Soviet Land Nehru Award
The Soviet Land Nehru award was a literary award created to foster better relations between India and the Soviet Union.
The first recipient of this award was the poet Sumitranandan Pant.
History
The Soviet Land Nehru Award was a literary award created in 1965 in India.
The award is named after the magazine Soviet Land, which was an Indian magazine published by the Soviet Government-run news agency, TASS, with the intent to promote socialism in India.
Prizes
When the award was first launched, the winners would get a sum of 15,000 Indian Rupees. However, later on, the award's structure and criteria were changed, with multiple people getting the award every year. The award was split into two categories, named the primary category and the secondary category. The primary award winners would get a sum of 10,000 Rupees while the secondary award winners would get Rupees 5,000.
Soviet tour
Winners of this could avail the opportunity to go on a fully-funded 2-week long tour of the Soviet Union.
Discontinuation
In 1991, the award was abruptly discontinued as a result of the Dissolution of the Soviet Union