Dhirubhai Thakar Savyasachi Saraswat Award

The Dhirubhai Thakar Savyasachi Saraswat Award is an honour in Gujarat, India, given annually to the person who has contributed significantly in the field of Arts. The award, created in honour of Gujarati writer and scholar Dhirubhai Thaker, is conferred by Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust since 2013. The award comprises a cash prize of ₹ 1,00,000 (one lakh), shawl, an idol of Saraswati and a citation.^[1][2][3]

Dhirubhai Thakar Savyasachi Saraswat Award
Civilian award for contributions to Arts
Manju Mehta receiving award from Om Prakash Kohli; 27 June 2016
Awarded for	honour in Arts
Location	Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Country	India
Presented by	Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust
Reward(s)	₹ 1,00,000 (1 lakh)
First award	2013
Final award	2022
Highlights
Total awarded	10
First winner	Narayan Desai
Last winner	Sarita Joshi

Recipients

Following is the list of recipients.

Year	Recipients	Field	Ref.
2013	Narayan Desai	Literature	[1]
2014	Mrinalini Sarabhai	Dance	[1]
2015	K. G. Subramanyan	Painting	[1]
2016	Manju Mehta	Music	[3]
2017	B. V. Doshi	Architecture	[2]
2018	Bharat Dave	Drama	[2]
2019	Niranjan Rajyaguru	Folk-literature	[2]
2020	Jyoti Bhatt	Painting	[2]
2021	Kumudini Lakhia	Dance	[4]
2022	Sarita Joshi	Theatre	[5][6]