Jnanpith Award is the highest literary honor given in the Republic of India. It was founded by the Sahu Jain family, the publishers of India Times. The award was instituted in 1961. An Indian citizen who writes in any of the official languages of India is eligible for the honour. So let's take a look at the recepients of this literary honor of the last five years.
|
Year |
Winner |
Work |
Language |
|
2013 |
Kedarnath Singh |
Akaal Mein Saras |
Hindi |
|
2014 |
Bhalchandra Nemade |
Hindu: Jagnyachi Samrudhha Adgal |
Marathi |
|
2015 |
Raghuveer Chaudhari |
Novel - Amruta (અમૃતા) |
Gujarati |
|
2016 |
Shankha Ghosh |
Murkha baro, samajik nay |
Bengali |
|
2017 |
Krishna Sobti |
Zindaginama |
Hindi |
|
2018 |
Amitav Ghosh |
Sea of Poppies |
English |
|
2019 |
Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri |
Irupatham Noottandinte Ithihasam |
Malayalam |
|
2020 |
Nilamani Phookan |
For notable contribution to Assamese literature |
Assamese |
|
2021 |
Damodar Mauzo |
For notable contribution to Konkani literature |
Konkani |
