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Jnanpith Award was created in 1961.
The Jnanpith Award in 2007 was won by Konkani writer Ravindra Kelekar.
The first male recipient of the Jnanpith Award was G. Sankara Kurup, an Indian poet. He received the award in the year 1965.
The first Indian woman writer to receive the Jnanpith Award was Ashapurna Devi.
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The Jnanpith Award in Hindi literature for the year 2009 was awarded to Shrilal Shukla for his outstanding contribution to Indian literature.
Mali Madhavan Nair was the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award in Malayalam literature, receiving the prestigious honor in 1965 for his outstanding contributions to literature.
Ashapurna Devi
G. Shankara Kurup was the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award in 1965 for his outstanding contributions to Indian literature in Malayalam.