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The '''Jnanpith Award''' ('''ज्ञानपीठ पुरस्कार''') is the highest literary honour conferred in the ]. It is presented by the Jnanpith Trust, which was founded by the ] family, publishers of ]. The award carries a check for ] 500,000, a citation plaque and a ] replica of ]. The award was instituted in ]. Its first recipient was Malayalam writer ] in ]. An Indian citizen who writes in any of the official ] is eligible for the honor. The '''Jnanpith Award''' ('''ज्ञानपीठ पुरस्कार''') is the highest literary honour conferred in the ]. It is presented by the Jnanpith Trust, which was founded by the ] family, publishers of ]. The award carries a check for ] 500,000, a citation plaque and a ] replica of ].{{cn}} The award was instituted in ]. Its first recipient was Malayalam writer ] in ]. An Indian citizen who writes in any of the official ] is eligible for the honor.


Before ], the awards were given for a single work by a writer. From ], the award has been given for a lifetime contribution to Indian literature. So far ] writers have won 7 awards, which is the highest for any language. ] writers have won 6.<ref name="jnanpith">{{cite web|url=http://jnanpith.net/awards/detail.asp?catkey=1|title=Awardees detail for the Jnanpith Award|work=Official website of Bharatiya Jnanpith|publisher=Bharatiya Jnanpith|accessdate=2007-06-29}}</ref> Before ], the awards were given for a single work by a writer. From ], the award has been given for a lifetime contribution to Indian literature. So far ] writers have won 7 awards, which is the highest for any language. ] writers have won 6.<ref name="jnanpith">{{cite web|url=http://jnanpith.net/awards/detail.asp?catkey=1|title=Awardees detail for the Jnanpith Award|work=Official website of Bharatiya Jnanpith|publisher=Bharatiya Jnanpith|accessdate=2007-06-29}}</ref>

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Template:Infobox Indian Awards The Jnanpith Award (ज्ञानपीठ पुरस्कार) is the highest 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. "Awardees detail for the Jnanpith Award". Official website of Bharatiya Jnanpith. Bharatiya Jnanpith. Retrieved 2007-06-29.

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