Moortidevi Award
The Moortidevi Award is an annual literary award in India presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith organization for a work which emphasizes Indian philosophy and culture. In 2003, the prize included an amount of ₹1 lakh (US$1,200),[1] a plaque, a statue of Saraswati, and a shawl.[2] The cash prize was raised to ₹2 lakh (US$2,400) in the year 2011[3] and to ₹4 lakh (US$4,800) in the year 2013.[4]
Recipients
The following are the recipients of the award:[5]
| Year | Laureate | Language | Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | C.K.Nagaraja Rao | Kannada | Pattamhadevi Shantala Devi[1] |
| 1984 | Virendra Kumar Jain | Hindi | Mukti Doot[6] |
| 1986 | Kanhaiyalal Sethia | Rajasthani | |
| 1987 | Manubhai Pancholi ‘Darshak' | Gujarati | Zer To Pidha Chhe Jani Jani |
| 1988 | Vishnu Prabhakar | Hindi | |
| 1989 | Vidya Niwas Mishra | Hindi | |
| 1990 | Munishree Nagraj | Hindi | |
| 1991 | Pratibha Rai | Odia | Yagnaseni[2] |
| 1992 | Kubernath Ray | Hindi | |
| 1993 | Shyamacharan Dubey | Hindi | |
| 1994 | Shivaji Sawant | Marathi | Mrityunjay[1] |
| 1995 | Nirmal Verma | Hindi | Bharat aur Europe: Pratishruti ke Shetra[1] |
| 2000 | Govind Chandra Pande[1] | Hindi | Sahitiya Saundarya aur Sanskriti[1] |
| 2001 | Rammurti Tripathi | Hindi | Shriguru Mahima[1] |
| 2002 | Yashdev Shalya | Hindi | |
| 2003 | Kalyan Mal Lodha | Hindi | |
| 2004 | Narayan Desai | Gujarati | Maroon Jeewan Aaj Mari Vaani[7] |
| 2005 | Rammurti Sharma | Hindi | Bharatiya Darshan Ki Chintadhara[7] |
| 2006 | Krishna Bihari Mishra | Hindi | Kalpataru ke Utsav Leela[8] |
| 2007 | M. Veerappa Moily | Kannada | Shri Ramayana Mahanveshanam [9] |
| 2008 | Raghuvansh | Hindi | Paschimi Bhautik Samskriti Ka Utthan Aur Patan [3] |
| 2009 | Akkitham | Malayalam | Various poems[10] |
| 2010 | Gopi Chand Narang | Urdu | Urdu Ghazal aur Hindustani Zehn-o Tahzeeb[11] |
| 2011 | Gulab Kothari | Hindi | Ahmev Radha, Ahmev Krishnah[12] |
| 2012 | Haraprasad Das | Odia | Vamsha[2] |
| 2013 | C. Radhakrishnan | Malayalam | Theekkadal Katanhu Thirumadhuram[4] |
| 2014 | Vishwanath Tripathi | Hindi | Vyomkesh Darvesh[13] |
| 2015 | Kolakaluri Enoch | Telugu | Ananta Jeevanam[14] |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Moortidevi Awards for two writers". Times of India. 24 February 2003. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ a b c "Moortidevi Award for Haraprasad Das". The Times Of India. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Hamid Ansari presents 'Moortidevi Award' to Dr. Raghuvansh". May 16, 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Moortidevi Award for C. Radhakrishnan". The Hindu. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ "MOORTIDEVI LAUREATES". Bharatiya Jnanpith. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ^ "Bharatiya Jnanpith second moorti devi literary award". The Times Of India. 27 April 1986. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Narayan Desai to be awarded". Daily News and Analysis. 18 April 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ "Moily gets Moortidevi Award". Deccan Herald. 4 November 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ "Moortidevi Award for Veerappa Moily". Times of India. March 19, 2010.
- ^ "Moortidevi Award for Akkitham". The Hindu. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ Budhaditya Bhattacharya (19 November 2012). "Reclaiming the ghazal's space". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ "Vice President Calls upon People to Stay Connected with their Cultural Roots". Press Information Bureau. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ "Moortidevi Award for Hindi author Vishwanath Tripathi". Business Standard. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ Special Correspondent. "Award for Kolakaluri Enoch". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
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