Premanand Suvarna Chandrak
| Premanand Suvarna Chandrak | |
|---|---|
| Civilian award for contributions to Literature | |
 Award plaque | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in writing by a Gujarati writer |
| Sponsored by | Premanand Sahitya Bhavan, Vadodara |
| Location | Gujarat, India |
| First awarded | 1983 |
| Last awarded | 2016 |
| Highlights | |
| First winner | Mareez (posthumously) |
| Last winner | Chandrakant Sheth |
The Premanand Suvarna Chandrak or Premanand Gold Medal is a literary honour awarded every two years, though sometimes annually, to an established Gujarati writer in order to recognize and promote excellence in Gujarati writing. It is given by an institute of literature, the Premanand Sahitya Bhavan of Vadodara, in remembrance of the Gujarati poet with which it shares its name, Premanand Bhatt.[1] Established in 1916 as the Gujarati Sahitya Sabha and renamed to be the Premanand Sahitya Bhavan in 1944,[2] the organization and institute started this medal in 1983.
Recipients[edit]
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 1983 | Mareez (posthumously) |
| 1985 | Vishnuprasad Trivedi |
| 1987 | Harivallabh Bhayani |
| 1989 | Umashankar Joshi (posthumously) |
| 1991 | Dharmiklal Pandya |
| 1992 |
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| 1994 | Madhu Rye |
| 1996 | Priyakant Parikh |
| 1997 | Amrut Ghayal |
| 1998 | Niranjan Bhagat |
| 2000 | Rajendra Shah |
| 2001 | |
| 2003 | Chandrakant Topiwala |
| 2005-2006 | Pravin Darji |
| 2007-2008 | Dhiru Parikh |
| 2009-2010 | Mohan Parmar |
| 2011-2012 | Suman Shah |
| 2013-2014 | Lovekumar Desai (posthumously)[5] |
| 2015-2016 | Chandrakant Sheth |
References[edit]
- ^ "Premanand Sahityasabha". Gujarati Vishwakosh (Gujarati Encyclopaedia). Vol. 12. Ahmedabad: Gujarati Vishwakosh Trust. 1999.
- ^ "History of Vadodara". Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ Trivedi, Dr. Ramesh M. (2015). Arvachin Gujarati Sahityano Itihas (History of Modern Gujarati Literature). Ahmedabad: Adarsh Prakashan. p. 421. ISBN 978-93-82593-88-1.
- ^ "File:List of winners of Premanand Gold Medal.jpg". Wikimedia Commons. 2017-03-01. Archived from the original on 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ "સ્વ.લવકુમાર દેસાઈ પ્રેમાનંદ સુવર્ણ ચંદ્રક". Divya Bhaskar (in Gujarati). 23 February 2015. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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