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Recently, renowned Urdu poet Gulzar and Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya have been named the recipients of the 58th Jnanpith Award 2024.

58th Jnanpith Award 2024

This is the second time the Jnanpith Award 2024 has been given to Sanskrit and the fifth time for Urdu. Goan writer Damodar Mauzo has received the prestigious award for 2022.

2024 Jnanpith Award Winners List

Here is the list of Jnanpith Award winners 2024;

About Gulzar

• Renowned for Sampooran Singh Kalra, popularly known as Gulzar, is celebrated for his works in Hindi cinema and is considered one of this era’s finest Urdu poets.

• • In poetry, he invented a new genre, ‘Triveni’, a non-muqaffa poem of three lines. 
• Earlier Achievements: Sahitya Akademi Award for Urdu in 2002, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2013, Padma Bhushan in 2004, and at least five National Film awards for his works.
  • One of his finest works includes the song “Jai Ho” for the film “Slumdog Millionaire”, which received an Oscar award in 2009 and a Grammy Award in 2010.

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Rambhadracharya

• He is the founder and head of Tulsi Peeth in Chitrakoot. He is a renowned Hindu spiritual leader, educator and writer of more than 240 books and texts, including four epics.
• Famous Literary Works: Śrīrāghavakṛpābhāṣyam, Bhṛṅgadūtam, Aṣṭāvakra.
  • He is a polyglot who speaks 22 languages, Rambhadracharya is a poet and writer in several Indian languages, including Sanskrit, Hindi, Awadhi, and Maithili.
    • He was named Giridhara Misra and lost his eyesight at the age of two months due to trachoma.
• Earlier Achievements: In 2015, he received the Padma Vibhushan award.
  • He is one of the four Jagadguru Ramanandacharyas of the Ramananda sect and has held this position since 1982.

About Jnanpith Award

• Establishment: In 1944.
  • It was instituted in 1961, and the first award was given in 1965. 
• Sponsored by: The cultural organization Bharatiya Jnanpith.
• Eligibility: The Award is open for only Indian citizens.
• The Highest Literary Award in India: The Jnanpith Award is given annually for outstanding contributions to Indian literature. 
  • It is given annually for the best creative literary writing to writers in any Constitutionally recognized 22 Scheduled Languages and, since 2013, in English.Honor: The prize carries a cash award of Rs 21 lakh, a citation, and a bronze replica of Vagdevi (Saraswati), the goddess of learning. 

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