Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak, also known as the Ranjitram Gold Medal, was founded by Gujarat Sahitya Sabha and is considered the highest literary award in

Gujarati literature The history of Gujarati literature ( gu, ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય) may be traced to 1000 AD, and this literature has flourished since then to the present. It is unique in having almost no patronage from a ruling dynasty, othe ...

. The award is named after renowned Gujarati writer Ranjitram Mehta. It is awarded since 1928.

Recipients

List of recipients: * 1928 Jhaverchand Meghani * 1929

Gijubhai Badheka Gijubhai Badheka (15 November 1885 – 23 June 1939) was an educator who helped to introduce Montessori education methods to India. He is referred to as "Moochhali Maa" ("mother with whiskers"). Badheka was a high court lawyer, however, follo ...

* 1930 Ravishankar Raval * 1931 Vijayray Vaidya * 1932

Ramanlal Desai Ramanlal Vasantlal Desai (12 May 1892 – 20 September 1954) was an Indian Gujarati language writer. He is considered as an important figure of the Gujarati literature as well as Gujarati novel writing. He wrote 27 novels, among which, ''Bharel ...

* 1933 Ratnamanirao Jote * 1934

Tribhuvandas Luhar Tribhuvandas Purushottamdas Luhar, better known by his pen name Sundaram, (22 March 1908 – 13 January 1991), was a Gujarati poet and author from India. Life He was born on 22 March 1908 at Miyan Matar, Bharuch, Bombay Presidency, Britis ...

'Sundram' * 1935 Vishwanath Bhatt * 1936

Chandravadan Mehta Chandravadan Chimanlal Mehta (6 April 1901 – 4 May 1991), popularly known as C. C. Mehta or Chan. Chi. Mehta, was a Gujarati playwright, theatre critic, bibliographer, poet, story writer, autobiographer, travel writer and broadcaster from Vadoda ...

* 1937

Chunilal Shah Chunilal Vardhman Shah (1887–1966) was a Gujarati novelist and journalist from Gujarat, India. He was awarded the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1937. Biography Shah was born in 1887 in Wadhwan, Saurastra, British India. After passing his ...

* 1938 Kanu Desai * 1939 Umashankar Joshi * 1940 Dhansukhlal Mehta * 1941

Jyotindra Dave Jyotindra Hariharshankar Dave (1901-1980) was a Gujarati humourist writer from India. Born and educated at Surat, he is regarded as a great humourist writer in Gujarati literature. Life He was born in Surat on 21 October 1901. He completed matric ...

* 1942 Rasiklal Parikh * 1943 Omkarnath Thakur * 1944

Vishnuprasad Trivedi Vishnuprasad Ranchhodlal Trivedi (4 July 1899 – 10 November 1991) was a Gujarati language, Gujarati literary critic from India. Early life Trivedi was born in Umreth, Bombay Presidency on July 4, 1899. After his education at institutions inc ...

* 1945 Gunvantrai Acharya * 1946 Dolarrai Mankad * 1947 Harinarayan Aacharya * 1948

Bachubhai Ravat Bachubhai Popatbhai Ravat (27 February 1898 – 12 July 1980) was a Gujarati editor and art critic from India. Life Bachubhai Ravat was born on 27 February 1898 in Ahmedabad. He completed his primary and secondary education from Gondal. He al ...

* 1949 Somalal Shah * 1950 Pannalal Patel * 1951 Jaishankar Bhojak 'Sundari' * 1952 Keshavram Kashiram Shastri * 1953

Bhogilal Sandesara Bhogilal Jayachandbhai Sandesara (13 April 1917 – 18 January 1995) was a literary critic, scholar and editor from Gujarat, India. He was a scholar of Sanskrit, Prakrit, Apabhramsha and Old Gujarati language. He also contributed to the ...

* 1954 Chandulal Patel * 1955

Anantrai Raval Anantrai Manishankar Raval (1 January 1912 – 18 November 1988) was a Gujarati critic and editor from India. Born and studied in Amreli, he worked briefly with a daily. He taught at several colleges before joining government as a director of lan ...

* 1956

Rajendra Shah Rajendra Shah may refer to: *Rajendra Shah (author) (28 January 1913 – 2 January 2010) was a lyrical poet who wrote in Gujarati. *Rajendra Shah (cricketer) Rajendra Shah (1950 – 28 September 2018) was an Indian cricketer. He played in fi ...

* 1957 Chunilal Madia * 1958

Krishnalal Shridharani Krishnalal Shridharani (16 September 1911 – 23 July 1960) was an Indian poet, playwright and journalist. He studied sociology, economics and journalism at various institutions in India and the US. He participated in the Indian independence ...

* 1959 Jayanti Dalal * 1960 Hariprasad Shastri * 1961 Ishwar Petlikar * 1962 Ramsinhji Rathod * 1963 Harivallabh Bhayani * 1964

Manubhai Pancholi Manubhai Pancholi also known by his pen name Darshak, was a Gujarati language novelist, author, educationist and politician from Gujarat, India. He participated in the Indian independence movement and held several offices after independence. B ...

* 1965 Bapalal Vaidya * 1966 Hasmukh Sankaliya * 1967 Jhinabhai Desai 'Snehrashmi' * 1968

Manjulal Majmudar Manjulal Ranchhodlal Majmudar (18 September 1897 – 11 November 1984) was a Gujarati language writer and scholar. He was awarded the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1968. Biography Manjulal Majmudar was born on 18 September 1897 at Petlad, in the ...

