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๐ฎ๐ณ Jnanpith Award
India's highest literary honour; awarded to the best lifetime contribution to Indian literature
India 1961 Literary Awards
๐ Key Facts
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India's highest literary award; established 1961 by the Bharatiya Jnanpith Trust
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G. Sankara Kurup (Malayalam, 1965) was the first recipient; awarded across all 22 Scheduled Languages
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Prize includes a cash award of โน11 lakh, a citation, a bronze idol of Saraswati and a Vagambika shawl
The word "Jnanpith" means "seat of wisdom" in Sanskrit; the award was established by the Bharatiya Jnanpith Trust
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๐ Literary Awards
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๐ฎ๐ณ India
Year / Era
1961
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India's highest literary honour; awarded to the best lifetime contribution to Indian literature