alleryWho was the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award in 1965?
AAshapoorna Devi
BKazi Nazrul Islam
CD.V. Gundappa
DG. Sankara Kurup
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. G. Sankara Kurup
The Malayalam poet G. Sankara Kurup received the first award for Odakkuzhal.
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