The K.K. Birla Foundation was established in 1991 by
Krishna Kumar Birla
Krishna Kumar Birla (12 October, 1918 – 30 August, 2008) was an Indian industrialist of the Birla family.
Biography
Born at Pilani in the northwestern Indian state Rajasthan on 11 November 1918, Krishna Kumar Birla was the second son of ...
in Delhi. Its mission is to promote literature (especially
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...
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
The Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any of the 22 languages of India listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India. It is named after the Hindu goddess of knowledge, Saraswati.
The Saras ...
for literary work in any Indian language(22),
* the
Vyas Samman
The Vyas Samman is a literary award in India, first awarded in 1991. It is awarded annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation and includes a cash payout of Rs 4,00,000 (as of 2019).
To be eligible for the award, the literary work must be in the Hi ...
for prose/poetry work in Hindi,
* the Bihari Puraskar for prose/poetry work in Hindi/Rajasthani, only authors from Rajasthan are eligible,
* the
Shankar Puraskar Shankar may refer to:
People
*Shankar (name), including a list of people with the name
* Sankar (writer) (Mani Shankar Mukherjee), Bengali writer
* L. Shankar, Indian violinist
* S. Shankar, Indian film director commonly credited as Shankar
*Sanka ...
for a work in Hindi concerning Indian philosophy, culture and/or art,
* the
Vachaspati Puraskar for any work in
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...
,
* the
G.D. Birla Award for Scientific Research .
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.
See also
*
Birla family
References
External links
Official website
1991 establishments in Delhi
Organizations established in 1991
Foundations based in India
Birla family
Indic literature societies
Organisations based in Delhi
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