Why in news? Tamil writer Sivasankari presented with the ‘Saraswati Samman’ 2022 for her book of memoirs Surya Vamsam.

Highlights:

• Sponsored by-K. K. Birla Foundation
• Launch-1991
• First winner-Harivansh Rai Bachchan
• Features
  • It is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any of the 22 languages of India listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India
  • It consists of Rs15,00,000, a citation and a plaque
  • Candidates are selected from literary works published in the previous ten years by a panel that included scholars and former award winners
  • Previous winner was Ram Darash Mishra for “Main to Yahan Hun” (Poetry) in Hindi

Additional Information

• In 2014, Veerappa Moily was awarded for “Ramayana Mahanveshanam” (Poetry) in Kannada
• In 2010 S.L.Byrappa was awarded for ”Mandra” novel