Bharatiya Jnanpith Current Affairs, GK & News
Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri won the 55th Jnanpith Award
The prestigious 55th Jnanpith Award has been won by the 92-year-old Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri, a noted Indian poet-writer in the Malayalam language. He has won several literary accolades, some of his notable awards include the Padma Shri award in 2017, Sahitya Akademi Award in 1973. To date, he has published 45 books comprising of a ..
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Akkitham • Bharatiya Jnanpith • Constitution • Eighth Schedule • G. Sankara Kurup • Jnanpith Award • Malayalam • Padma Shri • Sahitya Akademi
Amitav Ghosh conferred 54th Jnanpith Award
Renowned author Amitav Ghosh was felicitated with 54th Jnanpith Award for his outstanding contribution to enrichment of Indian Literature in English. He was presented the award by Gopalkrishna Gandhi, former Governor of West Bengal who was the chief guest at a function held at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. Key Highlights Author Ghosh ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: 54th Jnanpith Award • Amitav Ghosh • Bharatiya Jnanpith • G.S. Kurup • Gopalkrishna Gandhi • India Habitat Centre • Jnanpith Award • Padma Shri • Sahitya Akademi Award • Schedule 8 of Indian Constitution
Jnanpith award to Chandrashekar Kambar
Poet-writer Chandrashekar Kambar has been conferred with the Jnanpith Award. The award was given to him in recognition to his contributions to Kannada literature. The award: The Jnanpith Award is a literary award. It is one of the two most prestigious literary honours in the country, the other one is Sahitya Akademi Fellowship. The award ..
Topics: Bharatiya Jnanpith • Indian culture • Indian literature • Jnanpith Award • Moortidevi Award • Sahitya Akademi • Sahu Jain family • Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar