K. K. Birla Foundation
Template:Short description Template:Use Indian English Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The K.K. Birla Foundation was established in 1991 by Krishna Kumar Birla in Delhi.[1] Its mission is to promote literature (especially Hindi literature) and the arts, as well as education and social work. It regularly gets mentioned in the media for the awards it confers, including:
- the Saraswati Samman Template:Indian rupee1,500,000 ({{INRConvert/Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".|1500|3||USD|year={{{year}}}}}) for literary work in any Indian language(22),[2][3]
- the Vyas Samman Template:Indian rupee400,000 ({{INRConvert/Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".|400|3||USD|year={{{year}}}}}) for prose/poetry work in Hindi,
- the Bihari Puraskar Template:Indian rupee100,000 ({{INRConvert/Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".|100|3||USD|year={{{year}}}}}) for prose/poetry work in Hindi/Rajasthani, only authors from Rajasthan are eligible,
- the Shankar Puraskar Template:Indian rupee150,000 ({{INRConvert/Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".|150|3||USD|year={{{year}}}}}) for a work in Hindi concerning Indian philosophy, culture and/or art,
- the Vachaspati Puraskar Template:Indian rupee150,000 ({{INRConvert/Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".|150|3||USD|year={{{year}}}}}) for any work in Sanskrit,[4]
- the G.D. Birla Award for Scientific Research Template:Indian rupee150,000 ({{INRConvert/Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".|150|3||USD|year={{{year}}}}}).
Saraswati Samman a literary recognition given annually by the KK Birla Foundation. Saraswati Samman carries a cash award of 15 lakh rupees, a citation and a plaque. Besides the Saraswati Samman, two other awards have been instituted by the KK Birla Foundation – the Vyas Samman (for Hindi works by Indian citizens) and Bihari Puraskar (for Hindi/Rajasthani works by Rajasthani writers), a literary and cultural organisation.
Noted Sindhi writer Vasdev Mohi will be honoured with 29th Saraswati Samman. He has been selected for his short stories collection:- Chequebook, published in 2012. This short stories collection talks about the agonies and sufferings of marginalized sections of the society. He has authored 25 books of poetry, stories and translations. He has also received the Sahitya Akademi Award.
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