Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad

Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad

Bharatiya Bhasa Parishad, kolkata with then President of India, 1989
Formation	1975
Purpose	Literary
Headquarters	Shakespeare Sarani, Kolkata, India
Location	Kolkata, India
Region served	India
Website	bharatiyabhashaparishad.org

Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad, a Kolkata-based literary organization was founded on 1975 by Sitaram Seksaria and Bhagirath Kanodia with the aim of promoting Indian languages. It works for the development of Indian literature through publication of books on literature and implementation of various literary projects. ^[1] It honors Indian writers for the contribution to Indian literature through their respective languages. The award consists of cash prize 1 lakh, a memento and a shawl.

Award Recipients

List of recipients, year, and work

Year	Recipient
1985 [2]	Shakti Dan Kaviya
2000 [3]	Binda Karandikar (Marathi), Mohapatra Nilamani Sahoo (Oriya), M. Leelavathy (Malayalam), Vasireddy Seethadevi (Telugu), Surjit Patar (Punjabi), Nilmani Phukan (Assamese).
2012–2013	Lakshmi Nandan Bora (Assamese), Kasinath Singha (Hindi), Mohanjit (Punjabi), Ashokamitran (Tamil)
2008–2009	Arun Sadhu(Marathi), Vairamuthu (Tamil) [4]
2018	Maalan Narayanan

• Nabaneeta Dev Sen
• Tilottoma Misra was awarded the Ishan Puraskar for her novel Swarnalata in 1995. ^[5]

See also

• Manipuri Sahitya Parishad
• Sahitya Akademi

References

1. "Bhasha Parishad award for Dr LN Bora". Assam Tribune. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
2. Charan, Dr. Gajadan (2014). राजस्थानी साहित्य रा आगिवाण- डॉ. शक्तिदान कविया (PDF) (in Rajasthani). Bikaner: Rajasthani Bhasha Sahitya & Sanskriti Academy.
3. "Bhasha Parishad awards for eight". The Hindu . 2000-07-01. Retrieved 12 January 2018.^{[ dead link ]}
4. "Award presented to Vairamuthu". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
5. Margaret, Ch.Zama (11 April 2013). Emerging Literatures from Northeast India: The Dynamics of Culture. p. 177. ISBN   9788132113348 . Retrieved 12 January 2018.

External links

• Official website