Narsinh Mehta Award
| Narsinh Mehta Award | |
|---|---|
 Narsinh Mehta | |
| Awarded by Narsinh Mehta Shahitya Nidhi Trust | |
| Category | Literature |
| Statistics | |
| Instituted | 1999 |
| First awarded | 1999 |
| Last awarded | 2013 |
| Total awarded | 19 |
| Cash award | ₹1,51,000 |
| First awardee(s) | Rajendra Shah |
| Last awardee(s) | Harish Minashru |
Narsinh Mehta Award (Gujarati: નરસિંહ મહેતા પુરસ્કાર) is highest award of Gujarati literature. The award is conferred upon Gujarati language poet or author by Adyakavi Narsinh Mehta Sahitya 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 | Jayant Pathak |
| 2004 | Ramesh Parekh |
| 2005 | Chandrakant Seth |
| 2006 | Rajendra Shukla |
| 2007 | Suresh Dalal |
| 2008 | Chinu Modi |
| 2009 | Bhagwatikumar Sharma |
| 2010 | Anil Joshi |
| 2011 | Bhanuprasad Pandya |
| 2012 | Madhav Ramanuj |
| 2013 | Nalin Raval and Harikrushna Pathak[3] |
| 2014 | Harish Minashru |
| 2015 | Manohar Trivedi |
See also
References
- ↑ NMA 2011, Narinh Mehta Award 2011 information on Rupayatan's Blog.
- ↑ Narsinh Mehta Award 2013 Rupayatan Blog: Narsinh Mehta Award - 2013
- ↑ "જૂનાગઢમાં પુ.મોરારીબાપુના હસ્તે કવિ નલિન રાવળ અને હરિકૃષ્ણ પાઠકને નરસિંહ મહેતા એવોર્ડ એનાય..... - News Saurashtra-Kutch". Akilanews.com (in Gujarati). 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2015-05-02. zero width joiner character in
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