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2018's Jnanpith Awardee writer Amitav Ghosh is a writer of which language?

2018's Jnanpith Awardee writer Amitav Ghosh is a writer of which language? Correct Answer English

The correct answer is English.

Key Points

  • Jnanpith Award
    • Jnanpith Award was instituted in 1961.
    • In this award, the Bhartiya Jnanpith recognizes Indian litterateurs who write in one of the 22 Indian languages listed in Schedule Eight of the Indian Constitution.
    • The winners receive a cash prize, a citation and a bronze replica of Goddess Saraswati.
    • Famous Malayalam writer G.S. Kurup was the first winner of the Jananpith award.
  • Amitav Ghosh
    • He is an English Fiction writer.
    • He was born in Calcutta in 1956.
    • He was awarded Padma Shri in 2007 and was elected as Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2009.
    • He was also named Ford Foundation Art of Change Fellow in 2015.

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