AWARDS & HONOURS
Literary Awards
Tamil Poet Vairamuthu Ramasamy Conferred with 60th Jnanpith Award 2025
Renowned Tamil poet Vairamuthu Ramasamy has been honored with the 60th Jnanpith Award for 2025 for his outstanding contribution to Indian literature.
He becomes the third Tamil writer to receive this prestigious honor, following Akilan (1975) and Jayakanthan (2002).
The Jnanpith Award is India's highest literary recognition, given to authors writing in languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.
The award comprises a cash prize of ₹11 lakh, a citation, and a bronze statue of Vagdevi (Goddess Saraswati).
He becomes the third Tamil writer to receive this prestigious honor, following Akilan (1975) and Jayakanthan (2002).
The Jnanpith Award is India's highest literary recognition, given to authors writing in languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.
The award comprises a cash prize of ₹11 lakh, a citation, and a bronze statue of Vagdevi (Goddess Saraswati).
Key Facts / Static GK
First Jnanpith Award Winner: G. Sankara Kurup (1965)
Eighth Schedule Languages: 22
Bharatiya Jnanpith Founder: Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain
Eighth Schedule Languages: 22
Bharatiya Jnanpith Founder: Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain
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