Jnanpith Award Winners
|
Sr.No
|
Year
|
Name
|
Work
|
Language
|
|
1
|
2010
|
Chandrashekhara
Kambara
|
For his
contributions to Kannada literature
|
Kannada
|
|
2
|
2009
|
Sri Lal Sukla
|
For his
contribution to Indian literature
and culture
|
Hindi
|
|
3
|
2009
|
Amar Kant
|
For his
contributions to Hindi literature
|
Hindi
|
|
4
|
2008
|
Akhlaq Mohammed
Khan
'Shahryar'
|
For his
contributions to Urdu poetry
|
Urdu
|
|
5
|
2007
|
Dr. O. N. V.
Kurup
|
For his
contributions to Malayalam
literature
|
Malayalam
|
|
6
|
2006
|
Satya Vrat
Shastri
|
For his
contributions to Sanskrit language
|
Sanskrit
|
|
7
|
2006
|
Ravindra Kelekar
|
For his
contributions to Konkani literature
|
Konkani
|
|
8
|
2005
|
Kunwar Narayan
|
For his
contributions to Hindi literature
|
Hindi
|
|
9
|
2004
|
Rehman Rahi
|
Subhuk Soda,
Kalami Rahi and Siyah Rode
Jaren Manz
|
Kashmiri
|
|
10
|
2003
|
Vinda Karandikar
|
For his
contributions to Marathi literature
|
Marathi
|
|
11
|
2002
|
D. Jayakanthan
|
For his
contributions to Tamil literature
|
Tamil
|
|
12
|
2001
|
Rajendra Shah
|
For his
contributions to Gujarati literature
|
Gujarati
|
|
13
|
2000
|
Indira Goswami
|
For his
contributions to Assamese
literature
|
Assamese
|
|
14
|
1999
|
Gurdial Singh
|
For his
contributions to Punjabi literature
|
Punjabi
|
|
15
|
1999
|
Nirmal Verma
|
For his
contributions to Hindi literature
|
Hindi
|
|
16
|
1998
|
Girish Karnad
|
For his
contributions to Kannada literature
and
for contributions to Kannada theatre
(Yayati)
|
Kannada
|
|
17
|
1997
|
Ali Sardar Jafri
|
For his
contributions to Urdu literature
|
Urdu
|
|
18
|
1996
|
Mahasweta Devi
|
Hajar Churashir
Maa
|
Bengali
|
|
19
|
1995
|
Dr. M. T.
Vasudevan Nair
|
For his
contributions to Malayalam
literature
|
Malayalam
|
|
20
|
1994
|
U. R.
Ananthamurthy
|
For his
contributions to Kannada literature
|
Kannada
|
|
21
|
1993
|
Sitakant
Mahapatra
|
For
outstanding contribution to the
enrichment
of Indian literature, 1973–92
|
Oriya
|
|
22
|
1992
|
Naresh Mehta
|
For his
contributions to Hindi literature
|
Hindi
|
|
23
|
1991
|
Subhas
Mukhopadhyay
|
Padatik (The
Foot Soldier)
|
Bengali
|
|
24
|
1990
|
V. K. Gokak
(Vinayaka Krishna
Gokak)
|
Bharatha Sindhu
Rashmi
|
Kannada
|
|
25
|
1989
|
Qurratulain
Hyder
|
Akhire Shab Ke
Humsafar
|
Urdu
|
|
26
|
1988
|
Dr. C. Narayana
Reddy
|
Vishwambhara
|
Telugu
|
|
27
|
1987
|
Vishnu Vaman
Shirwadkar
(Kusumagraj)
|
For his
contributions to Marathi literature
|
Marathi
|
|
28
|
1986
|
Sachidananda
Routray
|
For his
contributions to Oriya literature
|
Oriya
|
|
29
|
1985
|
Pannalal Patel
|
Maanavi Ni
Bhavaai
|
Gujarati
|
|
30
|
1984
|
Thakazhi
Sivasankara Pillai
|
Kayar
{Coir}
|
Malayalam
|
|
31
|
1983
|
Masti Venkatesha
Iyengar
|
Chikkaveera
Rajendra (Life and struggle of
Kodava King
Chikkaveera Rajendra)
|
Kannada
|
|
32
|
1982
|
Mahadevi Varma
|
Yama
|
Hindi
|
|
33
|
1981
|
Amrita Pritam
|
Kagaj te Canvas
|
Punjabi
|
|
34
|
1980
|
S. K. Pottekkatt
|
Oru Desathinte
Katha (Story of a land)
|
Malayalam
|
|
35
|
1979
|
Birendra Kumar
Bhattacharya
|
Mrityunjay
(Immortal)
|
Assamese
|
|
36
|
1978
|
Sachchidananda
Vatsyayan
|
Kitni Navon Men
Kitni Bar (How many times
in how many
boats?)
|
Hindi
|
|
37
|
1977
|
K. Shivaram
Karanth
|
Mookajjiya
Kanasugalu (Mookajjis dreams)
|
Kannada
|
|
38
|
1976
|
Ashapurna Devi
|
Pratham
Pratisruti
|
Bengali
|
|
39
|
1975
|
P. V. Akilan
|
Chitttrappavai
|
Tamil
|
|
40
|
1974
|
Vishnu Sakharam
Khandekar
|
Yayati
|
Marathi
|
|
41
|
1973
|
Gopinath Mohanty
|
Matimatal
|
Oriya
|
|
42
|
1973
|
Dattatreya
Ramachandra
Bendre
|
Nakutanti (Naku
Thanthi) (Four Strings)
|
Kannada
|
|
43
|
1972
|
Ramdhari Singh
Dinkar
|
Urvashi
|
Hindi
|
|
44
|
1971
|
Bishnu Dey
|
Smriti Satta
Bhavishyat
|
Bengali
|
|
45
|
1970
|
Viswanatha
Satyanarayana
|
Ramayana
Kalpavrikshamu (A resourceful
tree:Ramayana)
|
Telugu
|
|
46
|
1969
|
Firaq Gorakhpuri
|
Gul-e-Naghma
|
Urdu
|
|
47
|
1968
|
Sumitranandan
Pant
|
Chidambara
|
Hindi
|
|
48
|
1967
|
Umashankar Joshi
|
Nishitha
|
Gujarati
|
|
49
|
1967
|
Kuppali
Venkatappagowda
Puttappa(Kuvempu)
|
Sri Ramayana
Darshanam
|
Kannada
|
|
50
|
1966
|
Tarasankar
Bandyopadhyay
|
Ganadevta
|
Bengali
|
|
51
|
1965
|
G. Sankara Kurup
|
Odakkuzhal
(Flute)
|
Malayalam
|
