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The Jnanpith Award is the highest literary award in India, conferred by the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a literary and research organization, to Indian writers for their outstanding contribution to literature. The award is considered to be the most prestigious literary award in India.

The Jnanpith Award was instituted in 1961 and is awarded annually. The award recognizes writers who have made significant contributions to the Indian literary heritage and have enriched the literary culture of India. The award is presented to writers in any of the 22 official languages of India.

To be eligible for the Jnanpith Award, an individual should have made an outstanding contribution to literature over a period of at least 20 years. The contributions could be in the form of creative writing, literary criticism, or scholarly research.

The Jnanpith Award consists of a cash prize of Rs. 11 lakh, a citation, and a bronze replica of Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of learning and wisdom.

The selection process for the Jnanpith Award involves a committee of eminent literary personalities appointed by the Bharatiya Jnanpith. The committee evaluates the nominations received from various sources and selects the deserving candidates based on their literary contributions.

Over the years, many prominent Indian writers have been conferred with the Jnanpith Award for their exceptional contributions to Indian literature. Some of the notable recipients of the award include Rabindranath Tagore (Bengali), Bhalchandra Nemade (Marathi), Amrita Pritam (Punjabi), and Mahasweta Devi (Bengali).

In conclusion, the Jnanpith Award is a prestigious literary award in India, conferred to Indian writers for their outstanding contribution to literature. The award recognizes excellence in literature and is considered the highest literary honor in India.

