Who was the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award?
- Tarashankar Bandopadhyay
- G. Sankara Kurup
- Kuvempu
- Ashapoorna Devi
Answer: G. Sankara Kurup
- Sankara Kurup won the first Jnanpith Award in 1965 for his Malayalam poetry collection 'Odakkuzhal' (The Flute).