the first jnanpith award was an autor of the language hindi.
first jnanpith award was an autor of which language?
hindi
pillai started his professional career as an english teacher in st. joseph school, trivandrum and retired from government service in 1971 as the chief editor of malayalam lexicon, university of kerala, a position he held from 1953. in between, he served in various positions such as the secretary of text book committee, as an assistant to sadasya tilakam t. k. velu pillai in the preparation of travancore state manual, as the assistant secretary of education to the government of kerala, as the honorary director of the kerala university manuscripts library, as a member of indian historical records commission and university of kerala faculty of oriental studies, as the editor of kerala archives news letter board, as the chief advisor of navasahithi biographical encyclopedia, as a member of the phd evaluation board of university of kerala, as the president of sahithya parishad, as an executive council member of the kendra sahitya akademi, kerala sahitya akademi and history association, as the president of kanfed, as the editor of the journal of indian history and as a member of the first jnanpith award committee. he also presided over the fourth annual conference of dravidian linguists held in chennai in 1974.
sooranad kunjan pillai
bullet::::- "mash'aal" مشعال





















































bullet::::- "rooh-e-kaayenaat" روحِ کائنات





















































bullet::::- "roop" رُوپ (rubaayi رُباعی )





















































bullet::::- "shabnamistaan" شبنمِستان





















































bullet::::- "sargam" سرگم





















































bullet::::- "bazm-e-zindagi rang-e-shayri" بزمِ زندگی رنگِ شاعری





















































section::::awards.





















































bullet::::- 1960 – sahitya akademi award in urdu





















































bullet::::- 1968 – padma bhushan





















































bullet::::- 1968 – soviet land nehru award





















































bullet::::- 1969 – jnanpith award (first jnanpith award for urdu literature)





















































bullet::::- 1970 – sahitya akademi fellowship





















































bullet::::- 1981 – ghalib academy award





















































section::::death and legacy.
firaq gorakhpuri