Moortidevi Award Explained

Moortidevi Award
Subheader:Award for contributions to literature
Awarded For:Literary award in India
Sponsor:Bharatiya Jnanpith
Firstawarded:1983 (Instituted in 1961)
Lastawarded:2019
Holder Label:Most recent winner
Holder:Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari
Award1 Type:Total awarded
Award1 Winner:30
Award2 Type:First winner
Award2 Winner:C. K. Nagaraja Rao

The Moortidevi Award is an Indian literary award annually presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a literary and research organisation.[1] The award is given only to Indian writers writing in Indian languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India, and in English, with no posthumous conferral or self nomination.[2]

From 2003, the award was given to the authors for their "contemplative and perceptive work" and consisted of a cash prize of ₹1 lakh (US$1,600), a citation plaque, a shawl, and a statue of Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge and wisdom.[3] [4] [5] The cash prize was raised to in 2011 and to in 2013.[6] [7] The first recipient of the award was the Kannada writer C. K. Nagaraja Rao who was honoured in 1983 for his novel, Pattamahadevi Shantala Devi, which was published in four volumes.[8]

Works have been presented the award in ten of the twenty-three eligible languages: Urdu, Telugu, Rajasthani, Marathi and Bengali (one each), Gujarati, Odia and Kannada (two), Malayalam (three) and Hindi (sixteen). No awards were given in 1985 and between 1996 and 1999. The award has been conferred upon twenty-nine writers including one female author: In 1991, Odia academic and writer Pratibha Ray became the first woman to win the award and was honoured for the 1985 novel Yajnasani. Ray and Nirmal Verma have won both the Moortidevi as well as the Jnanpith Award.[9] [10] As of 2019, Hindi writer and professor, Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari is the most recent recipient of the award.[11]

Background

The Bharatiya Jnanpith, a research and cultural institute founded in 1944 by industrialist Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain of the Sahu Jain family, conceived an idea in May 1961 to start a scheme "commanding national prestige and of international standard" to "select the best book out of the publications in Indian languages".[12] In November that year, Rama Jain, the Founder President of the Bharatiya Jnanpith, invited a few literary experts to discuss various aspects of the scheme. Jain, along with Kaka Kalelkar, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, Jainendra Kumar, Jagdish Chandra Mathur, Prabhakar Machwe, Akshaya Kumar Jain, and Lakshmi Chandra Jain, presented the initial draft to the then President of India—Rajendra Prasad who had shown interest in the scheme's implementation. The idea was also discussed at the 1962 annual sessions of the All India Gujarati Sahitya Parishad and the Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad.[12] The award is given in the memory of Moortidevi, mother of Sahu Jain, and was first presented in 1983.[1]

Selection process

Only the work of a living author, published at least one year and at the most ten years before the relevant award year, is considered. The Selection Committee is free to consider any other works besides the proposals submitted to it. No award may be declared for a year if the selection committee does not find any work measuring up to the required standard.[1] The nominations for the award are received from several literary experts, teachers, critics, universities, and numerous literary and language associations. Every three years, an advisory committee is constituted for each of the languages. Each committee consists of three literary critics and scholars of their respective languages.[2]

The Selection Board consists of between seven and eleven members of "high repute and integrity". Each member is part of the committee for a term of three years which can also be extended further for two more terms at most. The recommendations of all language advisory committees are evaluated by the board based on complete or partial translations of the selected writings of the proposed writers into Hindi or English.[1]

Recipients

Year! scope="col"
RecipientWorkLanguage
1983
Pattamahadevi Shantala Devi
1984
—[13]
1986
—
1987
Zer To Pidha Chhe Jani Jani
1988
—
1989
—
1990
—
1991
Yagnaseni
1992
—
1993
—
1994
Mrityunjay
1995
Bharat aur Europe: Pratishruti ke Shetra
2000
Sahitiya Saundarya aur Sanskriti
2001
Shriguru Mahima
2002
—
2003
—
2004
Maroon Jeewan Aaj Mari Vaani[14]
2005
Bharatiya Darshan Ki Chintadhara
2006
Kalpataru ke Utsav Leela[15]
2007
Shri Ramayana Mahanveshanam[16]
2008
Paschimi Bhautik Samskriti Ka Utthan Aur Patan
2009
Various poems[17]
2010
Urdu Ghazal aur Hindustani Zehn-o Tahzeeb[18]
2011
Ahmev Radha, Ahmev Krishnah[19]
2012
Vamsha
2013
Theekkadal Katanhu Thirumadhuram
2014
Vyomkesh Darvesh[20]
2015
Ananta Jeevanam[21]
2016
Hymavathabhoovil[22]
2017
Du Dondo Phowara Matro[23]
2019
Asti Aur Bhavti

