Jhaverchand Meghahi Award

Jhaverchand Meghahi Award (Gujarati: ઝવેરચંદ મેઘાણી પુરસ્કાર) Or Jhaverchand Meghani Folklore Award (Gujarati: ઝવેરચંદ મેઘાણી લોકસાહિત્ય પુરસ્કાર) is a literary award which is given for notable contribution to the Gujarati folk literature. It was established by Jhaverchand Meghani Lok Sahitya Kendra (Jhaverchand Meghani Folk Literature Center), Saurastra University, Rajkot. It is named after Gujarati author Jhaverchand Meghani.[1]

Jhaverchand Meghahi Award
Awarded forContributions in the field of Gujarati Folk literature
LocationRajkot
Presented byJhaverchand Meghani Lok Sahitya Kendra (Folk Literature Center), Saurastra University,
First awarded2012
Last awarded2018
Currently held byJayanand Joshi

The winner of the award is given cash prize of ₹ 100,000 and citation.[1]

Awardees

From 2012, this award is given to prominent contributors in the field of Gujarati Folk Literature.

Year Winner
2012 Bhagwandas Patel[1]
2013 Hasu Yajnik [2]
2014 Shantibhai Acharya [3]
2015 Joravarsinh Jadav [4]
2016 Shivadan Gadhavi[5]
2017 Balwant Jani [6] [7]
2018 Jayanand Joshi [8][9]
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References
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  2. "સિદ્ધિઓ | અમારા વિશે | રમતગમત, યુવા અને સાંસ્કૃતિક પ્રવૃતિઓ વિભાગ, ગુજરાત સરકાર". sycd.gujarat.gov.in. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  3. "લોકસાહિત્ય ક્ષેત્રમાં હવે મશાલો આપવી જરૂરી : બાપુ". divyabhaskar (in Gujarati). 2014-12-08. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  4. "Morari Bapu presents Zaverchand Meghani Award to Joravarsinh Jadav". DeshGujarat. 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  5. "'ઝવેરચંદ મેઘાણી લોકસાહિત્ય એવોર્ડ' શિવદાન ગઢવીને અને 'લોકગાયક હેમુ ગઢવી એવોર્ડ' સ્વ. લાખાભાઇ ગઢવીને અર્પણ : હિન્દી અનુવાદીત 'જાલંધર પૂરાણ' નું વિમોચન". www.akilanews.com. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
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  7. Media, Abtak. "સૌરાષ્ટ્ર યુનિવર્સિટીના સ્વર્ણિમ વર્ષે સ્થાપના નિમિતે ડો. બળવંત જાનીને ઝવેરચંદ મેઘાણી એવોર્ડ એનાયત કરાશે | Abtak Media". Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  8. Automation, Divyabhaskar (2019-01-20). "ઝવેરચંદ મેઘાણી લોક સાહિત્ય એવોર્ડ ડૉ. જયાનંદ જોષીને અર્પણ". divyabhaskar (in Gujarati). Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  9. "બુધવારે સૌ.યુનિ.માં મોરારિબાપુના હસ્તે મેઘાણી-હેમુ ગઢવી એવોર્ડ એનાયત કરાશે". Retrieved 2019-09-15.
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