The Jnanpith Award in 2007 was won by Konkani writer Ravindra Kelekar.
ravindra kelekar
Jnanpith Award was created in 1961.
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.
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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.
In 2007, Matt Ryan of Boston College won the Manning Award.
Sumitranandan Pant
ravindra kelekar