Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Literature Award
{{Short description|Literature award}}
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The Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Literature Award is constituted by the Government of Chhattisgarh to honour people who have extraordinary contribution in the field of literature. The award carries a prize money of Rupees Two lakh and a citation. The awards are given once every year on first November. This is the most prestigious state award.
Pandit Sunderlal Sharma award has been conferred to Motivational speaker Ujjwal Patni{{cite web|url=http://www.successstories.co.in/dr-ujjwal-patni-author-motivator-corporate-trainer-and-a-young-global-achiever/|title=successstories.co.in|website=www.successstories.co.in}} from Chhattisgarh, Pardeshiram Verma,{{cite web|url=http://www.chhattisgarhtopnews.com/inner.asp?aa=1529|title=chhattisgarhtopnews.com|publisher=}} Daneshwar Verma,{{cite web|url=http://www.oneindia.com/2006/10/31/chhattisgarh-announces-rajyotsav-awards-1162310805.html|title=Chhattisgarh announces Rajyotsav awards|date=31 October 2006|publisher=}} Bimal Pathak etc.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/Look-beneath-your-resumes-surface-at-deeper-skills-motivational-guru-Dr-Ujjwal-Patni-says/articleshow/23206800.cms|title=Look beneath your resume's surface at deeper skills, motivational guru Dr Ujjwal Patni says - Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India |date=28 September 2013 |publisher=}} Ujjwal Patni{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/Look-beneath-your-resumes-surface-at-deeper-skills-motivational-guru-Dr-Ujjwal-Patni-says/articleshow/23206800.cms|title=Look beneath your resume's surface at deeper skills, motivational guru Dr Ujjwal Patni says - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-11-10}} is the youngest awardee.