Ramanlal Nilkanth Hasya Paritoshik
Ramanlal Nilkanth Humour Prize
Civilian award for contributions to Literature
Awarded forLiterary honour
Sponsored byGujarat Sahitya Akademi
LocationGujarat, India
Reward(s)₹ 1,00,000 (1 lakh)
First awarded2016
Last awarded2017
Highlights
Total awarded2
First winnerVinod Bhatt
Last winnerTaarak Mehta

The Ramanlal Nilkanth Hasya Prize (Gujarati: રમણલાલ નિલકંઠ હાસ્ય પારિતોષિક), is a literary honour in Gujarat, India. It is named after renowned Gujarati writer Ramanbhai Neelkanth. The award is conferred by Gujarat Sahitya Akademi and Government of Gujarat to the Gujarati authors for their significant contribution in Gujarati humour literature. Established in 2016, the award comprises a plaque, shawl and a cash prize of Rs. 1,00,000 (one lakh).[1][2]

Recipients

Following is the list of recipients.

Year Recipients
2016 Vinod Bhatt
2017 Taarak Mehta[3]

References

  1. ^ "Tarak Mehta gets an award from Gujarat Government=15 February 2017". INDIA NEW ENGLAND NEWS. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  2. ^ "'Achievement to see ben laugh on my punchlines' - DNA - English News & Features - City-Ahmedabad". dnasyndication.com. 2017-02-28. Archived from the original on 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  3. ^ "Tarak Mehta to be presented Ramanbhai Neelkanth Hasya Paritoshik". DeshGujarat News from Gujarat. 2017-02-11. Archived from the original on 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
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