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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 the Hindu goddess of knowledge, Saraswati.[2]

Saraswati Samman
Sponsored byK. K. Birla Foundation[1]
Date1991
LocationDelhi
CountryIndia
Reward(s)₹15,00,000
Most recent winnerPrabha Varma
Highlights
Total awarded33
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.
1991 Harivansh Rai BachchanAutobiography 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]
1997Manubhai 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)		Oriya[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)		Oriya[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]

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