Kaka Hathrasi Shiksha Puraskar was started in 2016 so we can felicitate meritorious students. Padma Shri Kaka Hathrasi is a well-known name not only in India but all over the world. On September 18th, where this year is known as his 116th birth anniversary, this is also his 26th death anniversary. As we all are well aware that Kaka ji was a well-known comic poet, he was also skilled in flute playing, theatre and painting. Kaka ji has always loved children very much, he always had the want for the children to take good education and move forward in their lives. Therefore, to increase the morale of the children with time to time, they used to reward them.