CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: Santosh Chaubey Honored with Vishisht Sahitya Vibhushan Award 2026
In a grand award ceremony organized by BPA Foundation and India Netbooks in New Delhi, senior poet and storyteller, Director of Vishw Rang, and Chancellor of Rabindranath Tagore University, Santosh Chaubey, was conferred the prestigious Vishisht Sahitya Vibhushan Award 2026. The award was presented by renowned storyteller Mamta Kalia, eminent satirist Prem Janmejay, and Sanjeev Kumar, President of the foundation.
Santosh Chaubey received this honor for his creative and innovative contributions to literature, arts, culture, the Hindi language, and education on a global level. He founded the International Vishw Rang Festival to promote Hindi literature and Indian culture, which is now active in over 70 countries. Through events organized in Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Delhi, Mumbai, and recently Bhopal, he has played a significant role in the global expansion of Hindi.
In addition, he has been awarded several prestigious honors, including:
Max Muller International Decoration 2025 (Netherlands)
Vishwa Hindi Shikhar Samman 2024 (Singapore)
Bharat Gaurav Samman 2024 (France)
Vatayan UK International Shikhar Samman 2023
Lifetime Achievement Award 2023 by a reputed institution in the USA
For his literary contributions, he has also received Dushyant Kumar Award, Spandan Criticism Award, International Valley of Words Award, National Dushyant Alankaran, Shivmangal Singh Suman Award, and Mahatma Hansraj Samman 2026.
The award ceremony was attended by a large number of senior writers, poets, scholars, and literature enthusiasts. On this occasion, greetings and congratulations were extended on behalf of Vishw Rang Foundation, Tagore International Hindi Center, Overseas Indian Literature & Culture Research Center, Rabindranath Tagore University, Scope Global Skills University, and other collaborating institutions.
Thus, this honor for Santosh Chaubey served as a glorious recognition of his literary, cultural, and global contributions, highlighting his immense role in the promotion of the Hindi language and Indian culture worldwide.
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