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Who was the first recipient of Jnanapith award?

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Amrita Pritam

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Dinkar

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D.V. Gundappa

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G Shankara Kurup

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The correct option is D G Shankara Kurup
G. Sankara Kurup was the first winner of the Jnanpith. It is India's highest literary award. He won the prize in 1965 for his collection of poems in Malayam titled- Odakkuzhal (The Bamboo Flute, 1950).

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