Ganga Sharan Singh Award गंगाशरण सिंह पुरस्कार | |
Sponsor: | Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Government of India |
Firstawarded: | 1989 |
Lastawarded: | 2007 |
Holder Label: | Most recent winner |
Award1 Type: | Total awarded |
Award1 Winner: | 90 |
Ganga Sharan Singh Award (Devnagari: गंगाशरण सिंह पुरस्कार) is a literary honour in India which Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, (Central Hindi Organization), Ministry of Human Resource Development, annually confers on writers of outstanding works in Hindi Literature.[1] It is also a Hindi Sevi Samman and is given to number of Hindi experts for playing their important role in promoting the Hindi language.[2]
The award was established by Kendriya Hindi Sansthan in 1989 on the name of the Great Hindi Linguist & Freedom Fighter Ganga Sharan Singh. It was first awarded in 1989.