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Who has been awarded the 51st Jnanpith Award
A
Raghuveer Chaudhari
B
Bhalchandra Nemade
C
Kedarnath Singh
D
Ravuri Bharadhwaja
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Damodar Mauzo. Key Points Damodar Mauzo: He is a Goa-based poet and recipient of 57th Jnapith Award. .

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Sankha Ghosh. The 52nd Jnanpith Award was conferred to celebrated Bengali poet and literary critic Sankha Ghosh by President Pranab Mukherjee. He is regarded as a leading authority on Rabindranath Tagore in addition to being one of the most prolific writers in Bengali.

Detailed explanation-3: -The most recent recipients of the award are Assamese poet Nilmani Phookan and Konkani writer Damodar Mauzo, awarded for the years of 2021 and 2022 respectively.

Detailed explanation-4: -Krishna Sobti was an Indian Hindi-language writer. She was born in Gujrat, India. She writes under the pseudonym Hashmat. Krishna Sobti awarded the 53rd Jnanpith Award 2017.

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