The Jnanpith Award is a literary award in India awarded annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith to an author/writer for outstanding contribution towards literature.
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The Jnanpith Award also known as the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award.
- It was given to only Indian writers writing in Indian languages. No posthumously awarded in this award.
- Out of twenty-three eligible languages, the award has been presented for works in sixteen languages: Hindi, Kannada, Bengali, Malayalam, Gujarati, Marathi, Odia, , Urdu, Telugu, Assamese, Punjabi, Tamil, English, Kashmiri, Konkani, and Sanskrit.
- The Jnanpith Award presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith a trust found by the Sahu Jain family, the Publishers of the Times of India newspaper.
- It carries a check of Rs 7 lakh, a Citation Plaque, and a bronze replica of Saraswati, the Indian Goddess of knowledge, music, and arts.
- From 1965 till 1981, the award was given to the authors/writers with a citation plaque, a cash prize and a bronze replica of Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge and wisdom.
- The rules were revised from 1981 the cash prize was increased to ₹1.5 lakh.
- Now, the cash prize has been revised to ₹13 lakh.
- The Jnanpith award was instituted in 1961. But First awarded in 1965 to Sankar Kurup (Malayalam) for his collection of poems, Odakkuzha (The Bamboo Flute), published in 1950.
- In 1976, Bengali novelist Ashapoorna Devi became the first woman to win the Jnanpith award and was honored for the novel Prothom Protishruti(The First Promise), published in 1965.
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58th Jnanpith Award for year 2023
The Jnanpith Award Selection Committee announced the 58th Jnanpith Award for the year 2023. This year it has been decided to award two eminent writers: Jagatguru Shri Rambhadracharya for Sanskrit and famous lyricist Gulzar for Urdu respectively.
58th Jnanpith Award goes to Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharyaji And Shri Gulzar.
56th & 57th Jnanpith Award for year 2021 and 2022
56th Jnanpith Award 2021 to Assamese poet “Nilmani Phookan” and 57th Jnanpith Award 2022 to Konkani Author “Damador Mauzo” conferred by Vice President of India on 18th December 2021 in New Delhi.
Vice President of India confer 56th & 57th Jnanpith Award for year 2021 and 2022 on 18th December 2021 in New Delhi.
For 2021 (56th)– Assamese poet “Nilmani Phookan”
For 2022(57th)– Konkani Author “Damador Mauzo”
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Jnanpith Award Winners till 2024
|
Year |
Recipient(s) |
Work |
Language(s) |
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2023 (58th) |
Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharyaji |
For Sanskrit Literature |
Sanskrit |
Shri Gulzar(lyricist) |
For Urdu Literature |
Urdu |
|
|
2022 (57th) |
Damador Mauzo |
For Konkani Literature |
Konkani |
|
2021 (56th) |
Nilmani Phookan |
For Assamese Literature |
Assamese |
|
2019 (55th) |
Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri |
For Malayalam Literature |
Malayalam |
|
2018 (54th) |
Amitav Ghosh |
The Circle of Reason |
English |
|
2017 (53rd) |
Mrs. Krishna Sobti |
For Hindi Literature |
Hindi |
|
2016 (52nd) |
Shanka Ghosh |
For Bengali Literature |
Bengali |
|
2015 (51st) |
Dr. Raghuvir Chaudhari |
For Gujarati Literature |
Gujarati |
|
2014 (50th) |
Bhalchandra Nemade |
Kosala(Marathi) |
Marathi |
|
2013 (49th) |
Kedar Nath Singh |
For Hindi Literature |
Hindi |
|
2012 (48th) |
Ravauri Bharadwaja |
Pakudu Rallu(Telugu) |
Telugu |
|
2011 (47th) |
Pratibha Ray
(She is the 1st Odia woman) |
Yajnaseni (Odia) |
Odia |
|
2010 (46th) |
Chandrashekhara Kambara |
For Kannada Literature |
Kannada |
|
2009 (45th) |
Shri lal Shukla |
For Hindi Literature |
Hindi |
|
2009 (45th) |
Amar Kant |
Inhin Hathiyaron Se(Hindi) |
Hindi |
|
2008 (44th) |
Akhlaq Mohammed Khan |
Khwab Ka Dar Band Hai(Urdu) |
Urdu |
|
2007 (43rd) |
Dr. O. N. V. Kurup |
For Malayalam Literature |
Malayalam |
|
2006 (42nd) |
Satya Vrat Shastri
(1st recipient in Sanskrit) |
For Sanskrit Literature |
Sanskrit |
|
2006 (42nd) |
Ravindra Kelekar
(1st in Konkani language) |
Ami Taankan Manshant Haadle (a Konkani translation of a collection of essays in Gujarati) |
Konkani |
|
2005 (41st) |
Kunwar Narayan |
For Hindi Literature |
Hindi |
|
2004 (40th) |
Rehman Rahi |
Siyah Rood Jaeren Manz( In Black Drizzle ). |
Kashmiri |
|
2003 (39th) |
Vinda Karandikar |
Ashtadarshan(Marathi) |
