The Uttar Pradesh Government has instituted several awards in different fields such as Vishwa Bharti Award, Maharishi Valmiki Award, Maharishi Vyas Award, Maharishi Narada Award, Ved Pandit Award, Vishesh Award, Vividh Award and Namit Award.
Vishwa Bharti Award:
Vishwa Bharti Award is the highest award instituted by the Uttar Pradesh Sanskrit Sansthan (Uttar Pradesh Sanskrit Institute) in Lucknow. The Vishwa Bharti Award is awarded annually to leading contributors of International/National fame in the field of literature in Sanskrit, Pali and Prakrit languages.. The award carries a prize money of Rs 5,01,000/- (Rs 5 lakh and one thousand).
The previous recipients of the award include:
2009 : Prof. Adya Prasad
2010 : Prof. Vashishtha Tripathi
2011 : Prof. Kishor Nath Jha
2012 : Dr. Girdhar Lal Mishra
2013 : Dr. Bhagirath Prasad Tripathi
2014 ; Acharya Ram Yatna Shukla
2015 : Prof. Abhiraj Rajendra Mishra
2016 : Jagannath Pathak
2017: Dr. Keshavrao Sadasiva Shastri Musalgaonkar
2020: Prof. Omprakash Pandey
2021: Prof. Haridutt Sharma
Maharshi Valmiki Award:
The Maharshi Valmiki Award presented in Uttar Pradesh is an honour bestowed by the Uttar Pradesh Sanskrit Sansthan (Uttar Pradesh Sanskrit Institute) in Lucknow. It is given to renowned scholars who have achieved National/International fame for creativity in Sanskrit Literature and for promotion of Sanskrit Literature through poetry and drama.
The award carries a prize money of Rs 2,01,000/- ( Rs 2.01 lakh) and a citation.
Some of the previous recipients of the Maharshi Valmiki Award include:
2021 – Prof. Kamta Prasad Tripathi of Pratapgarh
2020 – Dr. Bishanlal Gaur Ghaziabad
2017 – Dr. Prashanthmitra Shastri of Rae Bareli and Prof. Maharishi Vyas of Allahabad
Maharshi Vyas Award:
The Maharshi Vyas Puraskar (Award) is presented by the Uttar Pradesh government’s Department of Culture. It is given to individuals who have made significant contribution to the field of Hindi language and literature.
The award carries a prize money of Rs 2,01,000/- ( Rs 2.01 lakh) and a citation.
Some of the previous recipients of the Maharshi Vyas Award include:
2021 – Dr. Navalata of Lucknow
2020 – Dr. Kamla Pandey Varanasi