<p>Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel Friday conferred the Saraswat Samman 2020-21 on Hindi litterateurs to mark the 140th birth anniversary of celebrated Hindi writer Munshi Premchand.</p>.<p>The wonderful writings of Premchand have served as a guide for generations, Goel said at a function held at the Vidhan Sabha.</p>.<p>He said Munshi Premchand Jayanti will be celebrated every year at the Vidhan Sabha, according to a statement from Delhi Assembly.</p>.<p>The Speaker awarded the Saraswat Samman to the litterateurs for their outstanding contribution in the field of language, literature and culture on the occasion, it said.</p>.<p>The awardees are Bhagwan Das Morwal, Gyan Prakash, Vivek, Mahesh Darpan, Ram Kumar Krashak, Ranjana Aggarwal Shanti Agarwal, Santosh Anand and Surendra Sharma, the statement said.</p>.<p>They were presented with a logo, a cheque of Rs 11,000 and shawl each by the Speaker.</p>.<p>“You have made a significant contribution in the development of Hindi language and literature. I am feeling proud to honor all of you litterateurs," Goel told them.</p>.<p>Paying his tributes to Munshi Premchand, the Speaker said, readers all over the world have a special place in their hearts for the novels and stories of the great Hindi writer.</p>
<p>Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel Friday conferred the Saraswat Samman 2020-21 on Hindi litterateurs to mark the 140th birth anniversary of celebrated Hindi writer Munshi Premchand.</p>.<p>The wonderful writings of Premchand have served as a guide for generations, Goel said at a function held at the Vidhan Sabha.</p>.<p>He said Munshi Premchand Jayanti will be celebrated every year at the Vidhan Sabha, according to a statement from Delhi Assembly.</p>.<p>The Speaker awarded the Saraswat Samman to the litterateurs for their outstanding contribution in the field of language, literature and culture on the occasion, it said.</p>.<p>The awardees are Bhagwan Das Morwal, Gyan Prakash, Vivek, Mahesh Darpan, Ram Kumar Krashak, Ranjana Aggarwal Shanti Agarwal, Santosh Anand and Surendra Sharma, the statement said.</p>.<p>They were presented with a logo, a cheque of Rs 11,000 and shawl each by the Speaker.</p>.<p>“You have made a significant contribution in the development of Hindi language and literature. I am feeling proud to honor all of you litterateurs," Goel told them.</p>.<p>Paying his tributes to Munshi Premchand, the Speaker said, readers all over the world have a special place in their hearts for the novels and stories of the great Hindi writer.</p>