The K.K. Birla Foundation was established in 1991 by

Krishna Kumar Birla Krishna Kumar Birla (11 November 1918 – 30 August 2008) was an Indian industrialist of the Birla family. Biography Born at Pilani in the northwestern Indian state Rajasthan on 11 November 1918, Krishna Kumar Birla was the second son of Gha ...

in Delhi. Its mission is to promote literature (especially

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

literature) and the arts, as well as education and social work. It regularly gets mentioned in the media for the awards it confers, including: * the

Saraswati Samman The Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any of the 23 languages of India listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India. It is named after the Hindu goddess of knowledge, Saraswati. The Sar ...

for literary work in any Indian language(22), * the

Vyas Samman The Vyas Samman is a literary award in India, first awarded in 1991. It is awarded annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation and includes a cash payout of ₹ 4,00,000 (as of 2019). To be eligible for the award, the literary work must be in the Hi ...

for prose/poetry work in Hindi, * the Bihari Puraskar for prose/poetry work in Hindi/Rajasthani, only authors from Rajasthan are eligible, * the

Shankar Puraskar Sankar or Shankar is a Sanskrit word meaning "beneficent" or "giver of bliss" and may refer to: People *Shankar (name) **Ravi Shankar, Indian sitarist and composer **Shankar (actor), Indian actor ** Shankar (Tamil militant), Tamil rebel ** Shank ...

for a work in Hindi concerning Indian philosophy, culture and/or art, * the Vachaspati Puraskar for any work in

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, * the

G.D. Birla Award for Scientific Research G.D. Birla Award for Scientific Research is an award instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation in honour of the Indian people, Indian philanthropy, philanthropist Ghanshyam Das Birla. The award is given to an outstanding scientific research, ...

. Saraswati Samman a literary recognition given annually by the KK Birla Foundation. Saraswati Samman carries a cash award of 15 lakh rupees, a citation and a plaque. Besides the Saraswati Samman, two other awards have been instituted by the KK Birla Foundation – the Vyas Samman (for Hindi works by Indian citizens) and Bihari Puraskar (for Hindi/Rajasthani works by Rajasthani writers), a literary and cultural organisation. Noted Sindhi writer Vasdev Mohi will be honoured with 29th Saraswati Samman. He has been selected for his short stories collection:- Chequebook, published in 2012. This short stories collection talks about the agonies and sufferings of marginalized sections of the society. He has authored 25 books of poetry, stories and translations. He has also received the Sahitya Akademi Award.

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