Renowned author Amitav Ghosh was felicitated with 54th Jnanpith Award for his outstanding contribution to enrichment of Indian Literature in English.

• Author Ghosh is 1st English language writer to become a Jnanpith laureate as all previous winners of prestigiuous award have been writers in Indian languages.
• Jnanpith Award is the highest literary award in India, presented annually by Bharatiya Jnanpith (a literary and research organization).
•  It can only be conferred upon a citizen of India but with no posthumous conferral.
• Initially English language was not considered for the Award but after 49th Jnanpith Award, English language was added to the list of languages for consideration.