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Jnanpith to Akkitham
Why is it in News?
- Jnanpith Award was given to Malayalam poet Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri.
Details:
- Akkitham
(1) He became the sixth writer to bring Jnanpith Award to Malayalam literature.
(2) He is the only living poet being called Mahakavi (great poet) in Malayalam.
(3) His famous works are Pathalathinte Muzhakkam, Irupatham Noottandinte Ithihasam, and Balidarshanam.
(4) He was awarded Padmashri in 2017.
- Jnanpith award:
(1) It is presented annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith to an author for their "outstanding contribution towards literature".
(2) It was instituted in 1961.
(3) The award is bestowed only on Indian writers writing in Indian languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India and English.
(4) It is not a posthumous conferral.