Vyas Samman
The Vyas Samman is a prestigious literary award in India, presented annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation since1991. It is conferred for outstanding work in Hindi literature published in the last 10 years.
Thefirst recipient of Vyas Samman was Ram Vilas Sharmaand the last recipient (2024) is Suryabala for his work " Kaun Des Ko Vasi: Venu Ki Diary."
The award carries a cash prize ofRs. 4 lakhalong with a plaque and a citation.
List of Recipients
YearRecipientBook1991Ram Vilas SharmaBharat ke Pracheen bhashaparivar aur Hindi1992Shiv Prasaad SinghNeela Chand1993Girija Kumar MathurMain Waqt ke Hoon Samane1994Dharamvir BharatiSapna Abhi Bhi1995Shri Kunwar NarayanKoi Dusra Nahin1996Ramswarup ChaturvediHindi Sahitya aur Samvedna ka Vikas1997Kedarnath SinghUttar Kabir Tatha Anya Kavitaen1998Govind MishraPaanch Aanganon wala Ghar1999Sri Lal SuklaBisarampur Ka Sant2000Giriraj KishorePehla Girimitya2001Ramesh Chandra Shah2002Kailash VajpayeePrithvi Ka Krishna Paksh2003Chitra MudgalAnwan2004Mridula GargKath Gulab2005ChandrakantaKatha Satisar2006Parmanand Srivastava2007None2008Mannu BhandariEk Kahani Yah Bhi (Autobiography)2009Amar KanthInhi Hathiyaron Se2010Vishwanath Prasad TiwariPhir Bhi Kuch Rah Jayega2011Ramdarash MisraAam Ke Patte2012Narendra KohliNa Bhooto Na Bhavishyati2013Vishwanath TripathiVyomkesh Darvesh (Memoir)2014Kamal Kishore GoyenkaPremchand Kee Kahaniyon KaaKaal Kramanusar Adhyan2015Sunita JainKshama2016Surinder VermaKaatna shami ka vriksha padma-pankhuriki dhar se2017Mamta KaliaDukkham Sukkham2018Leeladhar JagudiJitne Log Utne Prem2019Nasira SharmaKagaz ki Nav2020Prof. Sharad Pagare (30th)Patliputra ki Samragi2021Asghar Wajahat (31st)Mahabali2022Dr. Gyan Chaturvedi (32th)Pagalkhana2023Pushpa Bharati (33rd)Yaadein, Yaadein aur Yaadein2024Suryabala (34th)Kaun Des Ko Vasi: Venu Ki Diary
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| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| K.K. Birla Foundation | Established in – 1991.By – Krishna Kumar Birla |
| Headquarters | New Delhi |
| Other Awards provided by K.K. Birla Foundation | Saraswati SammanBihari PuraskarShankar PuraskarVachaspati PuraskarG.D. Birla Award for Scientific Research |