Jhaverchand Meghani Award

Jhaverchand Meghani Award (Gujarati: ઝવેરચંદ મેઘાણી પુરસ્કાર) or Jhaverchand Meghani Folklore Award (Gujarati: ઝવેરચંદ મેઘાણી લોકસાહિત્ય પુરસ્કાર) is a literary award which is given for notable contribution to the Gujarati folk literature. Named after Gujarati author Jhaverchand Meghani, the award was established by Jhaverchand Meghani Lok Sahitya Kendra (Jhaverchand Meghani Folk Literature Center), Saurastra University, Rajkot.^[1]

Jhaverchand Meghani Award
Awarded for	Contributions in the field of Gujarati Folk literature
Location	Rajkot
Presented by	Jhaverchand Meghani Lok Sahitya Kendra (Jhaverchand Meghani Folk Literature Center), Saurastra University,
First award	2012
Final award	2018
Currently held by	Jayanand Joshi

The winner of the award is given cash prize of ₹ 100,000 and citation.^[1]

Awardees

From 2012, this award is given to prominent contributors in the field of Gujarati Folk Literature.

Year	Winner
2012	Bhagwandas Patel[1]
2013	Hasu Yajnik[2]
2014	Shantibhai Acharya [3]
2015	Joravarsinh Jadav[4]
2016	Shivadan Gadhavi[5]
2017	Balwant Jani[6]
2018	Jayanand Joshi [7][8]