The medal is annually conferred to a Gujarati author for his contribution in Kumar magazine published by Kumar Trust.
In 1950, Chandravadan Mehta refused to accept Kumar Chandrak.
[1][2] The medal was established in 1944, by Yashwant Pandya, an author contributing to Kumar.
Initially, Gujarati authors Balwantray Thakore, Vishnuprasad Trivedi and Sundaram had served in a committee for the selection of awardee.
Subsequently Ramnarayan V. Pathak and Anantrai Raval served on the committee.