Kumar Suvarna Chandrak Explained

Kumar Suvarna Chandrak
Subheader:Civilian award for contributions to literature
Awarded For:Literary honor
Location:Gujarat, India
Sponsor:Kumar Trust, Ahmedabad and Hiraben Foundation, Mumbai
Firstawarded:1944
Lastawarded:2015
Former Name:Kumar Chandrak (till 1983)
Holder Label:Most recent winner
Award1 Type:Total awarded
Award1 Winner:53
Award2 Type:First winner
Award2 Winner:Hariprasad Desai
Award3 Type:Last winner
Award3 Winner:Harshad Trivedi

Kumar Suvarana Chandrak or the Kumar Gold Medal is a literary award given by Kumar Trust, Ahmedabad, India since 1944. The medal is annually conferred to a Gujarati author for his contribution in Kumar magazine published by Kumar Trust. In 1950, Chandravadan Mehta refused to accept Kumar Chandrak.[1] [2]

History

The medal was established in 1944, by Yashwant Pandya, an author contributing to Kumar. Initially, Gujarati authors Balwantray Thakore, Vishnuprasad Trivedi and Sundaram had served in a committee for the selection of awardee. Subsequently Ramnarayan V. Pathak and Anantrai Raval served on the committee. From 1983 to 2002, there is no expressed declaration of this medal, but from 2003 it has been started again. It was renamed from Kumar Chandrak (Kumar Medal) to Kumar Suvarna Chandrak (Kumar Gold Medal) in 2003.[3]

Recipients

YearRecipients
1944Hariprasad Desai
1945Pushkar Chandarvakar
1946Yashodhar Mehta
1947Rajendra Shah
1948Balmukund Dave
1949Niranjan Bhagat
1950Vasudev Bhatt
1951Bakul Tripathi
1952Shivkumar Joshi
1953Ashok Harsh
1954Shivprasad Trivedi
1955Umakant Shah
1956Chandravadan A. Buch
1957Jayant Pathak
1958Hemant Desai
1959Ushnas
1960Navneet Parekh
1961Sunil Kothari[4]
1962Labhshankar Thakar
1963Priyakant Maniar
1964Chandrakant Sheth
1965Raghuveer Chaudhari
1966Father Vallés
1967Harikrishna Pathak
1968Gulabdas Broker
1969Bhanuprasad Pandya
1970Ramesh Parekh
1971Dhiru Parikh
1972Madhusudan Parekh
1973Kanubhai Jani
1974Madhusudan Dhaky
1975Hariprasad Shastri
1976Vinod Bhatt
1977Bhagwatikumar Sharma
1978Ashvin R. Desai
1979Shankardev Vidyalankar
1980Bahadurshah Pandit
1981Hasmukh Baradi
1982Praful Raval
1983Chandrashankar Bhatt 'Shashishivam'
2003Rajnikumar Pandya
2004Ramchandra Patel
2005Bahadurbhai Vank
2006Priti Sengupta
2007Sushrut Patel
2008Bhagirath Brahmbhatt
2009Parantap Pathak
2010Rajesh Vyas 'Miskin'
2011Pravin Darji
2012Radheshyam Sharma
2013Yoseph Macwan
2014Harsh Brahmbhatt
2015Harshad Trivedi[5]
2016Bharat Dave[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Trivedi, Dr. Ramesh M.. 2015. Arvachin Gujarati Sahityano Itihas (History of Modern Gujarati Literature). Ahmedabad. Adarsh Prakashan. 414. 978-93-82593-88-1.
  2. Encyclopedia: Kumar Suvarna Chandrak. Gujarati Sahitya Kosh (Encyclopedia of Gujarati Literature). 1996. Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. Ahmedabad. 3. 104.
  3. Web site: એકાણુ વર્ષના જુવાન 'કુમાર'ને અમરત્વનું વરદાન આપો- ૨. Pandya. Rajnikumar. September 14, 2015. WebGurjari. gu. 91 years old Kumar deserves immortality. 3 February 2017.
  4. Web site: Eminent Artistes Receive Eviction Notices to Vacate Government Housing in Delhi. The Wire. 18 November 2020. 26 July 2021.
  5. gu:હર્ષદ ત્રિવેદીને 'કુમાર' ચંદ્રક. Kumar Chandrak To Harshad Trivedi. Palan. Narottam. Parab. December 2017. 48–50. Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. Ahmedabad. https://parab.online/2017-12-પરબ-ડિસેમ્બર-2017/. gu. 2021-10-13. 2021-01-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20210116145105/https://parab.online/2017-12-%E0%AA%AA%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%AC-%E0%AA%A1%E0%AA%BF%E0%AA%B8%E0%AB%87%E0%AA%AE%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%AC%E0%AA%B0-2017/. live.
  6. Web site: મોટી ખોટ/ ગુજરાતના જાણીતા નાટ્યકાર અને લેખક ભરત દવેનું નિધન, કલાસંસ્કૃતિ ક્ષેત્રે આપેલું યોગદાન અતિમૂલ્યવાન - GSTV. 2021-10-07. en-US.