Who among the following is not a recipient of the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award?

Ashaparna Devi
M. F. Hussain
Raghupathi Sahai
V. K. Gokak

The correct answer is C. Raghupathi Sahai.

Ashapurna Devi (1909-1995) was a Bengali writer who was awarded the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award in 1976 for her novel “Aparajita”. M. F. Hussain (1913-2001) was an Indian painter who was awarded the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award in 1991 for his contribution to Indian art. V. K. Gokak (1909-1992) was a Kannada writer who was awarded the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award in 1979 for his work on Kannada literature. Raghupathi Sahai (1887-1966) was a Hindi writer who was not awarded the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award.

The Bharatiya Jnanpith Award is the highest literary award in India. It was instituted in 1961 by the Bharatiya Jnanpith Trust, a non-profit organization based in Pune, India. The award is given annually to an Indian writer for a lifetime of literary achievement in any of the major Indian languages.