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Template:Infobox Indian Awards The Jnanpith Award (ज्ञानपीठ पुरस्कार) is the most prestigious literary honour conferred in the Republic of India. It is presented by the Jnanpith Trust, which was founded by the Sahu Jain family, publishers of The Times of India. The award carries a check for Rs. 500,000, a citation plaque and a bronze replica of Vagdevi. The award was instituted in 1961. Its first recipient was Malayalam writer G. Sankara Kurup in 1965. An Indian citizen who writes in any of the official languages of India is eligible for the honor.

Before 1982, the awards were given for a single work by a writer. From 1982, the award has been given for a lifetime contribution to Indian literature. So far Kannada writers have won 7 awards, which is the highest for any language. Hindi writers have won 6.

Its name is taken from Sanskrit jnāna-pīṭha = "knowledge-seat".

List of Awardees

(Year - Name - Works - Language)

See also

References

  1. "Gurdial, Nirmal receive Jnanpith Award". Correspondent. The Tribune. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
  2. "Jnanpith award for Jayakanthan". Times of India. 20 Mar 2005. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
  3. "Awardees detail for the Jnanpith Award". Official website of Bharatiya Jnanpith. Bharatiya Jnanpith. Retrieved 2007-06-29.

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