Who got Gyanpeeth award?
The award has been conferred upon fifty-eight writers including seven women authors….
| Jnanpith Award | |
|---|---|
| Reward(s) | ₹11 lakh (equivalent to ₹14 lakh or US$19,000 in 2020) |
| First awarded | 1965 |
| Last awarded | 2019 |
| Most recent winner | Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri |
Which Marathi poet has won the Gyanpeeth puraskar?
Here is the List of all Jnanpith Award Winners – India’s Highest Literary Award
| YEAR | NAME OF WINNER | LANGUAGE |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Shankha Ghosh | Bengali |
| 2015 | Raghuveer Chaudhary | Gujarati |
| 2014 | Bhalchandra Nemade (50th Jnanpith award) | Marathi |
| 2013 | Kedarnath Singh | Hindi |
Who won first Gyanpeeth award?
Sankara Kurup
Sankara Kurup (1901– 1978), a Malayalam poet, won the first Jnanpith Award in 1965, the year of its inception, for his anthology of poems, titled Odakkuzhal.
Who is the first writer of Jnanpith Award in Marathi?
The award was first given in the year 1965 to Malayalam writer G. Sankara Kurup….Jnanpith Award Winner.
| Year | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Name | Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar (Kusumagraj) |
| Works | For contributions in Marathi literature |
| Language | Marathi |
Who got Sahitya Akademi 2020?
Sahitya Akademi Award 2020: Veerappa Moily, Arundhathi Subramaniam among winners. While Moily received the prestigious award for his epic poetry ‘Sri Bahubali Ahimsadigvijayam’ in Kannada, Subramaniam won the award for her poetry collection, “When God is a Traveller,” in English.
Who won Gyanpeeth award 2021?
Renowned author Amitav Ghosh was felicitated with 54th Jnanpith Award for his outstanding contribution to enrichment of Indian Literature in English.
Which is the highest literary award in India?
Jnanpith Award
Jnanpith Award, highest literary award in India, given annually for the best creative literary writing to writers in any of the 22 “scheduled languages” recognized in the Indian Constitution.
Who won the Gyanpeeth award 2020?
Renowned author Amitav Ghosh was felicitated with 54th Jnanpith Award for his outstanding contribution to enrichment of Indian Literature in English. He was presented the award by Gopalkrishna Gandhi, former Governor of West Bengal who was the chief guest at a function held at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi.
Who won Kalinga award 2019?
Karl Kruszelnicki
| Year | Name of Prize Laureates | Countries |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Prof. Xiangyi Li | China |
| 2015 | Prof. Diego Andres Golombek | Argentina |
| 2017 | Erik Jacquemyn | Belgium |
| 2019 | Karl Kruszelnicki | Australia |
Who got Njanapeedam award?
In 2019, author Amitav Ghosh was felicitated with 54th Jnanpith Award. He became the first English language writer to become a Jnanpith laureate.