Year Name Language Reason
2022 Damodar Mauzo Konkani
2021 Nilamani Phookan Assamese The award is a recognition of Phookan’s immense contribution towards enriching Assamese literature. His creations shouldn’t remain confined within the nation. Hence, if his family permits, the Publication Board of Assam will translate those for global audience,
2019 Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri Malayalam For his literary excellence has footprints in genre like drama, reminiscence, critical essays, children literature, short stories and translations. Some of his celebrated creations include Veeravadam, Balidarsanam, Nimisha Kshethram, Amrita Khatika, Akkitham Kavithaka, Epic of Twentieth Century and Antimahakalam.
2018 Amitav Ghosh English Path-breaking english novelist exploring Indian protagonist ranging across wide international field in both his fictional and discursive writings. Celebrated works include – The Circle of Reason, The Shadow Lines, The Calcutta Chromosome, The Glass Palace, The Hungry Tide and the Ibisi Triology.
2017 Krishna Sobti Hindi Krishna Sobti is a Hindi fiction writer and essayist, who won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1980 for her novel Zindaginama and in 1996, was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the highest award of the Akademi. In 2017, she received the Jnanpith Award for her contribution to Indian literature.
2016 Shankha Ghosh Bengali The award is given for exceptional contribution in the field of literature. He has earlier won the Sahitya Academy Award and the Padmabhushan for his contribution to Indian literature. He is the sixth Bengali to get this prestigious award.
2015 Raghuveer Chaudhari Gujarati Raghuveer Chaudhari is a novelist, poet and critic from Gujarat. He has also worked as a columnist for numerous newspapers, such as Sandesh, Janmabhumi, Nirikshaka and Divya Bhaskar.
2014 Bhalchandra Nemade Marathi Bhalchandra Vanaji Nemade is a Marathi writer from Maharashtra. He is famous for his books Hindu and Kosala. Also he is known for his novel Hindu jagnyachi samrudhha adgal.
2013 Kedarnath Singh Hindi For his notable contribution to Hindi literature. 'Abhi bilkul abhi' and 'Yahan se dekho' are among his prominent works 'Abhi bilkul abhi' and 'Yahan se dekho' are among his prominent works.
2012 Ravuri Bharadhwaja Telugu For his contributions to Telugu literature
2011 Pratibha Ray Oriya For her book Yajnaseni.
2010 Chandrashekhara Kambara Kannada For his contributions to Kannada literature
2009 Amar Kant Hindi For his contribution in Hindi literature.
2009 Shrilal Shukla Hindi For his contribution in Hindi literature.
2008 Akhlaq Mohammed Khan 'Shahryar' Urdu For his contribution in Urdu literature.
2007 O. N. V. Kurup Malayalam For his contributions to Malayalam literature
2006 Ravindra Kelekar Konkani For his contribution in Konkani literature.
2006 Satya Vrat Shastri Sanskrit For his contribution in Sanskrit literature.
2005 Kunwar Narayan Hindi For overall contribution in Hindi literature.
2004 Rahman Rahi Kashmiri Subhuk Soda, Kalami Rahi and Siyah Rode Jaren Manz
2003 Vinda Karandikar Marathi Ashtadarshana (poetry)
2002 D. Jayakanthan Tamil For his contribution in Tamil literature.
2001 Rajendra Keshavlal Shah Gujarati For his contribution in Gujarati literature.
2000 Indira Goswami Assamese For writing about the subalterns and marginalised &contribution in Assamese literature.
1999 Nirmal Verma Hindi For his contribution in Hindi literature.
1999 Gurdial Singh Punjabi For his contribution in Punjabi literature.
1998 Girish Karnad Kannada For his contributions to Kannada literature and for contributions to kannada theater (yayati)[8]
1997 Ali Sardar Jafri Urdu For his contribution in Urdu literature.
1996 Mahasweta Devi Bengali Hajar Churashir Ma
1995 M. T. Vasudevan Nair Malayalam Randamoozham (Second Chance)
1994 U. R. Ananthamurthy Kannada for his contributions to Kannada literature
1993 Sitakant Mahapatra Oriya for outstanding contribution to the enrichment of Indian literature, 1973-92 [7]
1992 Naresh Mehta Hindi For his contribution in Hindi literature.
1991 Subhas Mukhopadhyay Bengali Padati
1990 V. K. Gokak (Vinayaka Krishna Gokak) Kannada Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi
1989 Qurratulain Hyder Urdu Akhire Shab Ke Humsafar
1988 Dr.C. Narayana Reddy Telugu Vishwambhara
1987 Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar (Kusumagraj) Marathi Natsamrat
1986 Sachidananda Rout Roy Oriya For his contribution in Oriya literature.
1985 Pannalal Patel Gujarati Maanavi Ni Bhavaai
1984 Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai Malayalam Kayar {Coir}
1983 Maasti Venkatesh Ayengar Kannada Chikkaveera Rajendra (Life and struggle of Kodava King Chikkaveera Rajendra)
1982 Mahadevi Varma Hindi Yama
1981 Amrita Pritam Punjabi Kagaj te Canvas
1980 S. K. Pottekkatt Malayalam Oru Desathinte Katha (Story of a land)
1979 Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya Assamese Mrityunjay (Immortal)
1978 Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayan 'Ajneya' Hindi Kitni Navon Men Kitni Bar (How many times in many boats?)
1977 K. Shivaram Karanth Kannada Mookajjiya Kanasugalu (Mookajjis dreams)
1976 Ashapurna Devi Bengali Pratham Pratisruti
1975 P. V. Akilan Tamil Chitttrappavai
1974 Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar Marathi Yayati
1973 Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre Kannada Nakutanti (Naku Thanthi) (Four Strings)
1973 Gopinath Mohanty Oriya Paraja
1972 Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' Hindi Urvashi
1971 Bishnu Dey Bengali Smriti Satta Bhavishyat
1970 Viswanatha Satyanarayana Telugu Ramayana Kalpavrikshamu (A resourceful tree:Ramayana)
1969 Firaq Gorakhpuri Urdu Gul-e-Naghma
1968 Sumitranandan Pant Hindi Chidambara
1967 Kuppali Venkatappagowda Puttappa (Kuvempu) Kannada Sri Ramayana Darshanam
1967 Umashankar Joshi Gujarati Nishitha
1966 Tarashankar Bandopadhyaya Bengali Ganadevta
1965 G. Sankara Kurup Malayalam Odakkuzhal (Flute)