New Delhi, March 27 -- Renowned Sanskrit scholar Mahamhopadhyay Sadhu Bhadreshdas will be awarded the prestigious Saraswati Samman 2024 for his book Swaminarayana Siddhanta Sudha in Sanskrit, the KK Birla Foundation said in a statement on Tuesday.
Instituted in 1991, Saraswati Samman is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the country. It is given every year to an outstanding literary work written in any Indian language by an Indian citizen and published within the last 10 years. It carries a citation, a plaque, and a cash prize of Rs.15 lakh. The recipient is chosen by a selection committee, whose current head is former Supreme Court judge, Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri.
Born in Nanded, Maharashtra, in 1966, Sadhu Bhadreshdas is an...