Jnanpith Award

Published on: 08-Dec-21
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In News:

=> Assamese poet Nilmani Phookan Jr won the 56th Jnanpith Award and Konkani novelist Damodar Mauzo won the 57th Jnanpith Award.

About Jnanpith Award:

=> It is the highest literary award in India and is given annually for the best creative literary writing to writers in any of the 22 “scheduled languages” recognized in the Indian Constitution.

=> It is sponsored by the cultural organization Bharatiya Jnanpith.

=> It was instituted in 1961, and the first award was given in 1965.

=> The prize carries a cash award, a citation, and a bronze replica of Vagdevi (Saraswati), the goddess of learning.

Another Literary Award

The Sahitya Akademi award established in 1954, is a literary honour.

It is conferred by Sahitya Akademi which is India’s National Academy of Letters.
The Sahitya Akademi Award prizes the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the major Indian languages recognised by the Akademi.