ravindra kelekar
The Jnanpith Award in 2007 was won by Konkani writer Ravindra Kelekar.
Jnanpith Award was created in 1961.
ravindra kelekar
Vinda Karandikar won the third Gyanpeeth award in Marathi literature in 2003.
amrita pritam
The first Indian woman writer to receive the Jnanpith Award was Ashapurna Devi.
The last recipient of the Jnanpith Award is Kedarnath Singh in 2013. The 2012 winner was Ravuri Bharadhwaja Pakudu Rallu.
amrita pritam
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.
shaheryar