Marathi |
|
2002 (38th) |
D. Jayakanthan |
For Tamil Literature |
Tamil |
|
2001 (37th) |
Rajendra Keshavlal Shah |
For Gujarati Literature |
Gujarati |
|
2000 (36th) |
Indira Goswami |
For Assamese Literature |
Assamese |
|
1999 (35th) |
Nirmal Verma |
Essays Bharat Aur Europe: pratishruti ke kshetra |
Hindi |
|
1999 (35th) |
Gurdial Singh |
Chabara (room on the terrace) |
Punjabi |
|
1998 (34th) |
Girish Karnad |
For Kannada Literature |
Kannada |
|
1997 (33rd) |
Ali Sardar Jafri |
My Words & Thoughts |
Urdu |
|
1996 (32nd) |
Mahasweta Devi |
For Bengali Literature |
Bengali |
|
1995 (31st) |
M. T. Vasudevan Nair |
Randamoozham (Bengali) |
Malayalam |
|
1994 (30th) |
U. R. Ananthamurthy |
For Kannada Literature |
Kannada |
|
1993 (29th) |
Sitakant Mahapatra |
For Odia Literature |
Odia |
|
1992 (28th) |
Naresh Mehta |
For Hindi Literature |
Hindi |
|
1991 (27th) |
Subhas Mukhopadhyay |
For Bengali Literature |
Bengali |
|
1990 (26th) |
Vinayaka Krishna Gokak |
Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi |
Kannada |
|
1989 (25th) |
Qurratulain Hyder |
Aakhir-e-Shab Ke Hamsafar (Travellers Unto the Night) |
Urdu |
|
1988 (24th) |
Dr. C. Narayana Reddy |
Visvambara (Telugu) |
Telugu |
|
1987 (23rd) |
Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar(Kusumagraj) |
For Marathi Literature |
Marathi |
|
1986 (22nd) |
Sachida Nanda Routray |
For Odia Literature |
Odia |
|
1985 (21st) |
Pannalal Patel |
Manvini Bhavai (Gujarati) |
Gujarati |
|
1984 (20th) |
T.Shiva Shankara Pillai |
Kayar (Malayalam) |
Malayalam |
|
1983 (19th) |
Masti Venkatesh Iyengar |
Chikaveer Rajendra (Kannada) |
Kannada |
|
1982 (18th) |
Mahadevi Varma |
Yama (Hindi) |
Hindi |
|
1981 (17th) |
Amrita Pritam |
Kagaz te canvas (Punjabi) |
Punjabi |
|
1980 (16th) |
S. K. Pottekat |
Oru- Dishatinte – Katha (Malayalam) |
Malayalam |
|
1979 (15th) |
Virendra Kumar Bhattacharya |
Mrityunjay (Assamia) |
Assamese |
|
1978 (14th) |
Dr.Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayana (Agyeya) |
Kitni Nawon Mein Kitni Bar (Hindi) |
Hindi |
|
1977 (13th) |
K. Shivaram Karanth |
Mukajjiya Kanasugalu (Kannada) |
Kannada |
|
1976 (12th) |
Smt. Ashapurna Devi
(1st woman) |
Pratham Pratishruti (Bengali) |
Bengali |
|
1975 (11th) |
P. V. Akilandam |
Chittirappavai (Tamil) |
Tamil |
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1974 (10th) |
Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar |
Yayati (Marathi) |
Marathi |
|
1973 (9th) |
Gopinath Mohanty |
Mati Matal (Oriya) |
Odia |
|
1973 (9th) |
Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre |
NakuThanthi (Kannada) |
Kannada |
|
1972 (8th) |
Ramdhari Singh (Dinkar) |
Urvashi (Hindi) |
Hindi |
|
1971 (7th) |
Vishnu Dey |
Smriti Satta Bhavishya (Benhali) |
Bengali |
|
1970 (6th) |
Viswanatha Satyanarayana |
Shreemad Ramayan Kalpavriksham (Telgu) |
Telugu |
|
1969 (5th) |
Prof.Raghupati Sahay
“Firaq Gorakhpuri” |
Gule-e-Naghma (Urdu) |
Urdu |
|
1968 (4th) |
Sumitra Nandan Pant |
Chidambara (Hindi) |
Hindi |
|
1967 (3rd) |
Umashankar Joshi |
Darshanam Nisheeth (Gujarati) |
Gujarati |
|
1967 (3rd) |
Kuppali Venkatappagowda Puttappa |
Ramayan (Kannada) |
Kannada |
|
1966 (2nd) |
Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay |
Ganadevata (Bengali) |
Bengali |
|
1965 (1st) |
G. Sankara Kurup |
Auda Kujai (Malayalam) |
Malayalam |
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FAQ:-
Q.Who got the 58th Jnanpith award for year 2023?
Ans- Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharyaji And Shri Gulzar got 58th Jnanpith Award for Sanskrit and Urdu respectively.
Q.Who got the 56th Jnanpith award for year 2021?
Ans-Assamese poet “Nilmani Phookan” got 56th Jnanpith award for year 2021.
Q.Who got the 57th Jnanpith award for year 2021?
Ans- Konkani Author “Damador Mauzo” 57th Jnanpith award for year 2022.
Q.Who got the first Jnanpith award in India?
Ans- In 1965 Sankar Kurup (Malayalam) got the first Jnanpith award for his collection of poems, Odakkuzha (The Bamboo Flute), published in 1950.
Q . Which language has the highest jnanpith award?
Ans-Kannada writers have won the highest jnanpith award (7 awards) for the Kannada language.
Q.Which is the largest literary award in India?
Ans-The Jnanpith award is the largest literary award in India.
Q.Who become the first woman to got the Jnanpith award in India?
Ans-In 1976, Bengali novelist Ashapoorna Devi became the first woman to win the Jnanpith award for the novel Prothom Protishruti(The First Promise), which was published in 1965.
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