Ganga Sharan Singh Award
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| Ganga Sharan Singh Award गंगाशरण सिंह पुरस्कार | |
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| Award for promotion of the Hindi Language | |
| Description | Literary award in India |
| Sponsored by | Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Government of India |
| First awarded | 1989 |
| Last awarded | 2007 |
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| Total awarded | 90 |
| Website | www |
Ganga Sharan Singh (Sinha) (1905-1988) was a member of the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Parliament of India, for three terms (1956–62 and 1962-68 from Bihar and then a nominated member in 1968-1974). He was prominent in the Indian National Congress party and a co-founder of the Congress Socialist Party. He was close to Rajendra Prasad, India's first President.
Ganga Sharan Singh Award (Devnagari: गंगाशरण सिंह पुरस्कार) is a literary honour in India which Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, (Central Hindi Organization), Ministry of Human Resource Development, annually confers on writers of outstanding works in Hindi Literature. It is also a Hindi Sevi Samman and is given to number of Hindi experts for playing their important role in promoting the Hindi language.
History
The award was established by Kendriya Hindi Sansthan in 1989 on the name of the Great Hindi Linguist & Freedom Fighter Ganga Sharan Singh. It was first awarded in 1989.
Honour
Subramanyam Bharti Award is awarded for the Publicity-Dissemination and training in Hindi every year by the President Of India.
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