Question

Who is the first winner of Jnanpith Award ?

• A. G. Sankarakurupp
• B. Ashapurna Devi
• C. Umashankar Joshi
• D. Amrutha Pritham

Answer 1

Answer:

A. G. Sankarakurupp

• The Jnanpith Award is one of the most prestigious literary awards in India.
• It is presented annually to an author for their outstanding contribution to Indian literature.
• The award was established in 1961 by the Sahu Jain family, a prominent business family in India, to honor and promote excellence in Indian literature. 
• The first recipient of the award was the Malayalam writer G. Sankara Kurup who received the award in 1965 for his collection of poems, 'Odakkuzhal' , published in 1950