Uma-Snehrashmi Prize

Uma-Snehrashmi Prize
Uma-Snehrashmi Paritoshik
Awarded for	Literary honor in Gujarat, India
Sponsored by	Snehrashmi
Date	1963
Location	Ahmedabad
Country	India
Presented by	Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
First awarded	1963
Last awarded	2013
Currently held by	Harsh Brahmbhatt

Uma-Snehrashmi Prize, also known als Uma-Snehrashmi Paritoshik (Gujarati: ઉમા-સ્નેહરશ્મિ પારિતોષિક) is a literary award in Gujarat, India founded by Snehrashmi in 1963 in a remembrance of his deceased daughter Uma. Presented by Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, the award has been conferred every two years to the author of the most outstanding book in Gujarati language.^[1]

Recipients

The Uma-Snehrashmi Prize has been granted every two years, since 1963, to the following people:^[1][2]

Year	Recipient	Book
1963-64-65	Umashankar Joshi	Mahaprasthan
1966-67	Ravji Patel	Zanjha
1968-69	Jayant Khatri	Khara Bapor
1970-71	Hirabahen Pathak	Paraloke Patra
1972-73	Priyakant Maniar	Samip
1974-75	Raghuvir Chaudhari	Uparvas Navaltrayi
1976-77	Jagadish Joshi	Vamal Na Van
1978-79	Ramesh Parekh	Khading
1980-81	Rajendra Shukla	Antar Gandhar
1982-83	Jayant Pathak	Mrugaya
1984-85	Chandrakant Sheth	Dhoolmani Pagalio
1986-87	Nagindas Parekh	Gandhiji: Ketlak Swadhyaylekho
1988-89	Dinkar Joshi	Prakash No Padchhayo
1990-91	Sundaram	Varda
1992-93	Bakul Tripathi	Hindolo Zakamjhol
1994-95	Manilal H. Patel	Raatwaso
1996-97	Gunvant Shah	Billo Tillo Tach
1998-99	Dhruv Bhatt	Tatvamasi
2000-01	Mohan Parmar	Poth
2002-03	Narayan Desai	Maru Jivan Ae J Mari Vani (1-4)
2004-05	Madhusudan Dhanki	Shanimekhala
2006-07	Harish Nagrecha	Ek Kshan No Unmad
2008-09	Pravin Pandya	Barda Na Dungar
2010-11	Pravin Darji	Ansarkhi Rekhao
2012-13	Harsh Brahmbhatt	Jhakal Ne Tadka Ni Vachche

References

1. "Uma-Snehrashmi Paritoshik". Gujarati Sahitya Kosh (Encyclopedia of Gujarati Literature). 3. Ahmedabad: Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. 1996. p. 63.
2. Desai, Parul (2013). Gujarati Sahitya Parishad Prize. Ahmedabad: Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. p. 30.