Haryana
Haryana Sanskrit Academy Announces Literary Awards for the Year 2021
- 11 Nov 2022
- 3 min read
Why In News?
On November 9, 2022, Director, Haryana Sanskrit Academy, Dr. Dinesh Shastri said that the Sanskrit Academy of the state has announced the literary awards for the year 2021.
Key Points
- Dr. Dinesh Shastri informed that Dr. Devi Sahai Pandey (Ayodhya) has been selected for Sanskrit Sahit Alankar Samman and Prof. Kamala Bhardwaj has been selected for Haryana Sanskrit Gaurav Samman.
- Dr. Ambedkar of Karnal has been awarded the Maharishi Valmiki Samman Award for the year 2021. Satyapal Sharma, Sarveshwar Prasad Semwal of Panchkula for Acharya Sthanu Dutt Samman Award, Prof. Aruna Sharma and Maharishi Vishwamitra Samman Award were given to Dr. Chandra Kumar Jha has been selected.
- Dr. Ambedkar of Faridabad was honored for Mahakavi Baanbhatt Samman. Geeta Arya has been selected for Guru Virja Nand Acharya Samman, Acharya Swami Prasad Mishra of Panchkula. Apart from these, Vidya Martand Pt. Anju Bala of Karnal has been selected for Sitaram Shastri Acharya Samman.
- The Vishisht Sanskrit Seva Samman Award will be given to Rajesh Nain of Kaithal for his outstanding services in the Sanskrit field. Guru Ravidas Sanskrit Maha Vidyalaya (Gurukul Pohadka), Sirsa has been selected for Swami Dharamdev Sanskrit Samara dhak Samman Year 2021.
- Dr. Dinesh Shastri said that earlier the Academy has honored the selected litterateurs for the awards from the year 2017 to 2020 and soon these selected litterateurs will be honored by organizing a function.
- It is to be noted that for Sanskrit Sahit Alankar Samman and Haryana Sanskrit Gaurav Samman, a sum of Rs 2 lakh and citation are given to the litterateur. Similarly, Rs 1.5 lakh is given for Maharishi Valmiki Samman, Acharya Sthanu Dutt Samman, Maharishi Ved Vyas Samman, Maharishi Vishwamitra Samman.
- Apart from these, prize money of Rs 1 lakh is given for Mahakavi Baanbhatt Samman, Guru Virja Nand Acharya Samman, Vidya Martand Pandit Sitaram Shastri Acharya Samman, Swami Dharmadev Sanskrit Samara dhak Samman and Vishisht Sanskrit Seva Samman.
