What is the Vyas Samman Award?
The Vyas Samman Award is a prestigious literary honor presented annually to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of Hindi literature. It is considered to be the second-highest literary honor in India after the Jnanpith Award. The Vyas Samman is named after Maharshi Vedvyas, the author of the great Indian epic Mahabharata. This award rewards the winner with prize money of 4 lakhs, a citation, and a memento, symbolizing the cultural and literary richness it aims to celebrate.
Vyas Samman Award 2023: Complete List of Winners
The Vyas Samman Award is one of the most prestigious awards presented in the field of Hindi literature. It was introduced by the K. K Birla Foundation in the year 1991. In 2023, Gyan Chaturvedi won the 32nd Vyas Samman Award 2022 for his Novel ‘Pagalkhana’. Ram Vilas Sharma was the first person to receive this award for his book ‘Bharat ke Pracheen Bhasha Parivar aur Hindi’ in 1991. Since then it has been presented every year to recognize the outstanding contributions to the field of Hindi literature.
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- Winner of Vyas Samman Award 2023
- List of Winners of Vyas Samman Award Till 2023
- What is the Vyas Samman Award?
- First Winner of Vyas Samman Award
- Eligibility For The Vyas Samman Award
- FAQs on The Vyas Samman Award Winners 2023