Question:
Who was the first woman to receive the Jnanpith Award?
Answer:
The first woman to receive the prestigious Jnanpith Award was Ashapoorna Devi in Bengali Language.
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She was a prominent Bengali novelist and poet.
She was awarded the honor in 1976 for her novel “Prothom Protishruti” (The First Promise), the first part of a trilogy.
Ashapoorna Devi is known for her Novels, short stories, essays, poems, children’s literature
Other notable works: “Bakul Katha” (Tale of the Bakul Flower), “Akashe Anondo” (Joy in the Sky), “Kobir Kavya” (Poetry of the Poet)
Awards and Honours
1976: Awarded the Jnanpith Award.
1976: Received Padma Shri from the Government of India.
1976: Conferred with D.Litt. by the Universities of Jabalpur, Rabindra Bharati, Burdwan, and Jadavpur.
1989: Honored with Deshikottam by Vishwa Bharati University.
1994: Sahitya Akademi Fellowship bestowed by the Sahitya Akademi for her contributions as a novelist and short story writer.
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