Saraswati Award
Awards & Honors · सरस्वती पुरस्कार · 12 facts
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Saraswati Samman is top Hindi literary prize Rs 15 lakh
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Instituted by KK Birla Foundation in 1991
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Harivansh Rai Bachchan won first Saraswati Samman 1991
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Awarded for outstanding prose or poetry in Indian languages
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Vijay Tendulkar won Saraswati Samman for Marathi literature
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Subodh Kumar Mishra won Saraswati Samman for Hindi
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Work published in last 10 years is eligible for award
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Award recognizes literary work in any of 22 languages
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Selection done by eminent literary scholars panel
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Vyas Samman is another literary prize by Birla Foundation
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Bihari Puraskar also given by Birla Foundation Rajasthan
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Award ceremony held annually in New Delhi