Dhanji Kanji Gandhi Suvarna Chandrak

Dhanji Kanji Gandhi Suvarna Chandrak
Awarded by Gujarat Sahitya Sabha
Type Civilian
Category Literature
Description
Description Literary honour in Gujarat, India
Instituted 1983
First awarded 1983
Last awarded 2015
First awardee(s) Ramesh Parekh
Last awardee(s) Ravindra Parekh

Dhanji Kanji Gandhi Suvarna Chandrak (Gujarati: ધનજી કાનજી ગાંધી સુવર્ણ ચંદ્રક), also known as Dhanji Kanji Gandhi Gold Medal, is a literary honour in Gujarat, India given by Gujarat Sahitya Sabha. Established in 1983, the award is conferred anually to the most outstanding literate for his significant contribution in Gujarati literature. Chinu Modi rejected this medal in 1994.[1]

Recipients

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The list of the recipients of Dhanji Kanji Gandhi Suvarna Chandrak is as below:[2]

Year Recipient
1983 Ramesh Parekh
1984 Kundanika Kapadia
1985 Pannalal Patel
1986 Rajendra Shah

Chandrakant Sheth

1987 Balmukund Dave

Taai Abbasali Karimbhai

1988 Madhu Rye
1989 Dhirendra Mehta
1990 Joseph Mecwan
1991 Madhusudan Parekh
1992 Ramprasad Shukla
1993 Vinesh Antani
1994 Chinu Modi (not accepted)
1995 Radheshyam Sharma
1996 Chimanlal Trivedi
1997 Digish Mehta
1998 Manhar Modi
1999 Yogesh Joshi
2000 Ramesh M. Shukla
2001 Kumarpal Desai
2002 Ratilal Borisagar
2003 Manoj Khanderia
2004 Mohanlal Patel
2005 Pravin Darji
2006 Yashvant Mehta
2007 Manilal H. Patel
2008 Jayant Gadit

References

  1. Brahmbhatt, Prasad (2014). History of Modern Gujarati Literature (Modern & Post Modern Era). Ahmedabad: Parshva Publication. p. 407. ISBN 978-93-5108-247-7.
  2. Trivedi, Dr. Ramesh M. (2015). Arvachin Gujarati Sahityano Itihas (History of Modern Gujarati Literature). Ahmedabad: Adarsh Prakashan. p. 420. ISBN 978-93-82593-88-1.
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