Narsinh Mehta Award
| Narsinh Mehta Award | |
|---|---|
 Narsinh Mehta | |
| Category | Literature |
| Instituted | 1999 |
| First awarded | 1999 |
| Last awarded | 2013 |
| Total awarded | 19 |
| Awarded by | Narsinh Mehta Shahitya Nidhi Trust |
| Cash award |
 1,51,000 |
| First awardee(s) | Rajendra Shah |
| Last awardee(s) | Nalin Raval & Harikrushna Pathak |
Narsinh Mehta Award (Gujarati: નરસિંહ મહેતા પુરસ્કાર) is largest award of Gujarati literature. The award is given to Gujarati language poet or author by Adyakavi Narsinh Mehta Shahity Nidhi, Junagadh. The award is held at crepuscle of Sharad Purnima, mostly at Rupayatan, Junagadh. Award was started in the year of 1999. Award Winner gets the Idol of Narsinh Mehta and 1,51,000 cash.[1]
2013 award was conferred upon poet Nalin Raval and Harikrushna Pathak on 18th October, 2013 at Rupayatan.[2]
Recipients
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Rajendra Shah |
| 2000 | Makarand Dave |
| 2001 | Niranjan Bhagat |
| 2002 | Amrut Ghayal |
| 2003 | Jayanta Pathak |
| 2004 | Ramesh Parekh |
| 2005 | Chandrakant Seth |
| 2006 | Rajendra Shukla |
| 2007 | Suresh Dalal |
| 2008 | Chinu Modi |
| 2009 | Bhagavatikumar Sharma |
| 2010 | Anil Joshi |
| 2011 | Bhanuprasad Pandya |
| 2012 | Madhav Ramanuj |
| 2013 | Nalin Raval and Harikrushna Pathak |
| 2014 || Harish Minushree
See also
References
- ↑ NMA 2011, Narinh Mehta Award 2011 information on Rupayatan's Blog.
- ↑ Narsinh Mehta Award 2013 Rupayatan Blog: Narsinh Mehta Award - 2013