Vyas Samman

The Vyas Samman - literary award  - first awarded in 1991 by the K.K. Birla Foundation and includes a cash payout of Rs 2.5 lakh. To be eligible for the award, the literary work must be in the Hindi language and have been published in the past 10 years.

Past winners

• 2008 - Eminent Hindi author Mannu Bhandari’s autobiography "Ek Kahani Yah Bhi"
• 2007 - Eminent Hindi writer Krishna Sobti .
• 2006 - Noted poet and literary critic Parmanand Srivastava .
• 2005 - "Katha Satisar" by Chandrakanta
• 2004 - "Kath Gulab" by Mridula (Jain) Garg
• 2003 - "Anwan" by Chitra Mudgal
• 2002 - "Prithvi Ka Krishna Paksh" by Kailash vajpayee
• 2001 - Hindi author Giriraj Kishor, after receiving the Vyas Samman for his book ``Pehla Girmitiya
• 2000 - "Pehla Girimitya" by Giriraj Kishore
• 1999 - "Bisarampur Ka Sant" by Sri Lal Sukla
• 1998 - "Paanch Aanganon wala Ghar" by Govind Mishra
• 1997 -
• 1996 -
• 1995 -
• 1994 -
• 1993 -
• 1992 -
• 1991 - Bharat ke Pracheen bhasha parivar aur Hindi in 3 volumes by Dr. Ram Vilas Sharma