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 the 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 ₹100,000.[1] In 1985, Umashankar Joshi rejected the Sahitya Gaurav Award.[2]
| Sahitya Gaurav Award | |
|---|---|
| Civilian award for contributions to Literature | |
 Award plaque | |
| Awarded for | Literary honour |
| Sponsored by | Gujarat Sahitya Akademi |
| Location | Gujarat, India |
| Reward(s) | ₹100,000 |
| First awarded | 1983 |
| Last awarded | 2021 |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 38 |
| First winner | Vishnuprasad Trivedi |
| Last winner | Madhu Rye |
Recipients edit
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] |
| 2019 | Manilal H. Patel[6] |
| 2020 | Madhu Rye[7] |
| 2021 | Mohan Parmar[8] |
References edit
- ^ "11 littérateurs awarded Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar in Ahmedabad". dna. 2011-07-11. Archived from the original on 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
- ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ^ "Madhav Ramanuj gets Guj Gaurav Puraskar". DNA. 2016-05-25. Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
- ^ "Mohammad Mankad conferred with award". Ahmedabad Mirror. 29 November 2019. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "યુવા અને સાહિત્ય ગૌરવ પુરસ્કાર અપાશે". Divya Bhaskar (in Gujarati). 28 January 2020. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ Dave, Vishvesh (15 July 2021). "'ગુજરાત સાહિત્ય અકાદમી'ના વિવિધ એવોર્ડ જાહેર". GSTV (in Gujarati). Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "ગુજરાત સાહિત્ય અકાદમી દ્વારા સાહિત્ય ગૌરવ પુરસ્કારની જાહેરાત, આ લેખકોને મળ્યા પુરસ્કાર". thechabuk (in Gujarati). 14 December 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2023.