Jhaverchand Meghani Award Explained
| Jhaverchand Meghani Award |
| Awarded For: | Contributions in the field of Gujarati Folk literature |
| Presenter: | Jhaverchand Meghani Lok Sahitya Kendra (Jhaverchand Meghani Folk Literature Center), Saurastra University, |
| Holder: | Jayanand Joshi |
| Location: | Rajkot |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Year2: | 2018 |
Jhaverchand Meghani Award (Gujarati: ઝવેરચંદ મેઘાણી પુરસ્કાર) or Jhaverchand Meghani Folklore Award (Gujarati: ઝવેરચંદ મેઘાણી લોકસાહિત્ય પુરસ્કાર) is a literary award which is given for notable contribution to the Gujarati folk literature. Named after Gujarati author Jhaverchand Meghani, the award was established by Jhaverchand Meghani Lok Sahitya Kendra (Jhaverchand Meghani Folk Literature Center), Saurastra University, Rajkot.[1]
The winner of the award is given cash prize of ₹ 100,000 and citation.[1]
Awardees
From 2012, this award is given to prominent contributors in the field of Gujarati Folk Literature.
Notes and References
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- Web site: સિદ્ધિઓ અમારા વિશે રમતગમત, યુવા અને સાંસ્કૃતિક પ્રવૃતિઓ વિભાગ, ગુજરાત સરકાર. sycd.gujarat.gov.in. 2019-09-15. 2017-06-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20170630045318/http://www.sycd.gujarat.gov.in/awards-and-achievements-guj.htm. live.
- Web site: લોકસાહિત્ય ક્ષેત્રમાં હવે મશાલો આપવી જરૂરી : બાપુ. 2014-12-08. divyabhaskar. gujarati. 2019-09-15. 2020-08-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20200807003739/https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/SAU-RJK-4th-meghani-folklore-award-ceremony-held-in-rajkot-4832188-NOR.html. live.
- Web site: Morari Bapu presents Zaverchand Meghani Award to Joravarsinh Jadav. 2015-10-09. DeshGujarat. en-US. 2019-09-15. 2022-08-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20220822100607/https://www.deshgujarat.com/2015/10/09/morari-bapu-presents-zaverchand-meghani-award-to-joravarsinh-jadav/. live.
- Web site: 'ઝવેરચંદ મેઘાણી લોકસાહિત્ય એવોર્ડ' શિવદાન ગઢવીને અને 'લોકગાયક હેમુ ગઢવી એવોર્ડ' સ્વ. લાખાભાઇ ગઢવીને અર્પણ : હિન્દી અનુવાદીત 'જાલંધર પૂરાણ' નું વિમોચન. www.akilanews.com. 2019-09-15. 2022-08-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20220822100559/https://www.akilanews.com/Rajkot_news/Detail/2016-09-12/66532. live.
- Web site: સૌરાષ્ટ્ર યુનિવર્સિટીના સ્વર્ણિમ વર્ષે સ્થાપના નિમિતે ડો. બળવંત જાનીને ઝવેરચંદ મેઘાણી એવોર્ડ એનાયત કરાશે. Abtak Media. August 2017 . en-US. 2019-09-15. 2021-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20211004174624/https://www.abtakmedia.com/dr-suryatra-university-inaugurated-the-golden-year-zaverchand-meghani-award-will-be-given-to-balwant-jani/. live.
- Web site: ઝવેરચંદ મેઘાણી લોક સાહિત્ય એવોર્ડ ડૉ. જયાનંદ જોષીને અર્પણ. 2019-01-20. divyabhaskar. gujarati. 2019-09-15. 2020-08-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20200807012442/https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/DGUJ-NAV-OMC-MAT-zaverchand-meghani-folk-literature-award-dr-jayanand-joshi-sacrifice-032623-3703981-NOR.html. live.
- Web site: બુધવારે સૌ.યુનિ.માં મોરારિબાપુના હસ્તે મેઘાણી-હેમુ ગઢવી એવોર્ડ એનાયત કરાશે. en-US. 2019-09-15. 2018-12-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20181216130638/http://www.aajkaaldaily.com/%e0%aa%ac%e0%ab%81%e0%aa%a7%e0%aa%b5%e0%aa%be%e0%aa%b0%e0%ab%87-%e0%aa%b8%e0%ab%8c-%e0%aa%af%e0%ab%81%e0%aa%a8%e0%aa%bf-%e0%aa%ae%e0%aa%be%e0%aa%82-%e0%aa%ae%e0%ab%8b%e0%aa%b0%e0%aa%be%e0%aa%b0-2/. live.
