Saraswati Samman - wikipedia Saraswati Samman Saraswati Samman Date 1991 Location Delhi Country India Currently held by Mahabaleshwar Sail The Saraswati Samman ( Hindi : सरस्वती सम्मान ) is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any 22 Indian language listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India. It is named after an Indian goddess of learning and is considered to be among the highest literary awards in India. The Saraswati Samman was instituted in 1991 by the K.K. Birla Foundation. It consists of Rs 15 lakh, 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. Awardees Year Recipient Work Language Ref. 1991 Harivansh Rai Bachchan Autobiography in four volumes ( Autobiography ) Hindi Ramakant Rath `` Sri Radha '' ( Poetry ) Oriya Vijay Tendulkar `` Kanyadaan '' ( Play ) Marathi Harbhajan Singh `` Rukh Te Rishi '' ( Poetry collection ) Punjabi 1995 Balamani Amma `` Nivedyam '' ( Poetry collection ) Malayalam Shamsur Rahman Faruqi `` She ` r-e Shor - Angez '' Urdu Manubhai Pancholi `` Kurukshetra '' Gujarati 1998 Shankha Ghosh `` Gandharba Kabita Guccha '' ( Poetry collection ) Bengali 1999 Indira Parthasarathy `` Ramanujar '' ( Play ) Tamil 2000 Manoj Das `` Amruta Phala '' ( Novel ) Oriya Dalip Kaur Tiwana `` Katha Kaho Urvashi '' ( Novel ) Punjabi 2002 Mahesh Elkunchwar `` Yugant '' ( Play ) Marathi 2003 Govind Chandra Pande `` Bhagirathi '' ( Poetry collection ) Sanskrit Sunil Gangopadhyay `` Pratham Alo '' ( Novel ) Bengali 2005 K. Ayyappa Panicker `` Ayyappa Panikarude Kritikal '' ( Poetry collection ) Malayalam 2006 Jagannath Prasad Das `` Parikrama '' ( Poetry collection ) Oriya 2007 Naiyer Masud `` Taoos Chaman Ki Myna '' ( Short stories collection ) Urdu 2008 Lakshmi Nandan Bora `` Kayakalpa '' ( Novel ) Assamese 2009 Surjit Paatar `` Lafzan Di Dargah '' Punjabi S.L. Bhyrappa `` Mandra '' Kannada 2011 A.A. Manavalan `` Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalum '' Tamil 2012 Sugathakumari `` Manalezhuthu '' ( Poetry collection ) MALAYALAM 2013 Govind Mishra `` Dhool Paudho Par '' ( Novel ) Hindi 2014 Veerappa Moily `` Ramayana Mahanveshanam '' ( Poetry ) Kannada 2015 Padma Sachdev `` Chitt - Chete '' ( Autobiography ) Dogri 2016 Mahabaleshwar Sail `` Hawthan '' ( Novel ) Konkani Notes ^ Jump up to : `` About Saraswati Samman ''. K.K. Birla Foundation. Retrieved 2014 - 09 - 23. ^ Jump up to : `` Saraswati Samman for Prof Paniker ''. The Tribune. Chandigarh, India. 19 February 2006. Archived from the original on 16 December 2006. Jump up ^ http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/community/padma-sachdev-to-get-saraswati-samman/221490.html ^ Jump up to : `` Saraswati Samman for writer Bhyrappa ''. The Times of India. 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 5 December 2011. Jump up ^ `` Saraswati Samman Recipients ''. K.K. Birla Foundation. Retrieved 2014 - 09 - 23. Jump up ^ `` Harivansh Rai Bachchan ''. LitGloss, University at Buffalo. Archived from the original on 24 June 2010. Jump up ^ Choudhury, Ashok K. ( 17 June 2001 ). `` Manoj Das : True interpreter of India 's cultural and spiritual heritage ''. Daily Excelsior. Jammu and Kashmir, India. Archived from the original on 1 July 2001. Jump up ^ `` Saraswati Samman for Dalip Kaur Tiwana ''. The Tribune. Chandigarh, India. 24 January 2002. Archived from the original on 13 February 2002. Jump up ^ Joshua, Anita ( 18 February 2006 ). `` Saraswati Samman for Ayyappa Paniker, Malayalam poet ''. The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` Saraswati Samman for eminent Oriya writer ''. The Hindu. 13 February 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2007. Jump up ^ `` Saraswati Samman for Urdu author ''. The Hindu. 15 February 2008. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Jump up ^ `` I view the whole story like a movie : Naiyer Masud ''. The Tribune. Chandigarh, India. 24 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2008. Jump up ^ `` '' Kayakalpa '' gets Saraswati Samman ``. The Hindu. 12 February 2009. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` Punjabi poet Surjit Patar gets Saraswati Samman ''. The Hindu. 19 September 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` Honour for Tamil writer ''. The Hindu. 23 March 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` Award for Sugathakumari ''. The Hindu. 3 August 2013. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` Govind Mishra gets Saraswati Samman 2013 for novel ' Dhool Paudhon Par ' ''. Daily News & Analysis. 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2014. Jump up ^ http://english.dcbooks.com/m-veerappa-moily-bags-prestigious-saraswati-samman-2014.html Jump up ^ http://currentaffairs.gktoday.in/dogri-poetess-padma-sachdev-selected-2015-saraswati-samman-04201632095.html Jump up ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/konkani-author-mahabaleshwar-sail-gets-saraswati-samman/articleshow/57561403.cms External links `` Saraswati Samman webpage ''. K.K. Birla Foundation. `` Saraswati Samman Recipients, Official listings ''. K.K. Birla Foundation. Saraswati Samman 1990 - 1999 Harivansh Rai Bachchan ( 1991 ) Ramakanta Rath ( 1992 ) Vijay Tendulkar ( 1993 ) Harbhajan Singh ( 1994 ) Balamani Amma ( 1995 ) Shamsur Rahman Faruqi ( 1996 ) Manubhai Pancholi ( 1997 ) Shankha Ghosh ( 1998 ) Indira Parthasarathy ( 1999 ) 2000 - 2009 Manoj Das ( 2000 ) Dalip Kaur Tiwana ( 2001 ) Mahesh Elkunchwar ( 2002 ) Govind Chandra Pande ( 2003 ) Sunil Gangopadhyay ( 2004 ) Ayyappa Paniker ( 2005 ) Jagannath Prasad Das ( 2006 ) Naiyer Masud ( 2007 ) Lakshmi Nandan Bora ( 2008 ) Surjit Paatar ( 2009 ) 2010 - 2019 S.L. Bhyrappa ( 2010 ) A.A. Manavalan ( 2011 ) Sugathakumari ( 2012 ) Govind Mishra ( 2013 ) Veerappa Moily ( 2014 ) Padma Sachdev ( 2015 ) Mahabaleshwar Sail ( 2016 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saraswati_Samman&oldid=808405419 '' Categories : Indian literary awards Recipients of the Saraswati Samman Award Awards established in 1991 1991 establishments in India Hidden categories : Articles containing Hindi - language text Talk About Wikipedia हिन्दी ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ پنجابی தமிழ் ತುಳು Edit links This page was last edited on 2 November 2017, at 17 : 40. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who has won the saraswathi samman 2016 award this year
Answer: Mahabaleshwar Sail