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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who among the following has won the 57th Jnanpith Award?
A
Shankha Ghosh
B
Amitav Ghosh
C
Damodar Mauzo
D
Bhalchandra Nemade
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Assamese poet Nilmani Phookan and Konkani writer Damodar Mauzo has been conferred with the 56th and 57th Jnanpith Award respectively.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Damodar Mauzo. Key Points Damodar Mauzo: He is a Goa-based poet and recipient of 57th Jnapith Award. . He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1983 for his novel Karmelin.

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: -Bhalchandra Wanaji Nemade received the prestigious Jnanpith Award for his contribution to literature in the year . Q4. Which films won the Best Picture at BAFTA Awards (British Academy Film Awards) 2022? Q5.

Detailed explanation-5: -It is awarded to an author for their “outstanding contribution towards literature” Instituted in 1961, The award is bestowed only to the Indian writers writing in Indian languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India and English, with no posthumous conferral.

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