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The Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman distinction is conferred on persons (age group of 30 to 45 years) in recognition of their substantial contribution in the field of Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic, Pali, Prakrit, Classical Oriya, Classical Kannada, Classical Telugu and Classical Malayalam. It was introduced in the year 2002. It Carries a certificate of honour, a memento and a one-time cash prize of Rs.1 lakh.

Maharshi Badrayan was an Indian philosopher is regarded as having written the basic text of the Vedanta system, the Vedantasutra a.k.a. Brahmasutra. He is thus considered the founder of the Vedanta system of philosophy.