Uma-Snehrashmi Prize | |
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Uma-Snehrashmi Paritoshik | |
Awarded for | Literary honor in Gujarat, India |
Sponsored by | Snehrashmi |
Date | 1963 |
Location | Ahmedabad |
Country | India |
Presented by | Gujarati Sahitya Parishad |
First awarded | 1963 |
Last awarded | 2013 |
Currently held by | Harsh Brahmbhatt |
Uma-Snehrashmi Prize, also known as Uma-Snehrashmi Paritoshik (Gujarati: ઉમા-સ્નેહરશ્મિ પારિતોષિક) is a literary award in Gujarat, India founded by Snehrashmi in 1963 in a remembrance of his deceased daughter Uma. Presented by Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, the award has been conferred every two years to the author of the most outstanding book in Gujarati language.[1]