Awards - Category Flashcards
Who was the first recipient of the Jnanpith award?
G. Sankara Kurup (Malayalam)
In what year did Kuvempu win the Jnanpith award?
1967
In which language did Firaq Gorakhpuri write?
Urdu
Name a book written by Amitav Ghosh
The Circle of Reason (1986 debut novel), The Shadow Lines (1988), The Calcutta Chromosome (1995), The Glass Palace (2000), The Hungry Tide (2004), Gun Island (2019).
Ghosh began working on the Ibis trilogy in 2004. It consists of Sea of Poppies (2008), River of Smoke (2011), and Flood of Fire (2015).
Ghosh’s notable non-fiction writings include In an Antique Land (1992), Dancing in Cambodia and at Large in Burma (1998), Countdown (1999), and The Imam and the Indian (2002).
The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable (2016), The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis (2021)
Who won the Jnanpith award in 2023?
Rambhadracharya (Sanskrit), Gulzar (Urdu)
Krishi Pandit
Agricultural contribution
Jnanapith Award
Literature
Arjuna award
Sports
Jawaharlal Nehru award
International understanding
Who administers the Jawaharlal Nehru award?
Indian Council for Cultural Relations
Dronacharya award
Sports Coach
Borlaug award (named after agronomist Norman Borlaug)
agriculture
Sahitya Akademi
literature
Dada Saheb Phalke award
cinema
Who is the first Dada Saheb Phalke award recipient?
Devika Rani (Hindi)
