Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma confers Jnanpith award to Assamese poet Nilmani Phookan

Apr 11, 2022

Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 11 : Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma presented the 56th Jnanpith Award for the year 2021 to eminent Assamese...

Assamese poet Nilmani Phukan, Konkani writer Damodar Mauzo win Jnanpith Awards

Dec 07, 2021

New Delhi [India], December 7 : Noted Assamese poet Nilmani Phukan won the 56th Jnanpith Award and Konkani short story writer and novelist Damodar...

Jnanpith winning Assamese poet Nilamani Phookan passes away

Jan 19, 2023

Renowned Assamese poet and Jnanpith winner Nilamani Phookan passed away at Guwahati Medical College & Hospital (GMCH) at the age of 89 on Thursday....

Shankar Mahadevan congratulates Gulzar for Jnanpith Award

Feb 19, 2024

On Monday, Shankar shared a candid picture of himself with Gulzar on Instagram and wrote, "Heartiest congratulations to my dearest and the greatest @gulzar_poetry...

PM Modi enquires about health of folk singer Teejan Bai; writer Vinod Shukla

Nov 01, 2025

PM Modi also called noted writer and Padma Bhushan Vinod Kumar Shukla and checked on his health and well-being too. Shukla is also hospitalised...

Gulzar, Sanskrit scholar Swami Rambhadracharya conferred Jnanpith Award

Feb 17, 2024

Legendary lyricist and poet Gulzar and Sanskrit scholar and spiritual leader Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya will be honoured with the Jnanpith Award