Jnanpith Award was created in 1961.
The Jnanpith Award in 2007 was won by Konkani writer Ravindra Kelekar.
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The first Indian woman writer to receive the Jnanpith Award was Ashapurna Devi.
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Literature
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Ashapurna Devi
G. Shankara Kurup was the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award in 1965 for his outstanding contributions to Indian literature in Malayalam.
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Sumitranandan Pant
The Jnanpith Award prize money is ₹11 lakh.