Question

Who is the only woman author to get the jnanpith award for hindi literature?

Answer 1

Krishna Sobti is a Hindi fiction writer and essayist, who won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1980 for her novel Zindaginama and in 1996, was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the highest award of the Akademi. In 2017, She received the Jnanpith Award for her contribution to Indian literature. 

Answer 2

Ashapoorna Devi was the only woman who won the jnanpith award for Hindi literature, her outstanding contribution to literature made her scoop the award in 1976, this boosted her works in a great way opening up to other various awards in the field of literature, her main literary works were on poetry and novel writing.

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