Gulzar, Sanskrit scholar Rambhadracharya selected for Jnanpith AwardRambhadracharya, the founder and head of Tulsi Peeth in Chitrakoot, is a renowned Hindu spiritual leader, educator and writer of more than ...
Goan writer Damodar Mauzo gets Jnanpith AwardGoan writer Damodar Mauzo has been awarded the prestigious Jnanpith Award, India's highest literary honour. Mauzo, known for his work in Ko...
Jnanpith awardee Nilmani Phookan passes away at 90 due to age-related illnessThe eminent poet was admitted to the hospital after he complained of breathing difficulties.
Jnanpith awardee poet Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri passes away at 94Akkitham had been hospitalised due to age-related ailments.
Noted Malayalam poet Akkitham wins 55th Jnanpith award, Padma Shri awardee says he's humbled by the honourAkkitham said his wife Sreedevi was the pillar of strength of his poems.
Amitav Ghosh feted with 54th Jnanpith Award for 'contribution to literature'Ghosh, the first English writer to be honoured with the award, said he constantly draws from Bangla for his works.
Amitav Ghosh honoured with 54th Jnanpith award for 'outstanding contribution towards literature'The 'Shadow Lines' author said he was 'humbled' by the recognition.
Mahadevi Varma: The activist, poet Google Doodle is celebrating todayBorn on March 26, 1907, Varma received the Jnanpith Award on this date in 1982.
President Pranab Mukherjee urges to encourage Indian writingPresident said that it was imperative that the literature of India and the creative genius of Indian languages be taken to the world audien...
Jnanpith awardee O N V Kurup passes awayJnanpith awardee and eminent Malayalam poet, lyricist and environmentalist O N V Kurup today passed away at a private hospital here followi...
Gujarati writer Raghuveer Chaudhary to receive Jnanpith AwardChaudhary has authored more than 80 books, and his work is largely influenced by Kaka Kalelkar and G N Dickey.
'Award wapsi' an immature step, says Jnanpith awardeeVeteran Gujarati litterateur Raghuveer Chaudhary, chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith Award for 2015, has termed as an "immature step" the ...
Marathi novelist Bhalchandra Nemade bags 50th Jnanpith AwardModi said it was a matter of both admiration and surprise that the Vedas written several years ago had solutions to problems mankind was fa...
Jnanpith Award for Marathi litterateur Bhalachandra NemadeNamade occupies a unique place in Marathi literature. His hugely celebrated works — from "Kosala", 1963 to his recently-published magnum op...
Jnanpith award conferred on Hindi poet Kedarnath SinghPranab Mukherjee today conferred Jnanpith award on eminent Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh for his outstanding contribution towards Indian liter...
Jnanpith awardee U R Ananthamurthy no moreAnanthamurthy, rated as one of the best writers in the country who won acclaims from critics and fans alike, breathed his last this evening.
- Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh to get Jnanpith award
Singh is the 10th Hindi writer to receive the honour and joins the likes of Sumitra Nandan Pant, Ramdhari Singh Dinkar among others.