Vyas Samman


The Vyas Samman is a literary award in India, first awarded in 1991. It is awarded annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation and includes a cash payout of ₹ 4,00,000.
To be eligible for the award, the literary work must be in the Hindi language and have been published in the past 10 years.
Four recipients of Vyas Samman -- Kunwar Narayan, Kedarnath Singh, Shrilal Shukla, and Amarkant -- went on to win the Jnanpith Award, considered the highest Indian literary honor, in 2005, 2013, 2009, and 2009, respectively.
Two recipients of Vyas Samman -- Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari and Vishwanath Tripathi -- received Moortidevi Award, considered the second highest after the Jnanpith Award, in 2019 and 2014, respectively.
Two recipients of Vyas Samman -- Govind Mishra and Ramdarash Mishra -- received Saraswati Samman, considered the highest awarded by the same K.K. Birla Foundation, in 2013 and 2021, respectively.
Starting with Chitra Mudgal in 2003, nine women have won the award so far.

Recipients

The people who have been awarded the Vyas Samman are:
YearAwardeeWorkType
2024SuryabalaKaun Des Ko Vasi: Venu Ki DiaryNovel
2023Pushpa BharatiYaadein, Yaadein!...Aur YaadeinMemoir
2022Gyan ChaturvediPagalkhanaNovel
2021Asghar WajahatMahabaliPlay
2020Sharad K. PagarePatliputra ki SamragiNovel
2019Nasira SharmaKagaz Ki NaavNovel
2018Leeladhar JagudiJitne Log Utne PremNovel
2017Mamta KaliaDukkham SukkhamNovel
2016Surendra VermaKaatna shami ka vriksha padma-pankhuri ki dhar seNovel
2015Sunita JainKshamaPoetry
2014Kamal Kishore GoyenkaPremchand Kee Kahaniyon Kaa Kaal Kramanusar Adhyan
2013Vishwanath TripathiVyomkesh DarveshMemoir
2012Narendra KohliNa Bhooto Na BhavishyatiNovel
2011Ramdarash MishraAam K PattePoetry
2010Vishwanath Prasad TiwariPhir Bhi Kuch Rah JayegaPoetry
2009Amar KantInhi Hathiyaron Se
2008Mannu BhandariEk Kahani Yah BhiAutobiography
2007
2006Parmanand SrivastavaKavita Ki Arthaat
2005ChandrakantaKatha SatisarNovel
2004Mridula GargKath Gulab
2003Chitra MudgalAnwan
2002Kailash VajpeyiPrithvi Ka Krishna Paksh
2001Ramesh Chandra ShahAalochana ka paksh
2000Giriraj KishorePehla Girimitya
1999Sri Lal SuklaBisarampur Ka Sant
1998Govind MishraPaanch Aanganon wala Ghar
1997Kedarnath SinghUttar Kabir Tatha Anya KavitaenPoetry
1996Hindi Sahitya aur Samvedna ka Vikas
1995Kunwar NarayanKoi Dusra NahinPoetry
1994Dharamvir BharatiSapna Abhi BhiPoetry
1993Girija Kumar MathurMain Waqt ke Hoon SamanePoetry
1992Shiv Prasaad SinghNeela ChandNovel
1991Ram Vilas SharmaBharat ke Pracheen bhasha parivar aur Hindi