The Hindu | Malayalam, Urdu writers claim Jnanpith awards The Hindu Malayalam litterateur ONV Kurup and Urdu poet Akhlaq Khan Shahryar were on Friday chosen for the Jnanpith Award for 2007 and 2008 respectively. The selection board chaired by Oriya writer and Jnanpith winner Sitakant Mahapatra made the choices for the ... Jnanpith award an honour for Malayalam poetry: O N V Kurup Jnanpith Awards for ONV Kurup, Akhlaq Khan Shahryar Malayalam poet ONV gets Jnanpith award |