Ushnas Prize

Ushnas Prize
Shri Ushanas Paritoshik
Awarded forLiterary honour in Gujarat, India
LocationAhmedabad
CountryIndia
Presented byGujarati Sahitya Parishad
First awarded1982
Last awarded2013
Currently held byChandrakant Desai
Websitegujaratisahityaparishad.com

Ushnas Prize, also known as the Shri Ushnas Paritoshik (Gujarati: શ્રી ઉશનસ્ પારિતોષિક), is a literary award presented in Gujarat, India, by the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad (Gujarati Literary Council). The award is named after the Gujarati poet Ushnas. The Ushnas Prize is conferred every two years to the poet who has authored the most outstanding long narrative poem or series of sonnets published during the previous two year period.[1][2]

  1. ^ Trivedi, Dr. Ramesh M. (2015). Arvachin Gujarati Sahityano Itihas (History of Modern Gujarati Literature). Ahmedabad: Adarsh Prakashan. p. 386. ISBN 978-93-82593-88-1.
  2. ^ Abichandani, Param A; Dutt, K C. (2005). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Supplementary Entries and Index (2nd ed.). New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. pp. 4690–4691. OCLC 34346409.