Ramanlal Nilkanth Hasya Paritoshik

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]

Ramanlal Nilkanth Hasya Paritoshik Ramanlal Nilkanth Humour Prize
Civilian award for contributions to Literature
Awarded for	Literary honour
Sponsored by	Gujarat Sahitya Akademi
Location	Gujarat, India
Reward(s)	₹ 1,00,000 (1 lakh)
First award	2016
Final award	2017
Highlights
Total awarded	2
First winner	Vinod Bhatt
Last winner	Taarak Mehta

Recipients

Following is the list of recipients.

Year	Recipients
2016	Vinod Bhatt
2017	Taarak Mehta[3]