Ques: Recently Malayalam poet O.N.V. Kurup passed away, in which year he was awarded with Jnanpith award?
(a) 2011
(b) 2007
(c) 2008
(d) 2010
Ans (b)
Related facts:
- On 13 February 2016 Malayalam’s most celebrated contemporary poet O.N.V. Kurup passed away in Thiruvananthapuram.
- In addition to his valuable contribution to the Malayalam literature he was also associated with theater and the Malayalam film industry.
- In 2007 he won Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award in India.
- In 1998 he was awarded with Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan in 2011.
Reference:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/jnanpithwinning-poet-onv-kurup-no-more/article8233631.ece
https://www.keralatourism.org/leadinglights/o-n-v-kurup/73