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Who was the first Kannada writer to win the Jnanpith Award?

  1. U.R. Ananthamurthy
  2. Kuvempu
  3. Shivaram Karanth
  4. Masti Venkatesha Iyengar

Answer: Kuvempu

Kuvempu (K.V. Puttappa) won the Jnanpith Award in 1967 for his epic 'Sri Ramayana Darshanam'.

Topic Literary Awards
Exam Relevance UPSC Prelims, KPSC

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