Yak Encounter The Winner Of Saraswati Samman 2017 - Sitanshu Yashaschandra

Gujarati linguistic communication poet, playwright, translator together with academic, Sitanshu Yashaschandra is going to endure honored alongside this year's Saraswati Samman Award 2017 for his poesy collection "Vakhar".

The pick for the honour is made past times a high score 'Chayan Parishad' (selection committee), presided over past times one-time secretarial assistant full general of Lok Sabha, Subhash C Kashyap.

"In the 'chayan parishad' meeting, books were discussed thoroughly together with 'Vakhar' (poetry) past times Shri Sitanshu Yashaschandra has been selected for Saraswati Samman, 2017. This mass was published inward 2009," the foundation announced.

About Sitanshu Yashaschandra

• Born inward 1941 inward Bhuj, Yashaschandra is 1 of the virtually eminent representatives of contemporary Gujarati literature.
• Odysseus nu Halesu (1974), Jatayu (1986) together with Vakhar (2008) are his collections of poetry.
• He received Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati author inward 1987 for his poesy collection Jatayu.
• He likewise received Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak, the highest honour inward Gujarati literature, inward 1987.
• He was awarded Padma Shri, the 4th highest civilian honour inward India, inward 2006.
• He is currently working every 2d the President of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad.

About Saraswati Samman

• Saraswati Samman, the highest literary honour inward India, is an annual honour for outstanding prose or poesy literary industrial plant of Indian writers.
• The Saraswati Samman was instituted inward 1991 past times the K. K. Birla Foundation.
• It consists of Rs xv lakh, a citation together with a plaque.
• Last year, Konkani author Mahabaleshwar Sail was honored alongside this honour for his new 'Hawthan'.

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