Which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. Nilamoni Phuka

Which of the following statements is/are correct ?

  • 1. Nilamoni Phukan Jr. is the 56th Jnanpith Award winner.
  • 2. Damodar Mauzo is the 57th Jnanpith Award winner.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-1 – 2022
Both statements are correct. The 56th Jnanpith Award was conferred upon Assamese poet Nilmani Phookan Jr., and the 57th Jnanpith Award was conferred upon Konkani writer Damodar Mauzo. The awards for 2020 and 2021 were announced together in December 2021.
The Jnanpith Award is India’s highest literary award, given annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith organization to an author for their “outstanding contribution towards literature”.
Nilamani Phookan Jr. is a renowned poet known for his symbolic and modernist poetry. Damodar Mauzo is a celebrated novelist and short story writer in Konkani literature, often focusing on social issues and the life of the common people.
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