Who was the first Gujarati writer to receive the Jnanpith Award?

Q. Who was the first Gujarati writer to receive the Jnanpith Award?
Answer: Umashankar Joshi
Notes: Umashankar Joshi was the first Gujarati Jnanpith Award winner, receiving the award in 1967.

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