Ushnas Prize
| Ushnas Prize | |
|---|---|
| Shri Ushanas Paritoshik | |
| Awarded for | Literary honour in Gujarat, India |
| Location | Ahmedabad |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Gujarati Sahitya Parishad |
| First awarded | 1982 |
| Last awarded | 2013 |
| Currently held by | Chandrakant Desai |
| Official website |
gujaratisahityaparishad |
Ushnas Prize, also known as Shri Ushnas Paritoshik (Gujarati: શ્રી ઉશનસ્ પારિતોષિક) is a literary award in Gujarat, India and presented by Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. The award is named after Gujarati poet Ushnas. Ushnas Prize is conferred every two year to the poet of the most outstanding long narrative poem or the series of sonnet published during that two years.[1]
Recipients
The Ushnas Prize has been granted on every two year since 1982 to the following people:[2]
| Year | Recipient | Poem |
|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | Chinu Modi | Bahuk |
| 1984-85 | Sitanshu Yashaschandra | Pralay |
| 1986-87 | Chandrakant Sheth | Padgha Ni Pele Paar |
| 1988-89 | Yagnesh Dave | Jatismar |
| 1990-91 | Ramprasad Shukla | Samay Najarayo |
| 1992-93 | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1994-95 | Pravin Pandya | Ajavasnan Matsya |
| 1996-97 | Manilal H. Patel | Dungar Kori Ghar Karya |
| 1998-99 | Bhanuprasad Pandya | Shabde Korya Shilp |
| 2000-01 | Nalin Raval | Mery Go Round |
| 2002-03 | Udayan Thakker | Sellara |
| 2004-05 | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2006-07 | Yogesh Joshi | Jesalmer |
| 2008-09 | Rajesh Pandya | Samudra Kavyo |
| 2010-11 | Urvish Vasavda | Girnar Saad Pade |
| 2012-13 | Chandrakant Desai | Sonetanjali |
References
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