actively for the development of Indian letters and
to set high literary standards, to foster and co-ordinate literary activities in all the Indian
languages and to promote through them all the cultural unity of the country. Though set up by the
Government, the Akademi functions as an autonomous organisation. It was registered as a
society on 7 January 1956, under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
Every year since its inception in 1954, the Sahitya Akademi Award prizes to the most
outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the major Indian languages recognised by
the Akademy. The award amount, which was Rs.5,000 since inception, had been enhanced to
Rs.10,000 from 1983, Rs.25,000 from 1988, Rs.40,000 from 2001, Rs.50,000 from 2003 and is
now Rs.1,00,000 from 2009. The first Awards were given in 1955.
Sahitya Akademi Awards 2013
Language Author
English Temsula Ao
Kannada C. N. Ramachandran
Malayalam M. N. Paloor
Punjabi Manmohan
Padma Awards
Padma Awards - one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three
categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are
given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs, science and
engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc.
'Padma Vibhushan' is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; 'Padma Bhushan' for
distinguished service of high order and 'Padma Shri' for distinguished service in any field. The
awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.
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Navlekhan Award
A writers genius blossoms best in the natural climate of his mother tongue. The medium of
language has, thus, a regional character. In effect, however, the production of a literary
masterpiece becomes a national achievement and an international asset.
Although a writer because of an inner urge and a number of factors contribute to the creation of a
literary masterpiece, social recognition and expression of national indebtedness reassure him that
he is widely read, respected and loved. National awards and presentation of purses are tokens of
such recognition.
In India, though there are a number of regional and national awards for best literary productions
in Indian languages severally, there are hardly any awards for young authors writing in Hindi. It
was to fulfill this objective that Navlekhan Award was instituted.
Moortidevi Award
This Award carries the memory of Moortidevi, mother of Late Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain,
founder of Bharatiya Jnanpith. This Award is presented for a contemplative or intellectual
work, which underlines and expresses Indian philosophy and cultural heritage based on wider
ideals and human values. It is conferred on the litterateur who is alive.
The Vice President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari presented the "26th Moorti Devi Award"
to Shri Haraprasad Das, one of the most influential contemporary poet and thinker in Odia
Literature at a function organized by Bharatiya Jnanpith on 4th February 2014. The award
consists of a Citation and a cash prize of Rs 4 Lakhs.
Booker Prize
The prize was originally sponsored by a food distribution company called Booker-McConnell,
and quickly became known as "The Booker" for short. The name stuck, even after Booker-
McConnell's sponsorship ended. The current sponsor is investment company Man - and so, Man
Booker Prize.First awarded in 1969, The Man Booker Prize is an annual award given to the best
original full-length novel in English, as decided by a panel of judges. It is only open to citizens
of the Commonwealth, Ireland or Zimbabwe. However, every two years since 2005, the Booker
Prize also gives out an International award to a worthy author not eligible for the Booker Prize,
based on their entire body of work. The prize was won this year by American author Philip Roth.
On 22nd May, 1961, the fiftieth birthday of Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain, the founder of the Bharatiya
Jnanpith, members of his family thought that some unique scheme, commanding national
prestige and of international standard, should be started in literary or cultural field. Consequently,
when on 16th September, 1961, the Board of Trustees was considering matters relating to the
'Rashtrabharati Granthamala', which brings out Hindi translations of outstanding works of other
Indian languages, Smt. Rama Jain, the Founder President of the Jnanpith, queried whether it was
possible to select the best book out of the publications in Indian languages for a big award.
A discussion on the question was initiated by Smt. Rama Jain herself when she invited some of
the leading litterateurs at her residence in Calcutta on 22nd November, 1961. Kaka Kalelkar,
Harivansh Rai 'Bachchan', Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar', Jainendra Kumar, Jagdish Chandra Mathur,
Prabhakar Machwe, Akshaya Kumar Jain and Lakshmi Chandra Jain discussed various aspects
of the idea. Two days later, a primary plan was presented by Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain to Dr.
Rajendra Prasad, the President of India, who liked the idea greatly and promised to help in its
implementation.
1987 Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar (Kusumagraj) For his contributions to Marathi lit
Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian honour, given for exceptional service towards advancement
of Art, Literature and Science, Sports and in recognition of Public Service of the highest order.
The provision of Bharat Ratna was introduced in 1954.
The original specifications for the award called for a circular gold medal, 35 mm in diameter,
with the sun and the Hindi legend "Bharat Ratna" above and a floral wreath below. The reverse
was to carry the state emblem and motto. It was to be worn around the neck from a white ribbon.
This design was altered after a year.
The first ever Indian to receive this award was the famous scientist, Chandrasekhara Venkata
Raman. Since then, many dignitaries, each a whiz in varied aspects of their career has received
this coveted award.
List of recipients
Name Awarde
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Abul Kalam Azad 1992 Posthumous, independence activist, first Minister of Education
Vallabhbhai Patel 1991 Posthumous, independence activist, first Home Minister,Was responsibl
Nelson Mandela 1990 Second non-citizen and non-Indian recipient, Leader of the Anti-Aparth
Mother Teresa of Calcutta 1980 Catholic nun, founder of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata and No
K. Kamaraj 1976 Posthumous, independence activist, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu State
Indira Gandhi 1971 Third Prime Minister,The First Woman Prime Minister of India(1966-19
Lal Bahadur Shastri 1966 Posthumous, independence activist, second Prime Minister
Govind Ballabh Pant 1957 Independence activist, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Home Minister
Bhagwan Das 1955 Independence activist, author, Founder of Kashi Vidya Peeth
Radhakrishnan 1954 Philosopher, India's First Vice President (1952-1962), and India's Secon