Saraswati Samman Winners List (1991-2024)—Latest Updated List. Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literacy works in any Indian language (22 languages) listed in Schedule VII of the Constitution of India.
- The KK Birla Foundation established the Saraswati Samman in 1991.
- Initially, this award includes Rs. 10 lakhs, a citation, and a plaque. Now the prize money has increased to Rs. 15 lakh.
- It is named after Mother Saraswati, an Indian goddess of knowledge.
- A panel of academics and previous awardees chooses the candidates for the Saraswati Samman winners from one of the literary works released in the previous ten (10) years.
- The first award was given to Harivansh Rai Bachchan for his four-volume autobiography, Kya Bhooloon Kya Yaad Karoon, Needa Ka Nirman Phir, Basere Se Door, and Dashdwar se Sopan Tak.
So far, 31 awardees have been honoured with Saraswati Samman for their work in different languages. Recently, Hindi writer “Prof. Ramdarsh Mishra” was honoured with Saraswati Samman for 2021 for his collection of poems ‘In Toh Here Hoon’ on April 7, 2022.
Saraswati Samman Winners List (1991-2024)
Here’s a list of Saraswati Samman winners from 1991 to 2024:
- 1991: Harivansh Rai Bachchan for his autobiography in four volumes (Hindi)
- 1992: Ramakant Rath for “Sri Radha” (Odia)
- 1993: Vijay Tendulkar for “Kanyadaan” (Marathi)
- 1994: Harbhajan Singh for “Rukh Te Rishi” (Punjabi)
- 1995: Balamani Amma for “Nivedyam” (Malayalam)
- 1996: Shamsur Rahman Faruqi for “She`r-e Shor-Angez” (Urdu)
- 1997: Manubhai Pancholi for “Kurukshetra” (Gujarati)
- 1998: Shankha Ghosh for “Gandharba Kabita Guccha” (Bengali)
- 1999: Indira Parthasarathy for “Ramanujar” (Tamil)
- 2000: Manoj Das for “Amruta Phala” (Oriya)
- 2001: Dalip Kaur Tiwana for “Katha Kaho Urvashi” (Punjabi)
- 2002: Mahesh Elkunchwar for “Yugant” (Marathi)
- 2003: Govind Chandra Pande for “Bhagirathi” (Sanskrit)
- 2004: Sunil Gangopadhyay for “Pratham Alo” (Bengali)
- 2005: K. Ayyappa Panicker for “Ayyappa Panikarude Kritikal” (Malayalam)
- 2006: Jagannath Prasad Das for “Parikrama” (Oriya)
- 2007: Naiyer Masud for “Taoos Chaman Ki Myna” (Urdu)
- 2008: Lakshmi Nandan Bora for “Kayakalpa” (Assamese)
- 2009: Surjit Paatar for “Lafzan Di Dargah” (Punjabi)
- 2010: S. L. Bhyrappa for “Mandra” (Kannada)
- 2011: A. A. Manavalan for “Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalum” (Tamil)
- 2012: Sugathakumari for “Manalezhuthu” (Malayalam)
- 2013: Govind Mishra for “Dhool Paudho Par” (Hindi)
- 2014: Veerappa Moily for “Ramayana Mahanveshanam” (Kannada)
- 2015: Padma Sachdev for “Chitt-Chete” (Dogri)
- 2016: Mahabaleshwar Sail for “Hawthan” (Konkani)
- 2017: Sitanshu Yashaschandra for “Vakhar” (Gujarati)
- 2018: K Siva Reddy for “Pakkaki Ottigilite” (Telugu)
- 2019: Vasdev Mohi for “Chequebook” (Sindhi)
- 2020: Sharankumar Limbale for “Sanatan” (Marathi)
- 2021: Ram Darash Mishra for “Main to Yahan Hun” (Hindi)
- 2022: Sivasankari for “Surya Vamsam” (Tamil)
- 2023: Prabha Varma for “Roudra Sathwikam” (Malayalam)
This prestigious award is given annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation for outstanding literary works in any of the 22 languages listed in Schedule VIII of the Indian Constitution.
| Year | Winners Name | Work | Language |
| 2021 | Prof Ramdarash Mishra | “‘Mein to Yahan Hun.” | Hindi |
| 2020 | Sharankumar Limbale | “Sanatan” (Novel) | Marathi |
| 2019 | Vasdev Mohi | “Chequebook” (Short Story Series) | Sindhi |
| 2018 | K Siva Reddy | “Pakkaki Ottigilite” (Poetry) | Telugu |
| 2017 | Sitanshu Yashaschandra | “Vakhar”(Poetry collection) | Gujarati |
| 2016 | Mahabaleshwar Sail | “Hawthan”(Novel) | Konkani |
| 2015 | Padma Sachdev | “Chitt Chete”(Autobiography) | Dogri |
| 2014 | Veerappa Moily | “Ramayana Mahanveshanam” (Poetry) | Kannada |
| 2013 | Govind Mishra | “Dhool Paudho Par(Novel) | Hindi |
| 2012 | Sugathakumari | “Manalezhuthu”(Poetry collection) | Malayalam |
| 2011 | A. A. Manavalan | “Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalum” | Tamil |
| 2010 | S. L. Bhyrappa | “Mandra” | Kannada |
| 2009 | Surjit Paatar | “Lafzan Di Dargah” | Punjabi |
| 2008 | Lakshmi Nandan Bora | “Kayakalpa”(Novel) | Assamese |
| 2007 | Naiyer Masud | “Taoos Chaman Ki Myna (short story collection) | Urdu |
| 2006 | Jagannath Prasad Das | “Parikrama”(Poetry collection) | Oriya |
| 2005 | K. Ayyappa Panicker | “Ayyappa Panikarude Kritikal (poetry collection) | Malayalam |
| 2004 | Sunil Gangopadhyay | “Pratham Alo”(Novel) | Bengali |
| 2003 | Govind Chandra Pande | “Bhagirathi”(Poetry collection) | Sanskrit |
| 2002 | Mahesh Elkunchwar | “Yugant”(Play) | Marathi |
| 2001 | Dalip Kaur Tiwana | “Katha Kaho Urvashi(novel) | Punjabi |
| 2000 | Manoj Das | “Amruta Phala”(Novel) | Oriya |
| 1999 | Indira Parthasarathy | “Ramanujar”(Play) | Tamil |
| 1998 | Shankha Ghosh | “Gandharba Kabita Guccha (poetry collection) | Bengali |
| 1997 | Manubhai Pancholi | “Kurukshetra” | Gujarati |
| 1996 | Shamsur Rahman Faruqi | “She is Shor Angez.” | Urdu |
| 1995 | Balamani Amma | “Nivedyam”(Poetry collection) | Malayalam |
| 1994 | Harbhajan Singh | “Rukh Te Rishi (poetry collection) | Punjabi |
| 1993 | Vijay Tendulkar | “Kanyadaan”(Play) | Marathi |
| 1992 | Ramakant Rath | “Sri Radha”(Poetry) | Odia |
| 1991 | Harivansh Rai Bachchan |
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