<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Jnanpith Award </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Award for individual contributions to Literature Instituted in 1961 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Awarded for </Th> <Td> Literary award in India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Sponsored by </Th> <Td> Bharatiya Jnanpith </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Reward ( s ) </Th> <Td> ₹ 11 lakh ( equivalent to ₹ 12 lakh or US $17,000 in 2017 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First awarded </Th> <Td> 1965 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Last awarded </Th> <Td> 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Most recent winner </Th> <Td> Krishna Sobti </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Highlights </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total awarded </Th> <Td> 58 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First winner </Th> <Td> G. Sankara Kurup </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> Official website </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Jnanpith Award </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Award for individual contributions to Literature Instituted in 1961 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Awarded for </Th> <Td> Literary award in India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Sponsored by </Th> <Td> Bharatiya Jnanpith </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Reward ( s ) </Th> <Td> ₹ 11 lakh ( equivalent to ₹ 12 lakh or US $17,000 in 2017 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First awarded </Th> <Td> 1965 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Last awarded </Th> <Td> 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Most recent winner </Th> <Td> Krishna Sobti </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Highlights </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total awarded </Th> <Td> 58 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First winner </Th> <Td> G. Sankara Kurup </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> Official website </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who received the jnanpeeth award in the year 2017
who received the jnanpeeth award in the year 2017
Krishna Sobti
Krishna Sobti