Jnanpith Award
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The Jnanpith Award is the oldest and the highest Indian literary award presented annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith to an author for their "outstanding contribution towards literature". Instituted in
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G. Sankara Kurup was the first recipient of the award.
Vairamuthu is the most recent recipient of the award.
Vairamuthu
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Vairamuthu Ramasamy is an Indian lyricist, poet, and novelist working in the Tamil film industry. He is a prominent figure in the Tamil literary world. A master's graduate from the Pachaiyappa's Colle
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…India Sponsored by Bharatiya Jnanpith Reward ₹11 lakh (equivalent to ₹17 lakh or US$17,000 in 2023) First award 1965 Final award 2025 Most recent winner Vairamuthu Highlights Total awarded 65 First winner G. Sankara Kurup Website jnanpith.net The Jnanpith Award is the oldest and the highest Indian literary award…
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Vairamuthu in 2014 receiving Padma Bhushan award from former president Pranab Mukherjee