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The Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any of the 22 languages of India listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India. It is named after the Hindu goddess of knowledge, Saraswati.The Saraswati Samman was instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation. It consists of ₹15,00,000, a citation and a plaque. Candidates are selected from literary works published in the previous ten years by a panel that included scholars and former award winners. The inaugural award was given to Harivanshrai 'Bachchan' for his four volume autobiography, Kya Bhooloon Kya Yaad Karoon, Needa Ka Nirman Phir, Basere Se Door and Dashdwar se Sopan Tak. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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Dalip Kaur Tiwana
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Manoj Das
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Sunil Gangopadhyay
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Harivansh Rai Bachchan
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Vijay Tendulkar
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Ayyappa Paniker
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S. L. Bhyrappa
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Jagannath Prasad Das
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Govind Mishra
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Harbhajan Singh
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Indira Parthasarathy
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Ramakanta Rath
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Shankha Ghosh
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Sugathakumari
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Surjit Patar
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Mahesh Elkunchwar
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Lakshmi Nandan Bora
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Mahabaleshwar Sail
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Sitanshu Yashaschandra
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