List of Jananpith award recipients, showing the year, and language(s)

Facts

1. Jnanpith Award has achieved the recognition of the highest literary award of the country.
2. The Award is open for only Indian citizens and is given annually.
3. English along with other Indian languages is considered for the Award.
4. The winner is given a cash prize of Rs. 11 lakh and a bronze replica of Goddess Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of learning.
5. The first recipient of the award was Malayalam writer G Sankara Kurup in 1965 for his novel ‘Odakkuzhal’ (The Bamboo Flute).
6. The first woman writer to be awarded this award was Ashapoorna Devi, a Bengali writer, in 1976.
7. The organization which presents this award was founded in 1944 by industrialist and philanthropist Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain.
8. Jnanpith Award is sponsored by the cultural organization Bharatiya Jnanpith.
9. The organization which presents this award was founded in 1944 by industrialist and philanthropist Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain.