Renowned poet, lyricist and filmmaker Gulzar has been bestowed with the 58th Jnanpith Award. The&nbsp;honour is considered the highest Indian literary award presented annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith. Apart from Gulzar, Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya has been named the recipient of the prestigious award.

On Saturday, the award was announced by the Jnanpith committee. “It has been decided to give the award (for 2023) to eminent writers from two languages: Sanskrit litterateur Jagadguru Rambhadracharya and well-known Urdu litterateur Shri Gulzar,'' they said in an official statement.&nbsp;

The press release reads, “Along with his long film journey, Gulzar has been setting new milestones in the field of literature. In poetry, he invented a new genre ‘Triveni’ which is a non-mukaffa poem of three lines. Gulzar has always created something new through his poetry. For some time now he has also been paying serious attention to children's poetry.”

Gulzar, whose original name is Sampooran Singh Kala, is a renowned Indian poet, lyricist, and filmmaker, and is considered one of the most respected figures of Indian cinema and literature.

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Over the years, he has written several poems, songs, and dialogues for many Hindi films that went on to become classics. He has written songs for Bollywood cult-classic movies such as "Anand", ''Kabhi Kabhi'', "Gol Maal", "Masoom", and "Ijaazat".

The multifaced personality has been honoured with several prestigious awards, including an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song "Jai Ho" from the movie Slumdog Millionaire.&nbsp;

He has also been honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Padma Bhushan, Grammy and multiple National Film Awards.

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While, Jagadguru Rambhadracharya, another recipient of the award,&nbsp;is a spiritual leader, poet, scholar, author and the founder and head of Tulsi Peeth in Chitrakoot.&nbsp;

Rambhadracharya, who is&nbsp;blind since childhood, is a polyglot and speaks 22 languages. He has written over 100 books.&nbsp;

(With agency inputs)

Renowned poet, lyricist and filmmaker Gulzar has been bestowed with the 58th Jnanpith Award. The honour is considered the highest Indian literary award presented annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith.

Renowned poet, lyricist and filmmaker Gulzar has been bestowed with the 58th Jnanpith Award. The honour is considered the highest Indian literary award presented annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith. Apart from Gulzar, Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya has been named the recipient of the prestigious award. On Saturday, the award was announced by the Jnanpith committee. “It has been decided to give the award (for 2023) to eminent writers from two languages: Sanskrit litterateur Jagadguru Rambhadracharya and well-known Urdu litterateur Shri Gulzar,'' they said in an official statement. The press release reads, “Along with his long film journey, Gulzar has been setting new milestones in the field of literature. In poetry, he invented a new genre ‘Triveni’ which is a non-mukaffa poem of three lines. Gulzar has always created something new through his poetry. For some time now he has also been paying serious attention to children's poetry.” Gulzar, whose original name is Sampooran Singh Kala, is a renowned Indian poet, lyricist, and filmmaker, and is considered one of the most respected figures of Indian cinema and literature. Also read: Rakul Preet Singh, Jackky Bhagnani hire Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor's security team for Goa wedding Over the years, he has written several poems, songs, and dialogues for many Hindi films that went on to become classics. He has written songs for Bollywood cult-classic movies such as "Anand", ''Kabhi Kabhi'', "Gol Maal", "Masoom", and "Ijaazat". The multifaced personality has been honoured with several prestigious awards, including an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song "Jai Ho" from the movie Slumdog Millionaire. He has also been honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Padma Bhushan, Grammy and multiple National Film Awards. Also read: Rashmika Mandanna recounts terrifying flight experience; shares pic after emergency landing While, Jagadguru Rambhadracharya, another recipient of the award, is a spiritual leader, poet, scholar, author and the founder and head of Tulsi Peeth in Chitrakoot. Rambhadracharya, who is blind since childhood, is a polyglot and speaks 22 languages. He has written over 100 books. (With agency inputs)

Veteran lyricist Gulzar honoured with prestigious Jnanpith Award

Eminent author Amitav Ghosh, who on Wednesday became the first English writer to be conferred with Jnanpith Award 2018, said he "draws constantly from Bangla and its vast imaginative resources". 
 
Ghosh, 62, received the 54th Jnanpith award from former diplomat and West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi at a function held at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi.&nbsp; 
 
The Indian literary award is presented annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith to an author for their "outstanding contribution towards literature". 
 
After receiving the award, Ghosh said, "English is, not by any means, my only language. Nor would mine work be what it is if I had grown in a circumstance where one language pre-dominated over all others. 
 
"... Like even though I write in English I draw constantly from Bangla and its vast imaginative resources," he said.&nbsp; 
 
He thanked the Jnanpith Selection Board and its chairman eminent novelist Pratibha Ray for the honour, and said when he started writing "many many years ago" he had never imagined that one day an award like Jnanpith would come his way. 
 
"For me, or anyone who has grown up in the Indian literary milieu, the Jnanpith recognition is more than an award because it recognises things beyond literary achievements," Ghosh added. 
 
Ghosh, a Padma Shri and Sahitya Akademi awardee, is known for a series of novels such as 'Shadow Lines', 'The Glass Palace', 'The Hungry Tide', and Ibis Trilogy -- 'Sea of Poppies', 'River of Smoke', 'Flood of Fire' -- chronicling the Opium trade between India and China run by the East India Company and 'The Great Derangement; Climate Change and the Unthinkable, a work of non-fiction'. 
 
His recent novel 'Gun Island' is set for its official launch on Thursday. 
 
Speaking on the occasion, former West Bengal governor Gandhi was all praises for the author, who, he said was a "craftsman" whose work comes from a "sinews of effort no less than the strokes of inspiration". 
 
"Ghosh's material are drawn from the human condition. His resources are the offsprings of study. His achievements are progeny of art and his books are rich in what can only be called minerals," he added. 
 
Some of the biggest Indian writers have been awarded with this prestigious literary recognition. Major names among the 58 recipients include literary icons Krishna Sobti, Kedarnath Singh, Shrilal Shukla, Nirmal Verma, Girish Karnad, Mahasweta Devi, Amrita Pritam and U R Ananthamurthy. 
Instituted in 1961, the recipients of Jnanpith award are given a cash prize of Rs 11 lakh, a citation plaque and a bronze replica of Goddess Saraswati.&nbsp;

Eminent author Amitav Ghosh, who on Wednesday became the first English writer to be conferred with Jnanpith Award 2018, said he "draws constantly from Bangla and its vast imaginative resources".

Eminent author Amitav Ghosh, who on Wednesday became the first English writer to be conferred with Jnanpith Award 2018, said he "draws constantly from Bangla and its vast imaginative resources". Ghosh, 62, received the 54th Jnanpith award from former diplomat and West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi at a function held at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. The Indian literary award is presented annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith to an author for their "outstanding contribution towards literature". After receiving the award, Ghosh said, "English is, not by any means, my only language. Nor would mine work be what it is if I had grown in a circumstance where one language pre-dominated over all others. "... Like even though I write in English I draw constantly from Bangla and its vast imaginative resources," he said. He thanked the Jnanpith Selection Board and its chairman eminent novelist Pratibha Ray for the honour, and said when he started writing "many many years ago" he had never imagined that one day an award like Jnanpith would come his way. "For me, or anyone who has grown up in the Indian literary milieu, the Jnanpith recognition is more than an award because it recognises things beyond literary achievements," Ghosh added. Ghosh, a Padma Shri and Sahitya Akademi awardee, is known for a series of novels such as 'Shadow Lines', 'The Glass Palace', 'The Hungry Tide', and Ibis Trilogy -- 'Sea of Poppies', 'River of Smoke', 'Flood of Fire' -- chronicling the Opium trade between India and China run by the East India Company and 'The Great Derangement; Climate Change and the Unthinkable, a work of non-fiction'. His recent novel 'Gun Island' is set for its official launch on Thursday. Speaking on the occasion, former West Bengal governor Gandhi was all praises for the author, who, he said was a "craftsman" whose work comes from a "sinews of effort no less than the strokes of inspiration". "Ghosh's material are drawn from the human condition. His resources are the offsprings of study. His achievements are progeny of art and his books are rich in what can only be called minerals," he added. Some of the biggest Indian writers have been awarded with this prestigious literary recognition. Major names among the 58 recipients include literary icons Krishna Sobti, Kedarnath Singh, Shrilal Shukla, Nirmal Verma, Girish Karnad, Mahasweta Devi, Amrita Pritam and U R Ananthamurthy. Instituted in 1961, the recipients of Jnanpith award are given a cash prize of Rs 11 lakh, a citation plaque and a bronze replica of Goddess Saraswati.

Author Amitav Ghosh becomes the first English writer to win the prestigious Jnanpith Award

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Author Amitav Ghosh becomes the first English writer to win the prestigious Jnanpith Award