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The '''K.K. Birla Foundation''' was established in 1991 by [[Krishna Kumar Birla]] in Delhi.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Pandya, Haresh|title=K. K. Birla, a Leader of Indian Business, Dies at 89|date=2 September 2008|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/business/worldbusiness/03birla.html}}</ref> Its mission is to promote literature (especially [[Hindi]] literature) and the arts, as well as education and social work. It regularly gets mentioned in the media for the awards it confers, including:<br />
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* the [[Saraswati Samman]] {{INRConvert|1500|k}} for literary work in any Indian language(22),<ref>{{cite web|title=Saraswati Samman |url=http://www.kkbirlafoundation.org/saraswati-s.html |publisher=KK Birla Foundation |accessdate=13 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405142131/http://www.kkbirlafoundation.org/saraswati-s.html |archivedate=5 April 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Govind Mishra gets Saraswati Samman 2013 for novel 'Dhool Paudhon Par' |work= Daily News & Analysis| url = http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-govind-mishra-gets-saraswati-samman-2013-for-novel-dhool-paudhon-par-2020773 |date=22 September 2014 | accessdate = 2014-09-23 }}</ref> <br />
* the [[Vyas Samman]] {{INRConvert|400|k}} for prose/poetry work in Hindi, <br />
* the Bihari Puraskar {{INRConvert|100|k}} for prose/poetry work in Hindi/Rajasthani, only authors from Rajasthan are eligible,<br />
* the [[Shankar Puraskar]] {{INRConvert|150|k}} for a work in Hindi concerning Indian philosophy, culture and/or art,<br />
* the [[Vachaspati Puraskar]] {{INRConvert|150|k}} for any work in [[Sanskrit]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Vachaspati Puraskar |url=http://www.kkbirlafoundation.org/vachaspati.html |publisher=KK Birla Foundation |accessdate=13 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221133626/http://kkbirlafoundation.org/vachaspati.html |archivedate=21 December 2013 }}</ref><br />
* the [[G.D. Birla Award for Scientific Research]] {{INRConvert|150|k}}.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Birla family]]<br />
*[[Manipuri Sahitya Parishad]]<br />
*[[Sahitya Akademi]]<br />
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