Narmad Suvarna Chandrak (Gujarati: નર્મદ સુવર્ણ ચંદ્રક), also known as the Narmad Gold Medal or Narmad Chandrak, is a literary honour in Gujarat, India. It is bestowed by the organisation known as Narmad Sahitya Sabha, Surat, in remembrance of renowned Gujarati poet Narmad. Each year, the medal is awarded to the author of the most outstanding book written in the Gujarati language.
Recipients
The recipients of the Narmad Suvarna Chandrak listed by year:
YearRecipientBook1940–44Jyotindra DaveRangtarang1941–45Ramlal Chunilal ModiDrayashray Kavyama Madhyakalin Gujaratni Sthiti1942–46Chandravadan MehtaDharagurjari1943–47Umashankar JoshiPrachina1944–48Prabhudas C. GandhiJivan Nu Parodh1945–49Vishnuprasad TrivediParishilan1946–50Ramnarayan V. PathakBruhatpingal1947–51Chunilal MadiyaRangda1948–52SundaramYatra1949–53DhumketuJivanpanth1950–54Kishansinh ChavdaAmaas Na Tara 1951–55Hariprasad ShastriMaitrakkalin Gujarat1952–56Shivkumar JoshiSumangala1953–57Niranjan BhagatChhandolay1954–58Indulal YagnikAtmakatha1955–59Vijayray VaidyaGat Shatak Nu Sahitya1956–60Bhogilal SandesaraMahaamatya Vastupalnu Sahityamandal Ane Sanskrit Sahitya Par Teni Asar1957–61Dhansukhlal MehtaGarib Ni Jhunpadi1958–62Sundarji BetaiTulsidal1959–63Ravjibhai PatelJivan Na Jharana1960–64Ramprasad BakshiVadmayvimarsh1961–65Kanaiyalal DaveGujarat Nu Murtividhan1962–66Pragaji DosaGhar No Divo1963–67Natwarlal Pandya 'Ushnas'Trun No Grah1964–68Jayant PathakVananchal1965–69Suresh JoshiJanantike1966–70Kalyanrai N. JoshiOkhamandal Na Vaghero1967–71Vajubhai TankRamta Rup1968–72Heera PathakParaloke Patra1969–73Kamlashankar PandyaVeran Jivan1970–74Anantrai RavalUnmilan1971–75Pravinbhai ParikhPrachin Gujaratma Brahmithi NagariLipi Vikas1972–76Madhu RyeKumar Ni Agashi1973–77Rajendra ShahMadhama1974–78Mukund ParasharyaSatvashil1975–79Vadilal DagliShiyalani Savarno Tadko1976–80Hasmukh SankaliyaAkhand Bharatma Sanskrutino Ushakal1977–81Rasiklal ParikhMena Gujari1978–82Ramesh ParekhKhading1979–83SnehrashmiSafalyatanu1980–84Yashvant ShuklaKendra Ane Parigh1981–85Dr. J.P AminGujaratnu Shaiv Murtividhan1982–86Labhshankar ThakarPilu Gulab Ane Hu1983–87Chandrakant ShethPadgha Ni Pele Paar1984–88Swami SachchidanandMara Anubhavo1985–89Harivallabh BhayaniKavyaprapanch1986–90Dr. Ramanlal N. MehtaVadodara: Ek Adhyayan1987–91Hasmukh BaradiRai No Darpanray1988–92Suresh DalalPadadhvani1989–93Narayan DesaiAgnikundma Ugelu Gulab1990–94Gunvant ShahDhai Akshar Prem Ka1991–95Vishnu PandyaGujaratna Swatantra Sangramno Itihas1992–96Ravindra ParekhGhar Vagarna Dhvar1993–97Harikrishna PathakJalna Padgha1994–98Yogesh JoshiMoti Ba1995–99Raghuvir ChaudhariTilak Kare Raghuvir1996–00Mugatlal BavisiLimbadi Rajya No Itihas1997–01Sitanshu YashaschandraKaho Makanji Kyan Chalya?1998–02Jawahar BakshiTarapana Na Shaher Ma1999–03Ratan MarshalAtmakathanak2000–04Ratilal 'Anil'2001–05Mohan MeghaniThe 19th Century Surat2002–06Satish VyasJalne Padade2003–07 Rajendra Shukla2005–09Bhagwatikumar SharmaSurat Muj Ghayal Bhoomi2008–12Raeesh ManiarAam Lakhvu Karave Alakhni Safar2012–16Bharat DaveVastavvadi Natak2017–19Dhwanil ParekhEk Chapti Ungh2018–20Vinod JoshiSairandhri2019–21Bharat KheniRaja Ravi Verma2021Pravin DarjiNadigan
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