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Uma-Snehrashmi Prize
Uma-Snehrashmi Paritoshik
DescriptionLiterary honor in Gujarat, India
Sponsored bySnehrashmi
Date1963 (1963)
LocationAhmedabad
CountryIndia
Presented byGujarati Sahitya Parishad
First awarded1963
Last awarded2013
Currently held byHarsh Brahmbhatt

Uma-Snehrashmi Prize, also known as Uma-Snehrashmi Paritoshik (Gujarati: ઉમા-સ્નેહરશ્મિ પારિતોષિક) is a literary award in Gujarat, India founded by Snehrashmi in 1963 in a remembrance of his deceased daughter Uma. Presented by Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, the award has been conferred every two years to the author of the most outstanding book in Gujarati language.[1]

Recipients

The Uma-Snehrashmi Prize has been granted every two years, since 1963, to the following people:[1][2]

Year Recipient Book
1963-64-65 Umashankar Joshi Mahaprasthan
1966-67 Ravji Patel Zanjha
1968-69 Jayant Khatri Khara Bapor
1970-71 Hiraben Pathak Paraloke Patra
1972-73 Priyakant Maniar Samip
1974-75 Raghuvir Chaudhari Uparvas Navaltrayi
1976-77 Jagdish Joshi Vamal Na Van
1978-79 Ramesh Parekh Khading
1980-81 Rajendra Shukla Antar Gandhar
1982-83 Jayant Pathak Mrugaya
1984-85 Chandrakant Sheth Dhoolmani Pagalio
1986-87 Nagindas Parekh Gandhiji: Ketlak Swadhyaylekho
1988-89 Dinkar Joshi Prakash No Padchhayo
1990-91 Sundaram Varda
1992-93 Bakul Tripathi Hindolo Zakamjhol
1994-95 Manilal H. Patel Ratvaso
1996-97 Gunvant Shah Billo Tillo Tach
1998-99 Dhruv Bhatt Tatvamasi
2000-01 Mohan Parmar Poth
2002-03 Narayan Desai Maru Jivan Ae J Mari Vani (1-4)
2004-05 Madhusudan Dhanki Shanimekhala
2006-07 Harish Nagrecha Ek Kshan No Unmad
2008-09 Pravin Pandya Barda Na Dungar
2010-11 Pravin Darji Ansarkhi Rekhao
2012-13 Harsh Brahmbhatt Jhakal Ne Tadka Ni Vachche

References

  1. ^ a b "Uma-Snehrashmi Paritoshik". Gujarati Sahitya Kosh (Encyclopedia of Gujarati Literature). Vol. 3. Ahmedabad: Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. 1996. p. 63.
  2. ^ Desai, Parul (2013). Gujarati Sahitya Parishad Prize. Ahmedabad: Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. p. 30.