| Narsinh Mehta Award | |
|---|---|
| Civilian award for contributions toLiterature | |
 The idol ofNarsinh Mehta presented as an award | |
| Awarded for | Presented for the contribution inGujarati literature |
| Sponsored by | Narsinh Mehta Shahitya Nidhi Trust |
| Reward | ₹1,51,000 |
| First award | 1999 |
| Final award | 2019 |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 26 |
| First winner | Rajendra Shah |
| Last winner | Kamal Vora |
Narsinh Mehta Award (Gujarati: નરસિંહ મહેતા પુરસ્કાર) is one of the highest awards ofGujarati literature. The award is conferred uponGujarati language author by Adyakavi Narsinh Mehta Sahitya Nidhi,Junagadh,Gujarat. The award is held at corpuscle ofSharad Purnima, mostly atRupayatan,Junagadh. The award was instituted in 1999. The recipient is presented the idol ofNarsinh Mehta and₹1,51,000.[1]
The award of 2013 was conferred uponNalin Raval and Harikrushna Pathak on 18 October 2013 at Rupayatan.[2]
The new award of 2025 was conferred upon Harsh Brahmabhatt 9 September 2025.
| Year | Recipients |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Rajendra Shah |
| 2000 | Makarand Dave |
| 2001 | Niranjan Bhagat |
| 2002 | Amrut Ghayal |
| 2003 | Jayant Pathak |
| 2004 | Ramesh Parekh |
| 2005 | Chandrakant Sheth |
| 2006 | Rajendra Shukla |
| 2007 | Suresh Dalal |
| 2008 | Chinu Modi |
| 2009 | Bhagwatikumar Sharma |
| 2010 | Anil Joshi |
| 2011 | Bhanuprasad Pandya |
| 2012 | Madhav Ramanuj |
| 2013 | Nalin Raval andHarikrishna Pathak[3] |
| 2014 | Harish Meenashru |
| 2015 | Manohar Trivedi |
| 2016 | Jalan Matari[4] |
| 2017 | Dalpat Padhiyar &Gulam Mohammed Sheikh |
| 2018 | Vinod Joshi |
| 2019 | Khalil Dhantejvi[5] |
| 2020 | Jawahar Bakshi[6] |
| 2021 | Rajesh Vyas 'Miskin'[6] |
| 2022 | Yagnesh Dave[6] |
| 2023 | Udayan Thakker[6] |
| 2024 | Kamal Vora[7] |
| 2025 | Harsh Brahmabhatt |