The Vyas Samman is a prestigious literary award in India, presented annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation since 1991. It is conferred for outstanding work in Hindi literature published in the last 10 years.
The first recipient of Vyas Samman was Ram Vilas Sharma and the last recipient (2020) is Prof. Sharad Pagare for his work "Patliputra Ki Samragi."
The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 4 lakh along with a plaque and a citation.
List of Recipients
| Year | Recipient | Book |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Ram Vilas Sharma | Bharat ke Pracheen bhasha parivar aur Hindi |
| 1992 | Shiv Prasaad Singh | Neela Chand |
| 1993 | Girija Kumar Mathur | Main Waqt ke Hoon Samane |
| 1994 | Dharamvir Bharati | Sapna Abhi Bhi |
| 1995 | Shri Kunwar Narayan | Koi Dusra Nahin |
| 1996 | Ramswarup Chaturvedi | Hindi Sahitya aur Samvedna ka Vikas |
| 1997 | Kedarnath Singh | Uttar Kabir Tatha Anya Kavitaen |
| 1998 | Govind Mishra | Paanch Aanganon wala Ghar |
| 1999 | Sri Lal Sukla | Bisarampur Ka Sant |
| 2000 | Giriraj Kishore | Pehla Girimitya |
| 2001 | Ramesh Chandra Shah | |
| 2002 | Kailash Vajpayee | Prithvi Ka Krishna Paksh |
| 2003 | Chitra Mudgal | Anwan |
| 2004 | Mridula Garg | Kath Gulab |
| 2005 | Chandrakanta | Katha Satisar |
| 2006 | Parmanand Srivastava | |
| 2007 | None | |
| 2008 | Mannu Bhandari | Ek Kahani Yah Bhi (Autobiography) |
| 2009 | Amar Kanth | Inhi Hathiyaron Se |
| 2010 | Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari | Phir Bhi Kuch Rah Jayega |
| 2011 | Ramdarash Misra | Aam Ke Patte |
| 2012 | Narendra Kohli | Na Bhooto Na Bhavishyati |
| 2013 | Vishwanath Tripathi | Vyomkesh Darvesh (Memoir) |
| 2014 | Kamal Kishore Goyenka | Premchand Kee Kahaniyon Kaa Kaal Kramanusar Adhyan |
| 2015 | Sunita Jain | Kshama |
| 2016 | Surinder Verma | Kaatna shami ka vriksha padma-pankhuri ki dhar se |
| 2017 | Mamta Kalia | Dukkham Sukkham |
| 2018 | Leeladhar Jagudi | Jitne Log Utne Prem |
| 2019 | Nasira Sharma | Kagaz ki Nav |
| 2020 | Prof. Sharad Pagare (31st) | Patliputra ki Samragi |
| 2021 | Asghar Wajahat (32nd) | Mahabali |
| 2022 | Dr. Gyan Chaturvedi (33rd) | Pagalkhana |
| 2023 | Pushpa Bharati (34th) | Yaadein, Yaadein aur Yaadein |
📝SideNotes:
- K.K. Birla Foundation –
- Established in – 1991.
- By – Krishna Kumar Birla.
- Headquarters – New Delhi.
- Other Awards provided by K.K. Birla Foundation –
- Saraswati Samman
- Bihari Puraskar
- Shankar Puraskar
- Vachaspati Puraskar
- G.D. Birla Award for Scientific Research