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Nilmani Phookan received jnanpith award: About, Details, History, Works
Nilmani Phookan honored jnanpith award
Nilmani Phookna, an Assamese poet, has won the highest literary honour, the 'Jnanpith Award.' He was recognised for his lifelong commitment to literature.
Assam has also received the Jnanpith Award for the third time. Before Nilmani Phookan, the literary award was given to Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya in 1979 and Mamoni Raisom Goswami in 2000.
Nilmani Phookan's well-known works include:
- Kobita
- Gulapi Jamur Lagna
- Surya Henu Nami Ahe Ei Nodiyedi
- Manas-Pratima
- Phuli Thaka Suryamukhi Phultor Phale
Award and recognition
- 2001-Gyanpeeth Award for Lifetime Contribution in Literature
- 1981-Sahitya Akademi Award in Assamese,President of Assam Sahitya Sabha
About Gnanpith Award
The oldest and most prestigious literary award is the Jnanpith Award. Bharatiya Jnanpith bestows this award on an author every year for their excellent contribution to literature. The Jnanpith Award was established in 1961 and is only given to Indian writers who write in one of the Indian languages included in the 8th schedule of the Indian Constitution, as well as English
