Dhirubhai Thakar Savyasachi Saraswat Award
| Dhirubhai Thakar Savyasachi Saraswat Award | |
|---|---|
| Civilian award for contributions to Arts | |
_Saraswat_award.jpg) Manju Mehta receiving award from Om Prakash Kohli; 27 June 2016 | |
| Awarded for | honour in Arts |
| Location | Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust |
| Reward(s) | ₹ 1,00,000 (1 lakh) |
| First awarded | 2013 |
| Last awarded | 2022 |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 10 |
| First winner | Narayan Desai |
| Last winner | Sarita Joshi |
The Dhirubhai Thakar Savyasachi Saraswat Award is an honour in Gujarat, India, given annually to the person who has contributed significantly in the field of Arts. The award, created in honour of Gujarati writer and scholar Dhirubhai Thaker, is conferred by Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust since 2013. The award comprises a cash prize of ₹ 1,00,000 (one lakh), shawl, an idol of Saraswati and a citation.[1][2][3]
Recipients
[edit]Following is the list of recipients.
| Year | Recipients | Field | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Narayan Desai | Literature | [1] |
| 2014 | Mrinalini Sarabhai | Dance | [1] |
| 2015 | K. G. Subramanyan | Painting | [1] |
| 2016 | Manju Mehta | Music | [3] |
| 2017 | B. V. Doshi | Architecture | [2] |
| 2018 | Bharat Dave | Drama | [2] |
| 2019 | Niranjan Rajyaguru | Folk-literature | [2] |
| 2020 | Jyoti Bhatt | Painting | [2] |
| 2021 | Kumudini Lakhia | Dance | [4] |
| 2022 | Sarita Joshi | Theatre | [5][6] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "K G Subramanyan awarded Savyasachi Award". The Times of India. 28 June 2015. Archived from the original on 9 February 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "પદ્મભૂષણ ડો. ધીરૂભાઇ ઠાકર સવ્યસાચી સારસ્વત એવોર્ડ - 2020". GujaratAffairs (in Gujarati). 17 June 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
- ^ a b Joshi, Arvind, ed. (July 2016). ""Dr. Dhirubhai Thakar Savyasachi Saraswat Award" Function Organized by the Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust, Ahmedabad at Ahmedabad". Yatkinchit (The In-house Magazine of Gujarat Raj Bhavan). Vol. 2, no. 3. Ahmedabad: Gujarat Raj Bhavan. p. 64. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ Moole, Balkrishna Madhavrao; Kashyap, Prakruti (January 2004). "લાખિયા, કુમુદિની". Gujarati Vishwakosh (in Gujarati). Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ Shah, Kinjal (23 June 2023). "Well deserved, Sakubai". Ahmedabad Mirror. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Padma Shri Sarita Joshi honoured". Ahmedabad Mirror. 25 June 2023. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
External links
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