Dr. George Grierson Award

Dr. George Grierson Award डॉ जॉर्ज ग्रियर्सन पुरस्कार
Category	Promotion of Hindi Language (1-2 Individuals)
Description	Literary award in India
Instituted	1989
First awarded	1994
Last awarded	2007
Total awarded	15
Awarded by	Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Government of India
First awardee(s)	Dr. Lothar Lutze

The Dr. George Grierson Award (Devnagari: डॉ जॉर्ज ग्रियर्सन पुरस्कार) is a literary honor in India. It is conferred annually by Central Hindi Directorate, (Kendriya Hindi Sansthan), Ministry of Human Resource Development on writers of outstanding works in Hindi Literature. It is also a Hindi Sevi Samman and is given to number of Hindi experts for playing their important role in promoting the Hindi language in abroad. It is awarded by the President Of India.

The award named after the linguist Dr. George Abraham Grierson was established by Kendriya Hindi Sansthan in 1989.

Award recipients

Year	Name	Presenter	Country
1994	Prof. Dr. Lothar Lutze		Germany
1995	Dr. Maria Ksistof Briski		Poland
1996	Dr. Odolen Smékal		Czechoslovakia
1997	Dr. Rupart Snail		United Kingdom
1998	Shri. Abhimanyu Anat		Mauritius
1999	Pro. P.A Bashannikov		Russia
2000	Pro. Jin Ding Han		China
2001	Shri Naresh Bhartiya Dr. Tomiyo Mijokami		India Japan
2002	Dr. Maria Nejyeshi		Hungary
2003	Shri. Toshio Tanaka		Japan
2004	Dr. Ronald Stuart Maikgregar
2005	Dr. Indra Dasnayak
2006	Pro. Mariola Ofredi		Italy
2007	Pro. Danuta Stashik		Poland
2012	Pro. Jeong Ho Lee		South Korea

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