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]

YearAwardeeWorkTypeRef.
2024SuryabalaKaun Des Ko Vasi: Venu Ki DiaryNovel[2]
2023Pushpa BharatiYaadein, Yaadein!...Aur YaadeinMemoir[3]
2022Gyan ChaturvediPagalkhanaNovel[3]
2021Asghar WajahatMahabaliPlay[4]
2020Sharad K. PagarePatliputra ki SamragiNovel[5]
2019Nasira SharmaKagaz Ki NaavNovel[6]
2018Leeladhar JagudiJitne Log Utne PremNovel[7][8]
2017Mamta KaliaDukkham SukkhamNovel[9][10]
2016Surendra VermaKaatna shami ka vriksha padma-pankhuri ki dhar seNovel[11]
2015Sunita JainKshamaPoetry[12]
2014Kamal Kishore GoyenkaPremchand Kee Kahaniyon Kaa Kaal Kramanusar Adhyan
2013Vishwanath TripathiVyomkesh DarveshMemoir
2012Narendra KohliNa Bhooto Na BhavishyatiNovel[13]
2011Ramdarash MishraAam K PattePoetry[13]
2010Vishwanath Prasad TiwariPhir Bhi Kuch Rah JayegaPoetry
2009Amar KantInhi Hathiyaron Se[14]
2008Mannu BhandariEk Kahani Yah BhiAutobiography[15]
2007
2006Parmanand SrivastavaKavita Ki Arthaat
2005ChandrakantaKatha SatisarNovel[16][17]
2004Mridula GargKath Gulab[17]
2003Chitra MudgalAnwan
2002Kailash VajpeyiPrithvi Ka Krishna Paksh
2001Ramesh Chandra ShahAalochana ka paksh
2000Giriraj KishorePehla Girimitya
1999Sri Lal SuklaBisarampur Ka Sant[18]
1998Govind MishraPaanch Aanganon wala Ghar
1997Kedarnath SinghUttar Kabir Tatha Anya KavitaenPoetry
1996Ramswarup ChaturvediHindi Sahitya aur Samvedna ka Vikas
1995Kunwar NarayanKoi Dusra NahinPoetry
1994Dharamvir BharatiSapna Abhi BhiPoetry
1993Girija Kumar MathurMain Waqt ke Hoon SamanePoetry
1992Shiv Prasaad SinghNeela ChandNovel
1991Ram Vilas SharmaBharat ke Pracheen bhasha parivar aur Hindi[6]

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,[19] 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.

References

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