alleryWho founded the Bharatiya Jnanpith in 1944?
ANiharranjan Ray
BKaka Kalelkar
CRajendra Prasad
DShanti Prasad Jain
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Shanti Prasad Jain
Industrialist Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain founded the Bharatiya Jnanpith in 1944.
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