* 1969 Niranjan Bhagat * 1970

Shivkumar Joshi Shivkumar Joshi (1916-1988) was a Gujarati language author from India. He was also stage actor and director. Born in Ahmedabad and lived in Calcutta, he was involved in literary activities. He wrote large number of plays, novels and short stories. ...

* 1971

Suresh Joshi Suresh Hariprasad Joshi ( gu, સુરેશ હરિપ્રસાદ જોષી) was an Indian novelist, short-story writer, literary critic, poet, translator, editor and academic in the Gujarati language. Along with his teaching career, h ...

* 1972 Natvarlal Pandya 'Ushnas' * 1973

Prabodh Pandit Prabodh Bechardas Pandit (23 June 1923 – 28 November 1975) was an Indian linguist from Gujarat, India. He published a total of ten books in the Gujarati language, along with many research papers published in various journals. In 1967, he rec ...

* 1974 Hiraben Pathak * 1975 Raghuveer Chaudhari * 1976 Jayant Pathak * 1977

Jashwant Thaker Jashwant Thaker (5 May 1915 – 25 December 1990) ( gu, જશવંત ઠાકર) was an Indian actor, playwright and director of Gujarati theatre. He directed and acted in several successful plays. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi A ...

* 1978 Father Carlos G. Vallés * 1979 Makarand Dave * 1980 Dhiruben Patel * 1981 Labhshankar Thakar * 1982

Harindra Dave Harindra J Dave (19 September 1930 – 29 March 1995) was a Gujarati poet, journalist, playwright and novelist of the post-independence Gujarati literature. Life He was born on 19 September 1930 in Khambhra village in Kachchh District, Guj ...

* 1983

Suresh Dalal Suresh Parshottamdas Dalal, (11 October 1932 – 10 August 2012) was a Gujarati poet, essayist, litterateur and editor. Life Dalal was born on 11 October 1932 in Thane to Purushottamdas and Bhanumati. He completed B.A. in Gujarati in 1953 from S ...

* 1984

Bhagwatikumar Sharma Bhagwatikumar Sharma (31 May 1934 – 5 September 2018) was an Indian author and journalist who wrote in Gujarati. Born in Surat and educated in languages, he edited a daily for several years. He wrote novels, short stories, poetry, essays and c ...

* 1985 Chandrakant Sheth * 1986 Ramesh Parekh * 1987

Sitanshu Yashaschandra Sitanshu Yashaschandra Mehta (born 19 August 1941), better known as Sitanshu Yashaschandra, is a Gujarati language poet, playwright, translator and academic from India. He was the President of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. He was awarded the Sahi ...

* 1988 Bakul Tripathi * 1989 Vinod Bhatt * 1990

Nagindas Parekh Nagindas Narandas Parekh (8 August 1903 – 19 January 1993) was a Gujarati language critic, editor and translator from India. He is also known by his pen name, Granthkeet (literally, bookworm). Life Nagindas Parekh was born on 8 August 1903 in ...

* 1991 Ramanlal Nagarji Mehta * 1992 Yashwant Shukla * 1993 Amrut 'Ghayal' * 1994 Dhirubhai Thaker * 1995 Bholabhai Patel * 1996

Ramanlal Soni Ramanlal Pitambardas Soni (25 January 1908 – 20 September 2006), also known by his pen name Sudamo, was a children's writer, translator, and social worker from Gujarat, India. He authored primarily in Gujarati language. Biography He was ...

* 1997 Gunvant Shah * 1998 Gulabdas Broker * 1999

Madhu Rye Madhu Rye is a Gujarati playwright, novelist and story writer. Born in Gujarat and educated at Calcutta, he started writing in the 1960s and became known for his stories and plays. His experience at the University of Hawaii introduced him to ...

* 2000

C. N. Patel Chimanlal Narandas Patel (23 December 1918 – 30 January 2004) was an Indian writer, literary critic and translator from Gujarat, India. He received the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 2000 for his contribution to Gujarati literature. Biography ...

* 2001 Narayan Desai * 2002 Chandrakant Topiwala * 2003 Madhusudan Parekh * 2004 Radheshyam Sharma * 2005 Varsha Adalja * 2006 Rajendra Shukla * 2007

Mohammad Mankad Mohammad Valibhai Mankad (13 February 1928 – 5 November 2022) was an Indian Gujarati language novelist, story writer, columnist, translator and children's author. Biography Mohammad Valibhai Mankad was born on 13 February 1928 at Paliyad villa ...

* 2008 Dhiru Parikh * 2009 Chimanlal Trivedi * 2010

Madhusudan Dhaky Madhusudan Amilal Dhaky (31 July 1927 – 29 July 2016) was an architectural and art historian from Gujarat, India. He had written extensively on Indian temple architecture, Jain literature and art. Life Dhaky was born on 31 July 1927 in Porban ...

* 2011 Dhirendra Mehta * 2012 Sunil Kothari * 2013

Nalin Raval Nalin Chandrakant Raval (17 March 1933 – 5 April 2021) was a Gujarati poet and short story writer from India. Born in Ahmedabad and educated in languages, he taught in colleges. He published five poetry collections along with short stories. H ...

* 2014 Pravin Darji * 2015 Kumarpal Desai

References

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