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Detailed explanation-1: -The Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any of the 22 languages of India listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Recently, Hindi writer “Prof. Ramdarsh Mishra” for his poetry collection ‘Mai to yaha hoon’ was awarded the Saraswati Samman for 2021 on April 7, 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Saraswati Samman is the most prestigious award of the KK Birla Foundation. 2. The Samman is given annually to an outstanding literary work published in Hindi only during the last 10 years.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Correct Answer is Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Harivansh Rai Bachchan was the first winner of the Saraswati Samman for his four-volume autobiography, Kya Bhooloon Kya Yaad Karoon, Basere Se Door, Needa Ka Nirman Phir and Dashdwar se Sopan Tak.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Saraswati Samman was instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation. It consists of Rs 15 lakh, a citation and a plaque. Candidates are selected from literary works published in the previous ten years by a panel that included scholars and former award winners.