Sahityaratna Award

Sahityaratna Award
સાહિત્યરત્ન એવોર્ડ
Awarded by Gujarat Sahitya Akademi
Type Civilian
Category Literature
Description
Description Literary honour in Gujarat, India
Statistics
Instituted 2016
First awarded 2016
Last awarded 2017
Total awarded 2
Cash award 1,51,000 (1.5 lakh)
First awardee(s) Gunvant Shah
Last awardee(s) Bhagwatikumar Sharma

The Sahityaratna (Gujarati: સાહિત્યરત્ન એવોર્ડ), is a literary honour in Gujarat, India, conferred by Gujarat Sahitya Akademi and Government of Gujarat to the Gujarati authors for their significant contribution in Gujarati literature. Established in 2016, the award comprises a plaque, shawl and a cash prize of Rs. 1,51,000 (1.5 lakh).[1][2][3]

Recipients

Following is the list of recipients.

Year Recipients
2016 Gunvant Shah
2017 Bhagwatikumar Sharma

References

  1. "Bhagwatikumar Sharma gets Sahitya Ratna Award". The Times of India. 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  2. "Gunvant Shah gets ‘Sahitya Ratna’ award". DNA. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  3. "Gujarat CM confers ‘Sahitya Ratna’ award to eminent litterateur Shri Gunvant Shah". Gujarat State Portal. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
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