Dhirubhai Thakar Savyasachi Saraswat Award

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]

Dhirubhai Thakar Savyasachi Saraswat Award
Civilian award for contributions to Arts
Manju Mehta receiving award from Om Prakash Kohli; 27 June 2016
Awarded forhonour in Arts
LocationAhmedabad, Gujarat
CountryIndia
Presented byGujarat Vishwakosh Trust
Reward(s)₹ 1,00,000 (1 lakh)
First awarded2013
Last awarded2020
Highlights
Total awarded9
First winnerNarayan Desai
Last winnerKumudini Lakhia

Recipients

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]

References
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
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