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Moortidevi Award. Bharatiya Jnanpith. 1 December 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170530023119/http://www.jnanpith.net/awards/moortidevi-award. 30 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Proposal for the 29th Moortidevi Award. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201232738/http://jnanpith.net/sites/default/files/Proposal%20Form%20for%2029th%20%20Moortidevi%20Award.pdf. dead. 1 December 2017. Bharatiya Jnanpith. 10 August 2015. 1 December 2017.
  3. News: Moortidevi Awards for two writers. 24 February 2003. The Times of India. 17 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161230050344/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Moortidevi-Awards-for-two-writers/articleshow/38495816.cms. 30 December 2016.
  4. News: Moortidevi Award for Haraprasad Das. 17 December 2015. 3 September 2013. The Times of India. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160924205826/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Moortidevi-Award-for-Haraprasad-Das/articleshow/22244628.cms. 24 September 2016.
  5. Web site: Happy Basant Panchami 2017: Why We Celebrate This Festival. NDTV. 31 January 2017. 1 December 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171202052506/http://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/happy-basant-panchami-2017-why-we-celebrate-this-festival-694639. 2 December 2017.
  6. Web site: Hamid Ansari presents 'Moortidevi Award' to Dr. Raghuvansh. Sify. 16 May 2011. 29 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140226070732/http://www.sify.com/news/hamid-ansari-presents-moortidevi-award-to-dr-raghuvansh-news-national-lfqvukjejig.html. 26 February 2014.
  7. News: Moortidevi Award for C. Radhakrishnan. The Hindu. 14 June 2014. 18 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180203083155/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/moortidevi-award-for-c-radhakrishnan/article6113763.ece. 3 February 2018.
  8. Web site: List of Hindi Books. Vikram Sarabhai Library-IIM. 1 December 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170712193315/http://library.iima.ac.in/public/download/hindi.pdf. 12 July 2017.
  9. Speech by the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee at the presentation of 47th Jnanpith Award to Dr. Pratibha Ray. Press Information Bureau, India. 22 May 2013. 20 May 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160610212433/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=96155. 10 June 2016.
  10. News: Nirmal Verma, Gurdial Singh jointly get Jnanpith Award. 11 March 2000. 20 May 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180203083155/http://www.thehindu.com/2000/03/11/stories/0211000b.htm. 3 February 2018. The Hindu.
  11. News: 'अस्ति और भवति को सम्मान मिलने से आह्लादित हैं साहित्य अकादमी के पूर्व अध्यक्ष प्रो. विश्‍वनाथ तिवारी. Hindi. Dainik Jagran. 7 December 2019. 30 December 2019.
  12. Web site: Jnanpith Award @ Bharatiya Jnanpith. 28 May 2016. Bharatiya Jnanpith. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160309070110/http://jnanpith.net/awards/jnanpith-award. 9 March 2016.
  13. Web site: Bharatiya Jnanpith second moorti devi literary award . The Times Group . 27 April 1986 . 18 December 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222125019/http://www.timescontent.com/syndication-photos/reprint/entertainment/437209/bharatiya-jnanpith-second-moorti-de.html . 22 December 2015 .
  14. News: Narayan Desai to be awarded . Daily News and Analysis . 18 April 2007 . 18 December 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151223115641/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-narayan-desai-to-be-awarded-1091767 . 23 December 2015 .
  15. News: Moily gets Moortidevi Award. 4 November 2009. Deccan Herald. 18 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222093145/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/34267/moily-gets-moortidevi-award.html. 22 December 2015.
  16. News: Moortidevi Award for Veerappa Moily. 19 March 2010. The Times of India. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171204102733/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Moortidevi-Award-for-Veerappa-Moily/articleshow/5700182.cms. 4 December 2017.
  17. News: Moortidevi Award for Akkitham. The Hindu. 19 January 2011. 18 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180203083155/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/Moortidevi-Award-for-Akkitham/article15524205.ece. 3 February 2018.
  18. News: Reclaiming the ghazal's space. Bhattacharya. Budhaditya. The Hindu. 19 November 2012. 18 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180203083155/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/reclaiming-the-ghazals-space/article4109813.ece. 3 February 2018.
  19. News: Vice President Calls upon People to Stay Connected with their Cultural Roots. Press Information Bureau. 4 September 2013. 18 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222094622/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=99123. 22 December 2015.
  20. News: Moortidevi Award for Hindi author Vishwanath Tripathi. 17 December 2015. 26 June 2015. Business Standard. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160112014431/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/moortidevi-award-for-hindi-author-vishwanath-tripathi-115062600913_1.html. 12 January 2016.
  21. News: Award for Kolakaluri Enoch. The Hindu. 28 February 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171202204403/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/award-for-kolakaluri-enoch/article8291319.ece. 2 December 2017.
  22. News: M P Veerendra Kumar to get 30th Moortidevi Award on March 4. India Today. 23 February 2017. 3 December 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170727125705/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/m-p-veerendra-kumar-to-get-30th-moortidevi-award-on-march-4/1/890218.html. 27 July 2017.
  23. News: Bengali poet Joy Goswami to get 31st Moortidevi Award. India Today. 15 December 2017. 16 December 2017.

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