Noted Writer Ramdarash Mishra selected for the 21st Vyas Samman for Aam Ke Patte

Noted Hindi writer Professor Ramdarash Mishra was selected for the 21st Vyas Samman for his poetry collection Aam Ke Patte published in 2004. A selection committee headed by Suryaprasad Dixit, a well-known writer and former chairperson of Lucknow University’s Hindi department, selected the collection for the award. The prize money for Vyas Samman is Rs 2.5 lakh. 

  
Professor Ramdarash Mishra

Professor Mishra, a veteran writer, was born on 15 August 1924, in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur district. He served in Delhi University’s Hindi department and retired as professor there. His published works include 16 collections of poetry, 13 novels and 18 short story collections.

His biography has been brought out in four volumes and his woks have been collected and published in 14 volumes.
His notable poetry collections include Pak gai hai dhoop, Path ke Geet, Kandhe par Suraj and Barish mein bheegte bache. His novels- Jal Tootata Hua and Paani ke Prachir  received with critical acclaim.

Vyas Samman

The award, instituted by the K.K. Birla Foundation, is given annually for an outstanding literary work in Hindi published during the past 10 years. The award carries a cash purse of Rs. 2.5 lakh.

After the Saraswati Samman, which is given for a work chosen from among works in all leading Indian languages, the Vyas Samman is the most prestigious award given by the Foundation. Its speciality is that it keeps the work rather than the author as the locus.
Previous winners of the Vyas Samman include Shrilal Shukla, Kedarnath Singh and Ram Vilas Sharma.