Ushnas Prize, also known as the Shri Ushnas Paritoshik (Gujarati: શ્રી ઉશનસ્ પારિતોષિક), is a literary award presented in Gujarat, India, by the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad (Gujarati Literary Council). The award is named after the Gujarati poet Ushnas. The Ushnas Prize is conferred every two years to the poet who has authored the most outstanding long narrative poem or series of sonnets published during the previous two year period.[1][2]

Ushnas Prize
Shri Ushanas Paritoshik
Awarded forLiterary honour in Gujarat, India
LocationAhmedabad
CountryIndia
Presented byGujarati Sahitya Parishad
First awarded1982
Last awarded2013
Currently held byChandrakant Desai
Websitegujaratisahityaparishad.com

Recipients

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Following is the list of recipients.[3]

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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  1. ^ Trivedi, Dr. Ramesh M. (2015). Arvachin Gujarati Sahityano Itihas (History of Modern Gujarati Literature). Ahmedabad: Adarsh Prakashan. p. 386. ISBN 978-93-82593-88-1.
  2. ^ Abichandani, Param A; Dutt, K C. (2005). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Supplementary Entries and Index (2nd ed.). New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. pp. 4690–4691. OCLC 34346409.
  3. ^ Desai, Parul (2013). Gujarati Sahitya Parishad Prize. Ahmedabad: Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. p. 40.