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Hindi Writer Vinod Kumar Shukla Selected For 59th Jnanpith Award
Eminent Hindi writer Vinod Kumar Shukla was on Saturday named the recipient of the 59th Jnanpith Award, India's highest literary honour. He will be the first writer from Chhattisgarh to receive the award.
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Noted Malayalam Writer MT Vasudevan Nair Dies At 91
Noted writer and Jnanpith award winner MT Vasudevan Nair, who had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital here following heart failure, has passed away, hospital sources said on Wednesday.
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On Gulzar Winning Jnanpith Award, Shashi Tharoor Posts A Throwback Pic
The Jnanpith selection committee on Saturday announced Mr Gulzar as the winner of the 58th Jnanpith Award along with Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya
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Gulzar, Sanskrit Scholar Rambhadracharya Chosen For Jnanpith Award
Renowned Urdu poet Gulzar and Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya have been named the recipients of the 58th Jnanpith Award, the Jnanpith selection committee announced on Saturday.
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Jnanpith Award Presented To Renowned Malayalam Poet Akkitham
Renowned Malayalam poet Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri was conferred the Jnanpith award, the country's highest literary award, on Thursday at a special function held at his house at Kumaranallur, near Palakkad.
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Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri, 93-Year-Old Poet From Kerala, Wins Jnanpith Award
Akkitham started gaining attention in the early 1950s for his modernist poems, first of which "Khandakavya" was published in 1952.
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"His Contribution Was Immense": Theatre Lovers Remember Girish Karnad
Girish Karnad, seasoned actor, filmmaker and Jnanpith award winning playwright who died in Bengaluru in Monday, was remembered at the Rangashankara Theatre in Bengaluru on Sunday morning.
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Girish Karnad Dies At 81: A Legendary Life
Girish Karnad died in a Bengaluru hospital on Monday morning and his last rites will be held later today
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Author Amitav Ghosh Honoured With 54th Jnanpith Award
Noted English writer Amitav Ghosh has been honoured with the Jnanpith Award for "outstanding contribution towards literature", Bharatiya Jnanpith announced on Friday.
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Mahadevi Varma Is Today's Google Doodle: Know All About The Celebrated Hindi Poet
Google Doodle is celebrating Mahadevi Varma, the Hindi poet and women's rights activist. She received the Jnanpith Award for her outstanding contributions to Indian literature on April 27, 1982.
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Google Doodle Celebrates Kannada Novelist Kuvempu's 113th Birthday
Today, Google Doodle celebrates the 113th birthday of Kannada novelist and poet, Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa, better known as Kuvempu.
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Noted Telugu Poet C Narayana Reddy, Jnanpith and Padma Bhusan Awardee, Passes Away
Telugu poet, lyricist and writer Cingireddy Narayana Reddy passed away on Monday, reported news agency ANI. An authority on Telugu literature, he won the Jnanpith Award in 1988. Dr C Narayana Reddy was also a play-wright, orator, educationist and communicator. Besides Jnanpith, the poet was also the recipient of the Padma Shri in 1977 and Sahitya A...
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Four New Writers Get Jnanpith 'Navlekhan' Award
Four writers, three of them from Rajasthan, were today given the Bharatiya Jnanpith's 11th Navlekhan award for the year 2015 in a ceremony here today.
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Malayalam Poet And Jnanpith Award Winner ONV Kurup Dies At 84
Noted Malayalam poet and lyricist ONV Kurup passed away at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram today, his family said. He was 84.
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Gujarati Writer Raghuveer Chaudhary Chosen For Jnanpith Award
Eminent Gujarati novelist, poet and critic Raghuveer Chaudhary has been chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith Award for 2015, the literary organisation has announced.
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Hindi Writer Vinod Kumar Shukla Selected For 59th Jnanpith Award
Eminent Hindi writer Vinod Kumar Shukla was on Saturday named the recipient of the 59th Jnanpith Award, India's highest literary honour. He will be the first writer from Chhattisgarh to receive the award.
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Noted Malayalam Writer MT Vasudevan Nair Dies At 91
Noted writer and Jnanpith award winner MT Vasudevan Nair, who had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital here following heart failure, has passed away, hospital sources said on Wednesday.
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On Gulzar Winning Jnanpith Award, Shashi Tharoor Posts A Throwback Pic
The Jnanpith selection committee on Saturday announced Mr Gulzar as the winner of the 58th Jnanpith Award along with Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya
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Gulzar, Sanskrit Scholar Rambhadracharya Chosen For Jnanpith Award
Renowned Urdu poet Gulzar and Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya have been named the recipients of the 58th Jnanpith Award, the Jnanpith selection committee announced on Saturday.
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Jnanpith Award Presented To Renowned Malayalam Poet Akkitham
Renowned Malayalam poet Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri was conferred the Jnanpith award, the country's highest literary award, on Thursday at a special function held at his house at Kumaranallur, near Palakkad.
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Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri, 93-Year-Old Poet From Kerala, Wins Jnanpith Award
Akkitham started gaining attention in the early 1950s for his modernist poems, first of which "Khandakavya" was published in 1952.
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"His Contribution Was Immense": Theatre Lovers Remember Girish Karnad
Girish Karnad, seasoned actor, filmmaker and Jnanpith award winning playwright who died in Bengaluru in Monday, was remembered at the Rangashankara Theatre in Bengaluru on Sunday morning.
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Girish Karnad Dies At 81: A Legendary Life
Girish Karnad died in a Bengaluru hospital on Monday morning and his last rites will be held later today
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Author Amitav Ghosh Honoured With 54th Jnanpith Award
Noted English writer Amitav Ghosh has been honoured with the Jnanpith Award for "outstanding contribution towards literature", Bharatiya Jnanpith announced on Friday.
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Mahadevi Varma Is Today's Google Doodle: Know All About The Celebrated Hindi Poet
Google Doodle is celebrating Mahadevi Varma, the Hindi poet and women's rights activist. She received the Jnanpith Award for her outstanding contributions to Indian literature on April 27, 1982.
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Google Doodle Celebrates Kannada Novelist Kuvempu's 113th Birthday
Today, Google Doodle celebrates the 113th birthday of Kannada novelist and poet, Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa, better known as Kuvempu.
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Noted Telugu Poet C Narayana Reddy, Jnanpith and Padma Bhusan Awardee, Passes Away
Telugu poet, lyricist and writer Cingireddy Narayana Reddy passed away on Monday, reported news agency ANI. An authority on Telugu literature, he won the Jnanpith Award in 1988. Dr C Narayana Reddy was also a play-wright, orator, educationist and communicator. Besides Jnanpith, the poet was also the recipient of the Padma Shri in 1977 and Sahitya A...
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Four New Writers Get Jnanpith 'Navlekhan' Award
Four writers, three of them from Rajasthan, were today given the Bharatiya Jnanpith's 11th Navlekhan award for the year 2015 in a ceremony here today.
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Malayalam Poet And Jnanpith Award Winner ONV Kurup Dies At 84
Noted Malayalam poet and lyricist ONV Kurup passed away at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram today, his family said. He was 84.
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Gujarati Writer Raghuveer Chaudhary Chosen For Jnanpith Award
Eminent Gujarati novelist, poet and critic Raghuveer Chaudhary has been chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith Award for 2015, the literary organisation has announced.
