Vyas Samman
Literary award in India
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The Vyas Samman is a literary award in India, first awarded in 1991. It is awarded annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation and includes a cash payout of ₹ 4,00,000 (as of 2019).
To be eligible for the award, the literary work must be in the Hindi language and have been published in the past 10 years.
Four recipients of Vyas Samman -- Kunwar Narayan (1995), Kedarnath Singh (1997), Shrilal Shukla (1999), and Amarkant (2009) -- went on to win the Jnanpith Award, considered the highest Indian literary honor, in 2005, 2013, 2009, and 2009, respectively.
Two recipients of Vyas Samman -- Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari (2011) and Vishwanath Tripathi (2013) -- received Moortidevi Award, considered the second highest after the Jnanpith Award, in 2019 and 2014, respectively.
Two recipients of Vyas Samman -- Govind Mishra (1997) and Ramdarash Mishra (2011) -- received Saraswati Samman, considered the highest awarded by the same K.K. Birla Foundation, in 2013 and 2021, respectively.
Starting with Chitra Mudgal in 2003, nine women have won the award so far.
Recipients
The people who have been awarded the Vyas Samman are:[1]
| Year | Awardee | Work | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Suryabala | Kaun Des Ko Vasi: Venu Ki Diary | Novel | [2] |
| 2023 | Pushpa Bharati | Yaadein, Yaadein!...Aur Yaadein | Memoir | [3] |
| 2022 | Gyan Chaturvedi | Pagalkhana | Novel | [4] |
| 2021 | Asghar Wajahat | Mahabali | Play | [5] |
| 2020 | Sharad K. Pagare | Patliputra ki Samragi | Novel | [6] |
| 2019 | Nasira Sharma | Kagaz Ki Naav | Novel | [7] |
| 2018 | Leeladhar Jagudi | Jitne Log Utne Prem | Novel | [8][9] |
| 2017 | Mamta Kalia | Dukkham Sukkham | Novel | [10][11] |
| 2016 | Surendra Verma | Kaatna shami ka vriksha padma-pankhuri ki dhar se | Novel | [12] |
| 2015 | Sunita Jain | Kshama | Poetry | [13] |
| 2014 | Kamal Kishore Goyenka | Premchand Kee Kahaniyon Kaa Kaal Kramanusar Adhyan | ||
| 2013 | Vishwanath Tripathi | Vyomkesh Darvesh | Memoir | |
| 2012 | Narendra Kohli | Na Bhooto Na Bhavishyati | Novel | [14] |
| 2011 | Ramdarash Mishra | Aam K Patte | Poetry | [14] |
| 2010 | Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari | Phir Bhi Kuch Rah Jayega | Poetry | |
| 2009 | Amar Kant | Inhi Hathiyaron Se | [15] | |
| 2008 | Mannu Bhandari | Ek Kahani Yah Bhi | Autobiography | [16] |
| 2007 | No awards | No awards | No awards | |
| 2006 | Parmanand Srivastava | Kavita Ki Arthaat | ||
| 2005 | Chandrakanta | Katha Satisar | Novel | [17][18] |
| 2004 | Mridula Garg | Kath Gulab | [18] | |
| 2003 | Chitra Mudgal | Anwan | ||
| 2002 | Kailash Vajpeyi | Prithvi Ka Krishna Paksh | ||
| 2001 | Ramesh Chandra Shah | Aalochana ka paksh | ||
| 2000 | Giriraj Kishore | Pehla Girimitya | ||
| 1999 | Sri Lal Sukla | Bisarampur Ka Sant | [19] | |
| 1998 | Govind Mishra | Paanch Aanganon wala Ghar | ||
| 1997 | Kedarnath Singh | Uttar Kabir Tatha Anya Kavitaen | Poetry | |
| 1996 | Ramswarup Chaturvedi | Hindi Sahitya aur Samvedna ka Vikas | ||
| 1995 | Kunwar Narayan | Koi Dusra Nahin | Poetry | |
| 1994 | Dharamvir Bharati | Sapna Abhi Bhi | Poetry | |
| 1993 | Girija Kumar Mathur | Main Waqt ke Hoon Samane | Poetry | |
| 1992 | Shiv Prasaad Singh | Neela Chand | Novel | |
| 1991 | Ram Vilas Sharma | Bharat ke Pracheen bhasha parivar aur Hindi | [7] |
See also
- Jnanpith Award, another annual literary award, regarded as the highest Indian literary honor and conferred by the Bharatiya Jnanpith.
- Moortidevi Award, another annual literary honor, regarded as the second highest,[20] and also awarded by the Bharatiya Jnanpith.
- Saraswati Samman, a similar literary award in all official Indian languages and also conferred by the K. K. Birla Foundation.
