{"id":93488,"date":"2026-03-18T16:25:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T10:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=93488"},"modified":"2026-03-18T16:25:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T10:55:59","slug":"60th-jnanpith-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/60th-jnanpith-award\/","title":{"rendered":"60th Jnanpith Award, Winner Name, About, R. Vairamuthu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Renowned Tamil poet and lyricist <\/span><b>R. Vairamuthu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has been awarded the <\/span><b>60th Jnanpith Award (2025)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, India\u2019s highest literary honour. With this recognition, he becomes <\/span><b>only the third Tamil writer to receive the award and the first to be honoured primarily for Tamil poetry. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other two Tamil writers who received the Jnanpith Award are <\/span><b>Akilan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, awarded in 1975 and <\/span><b>D. Jayakanthan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, awarded in 2002.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About R. Vairamuthu<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>R. Vairamuthu is a leading figure in contemporary Tamil literature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He is known as a poet, lyricist, and writer, with contributions across poetry, novels, and film songs. His writings are known for emotional depth, social concerns, and a strong connection with nature and rural life<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was born on <\/span><b>13 July 1953<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><b>Tamil Nadu.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He has authored over 37 books, including <\/span><b>Kallikattu Ithikasam, Karuvachi Kaaviyam, and Thanni Desam.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He has <\/span><b>written more than 8,000 songs in Tamil cinema<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, influencing popular culture.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He has received the <\/span><b>National Film Award<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for Best Lyrics seven times for his excellence as a lyricist<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was awarded the <\/span><b>Sahitya Akademi Award in 2003<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for Kallikattu Ithikasam.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was honoured with the <\/span><b>Padma Shri (2003) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Padma Bhushan (2014)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the Government of India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is regarded as a writer who bridges classical Tamil literary traditions with modern expression.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>About Jnanpith Award<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Jnanpith Award is India\u2019s highest literary honour<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, instituted to recognise exceptional contributions to literature across the country\u2019s diverse languages.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jnanpith Award was <\/span><b>instituted in 1961<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the <\/span><b>Bharatiya Jnanpith<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a cultural and literary organisation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is regarded as <\/span><b>India\u2019s highest literary award<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, recognising outstanding contributions to literature<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>awarded annually <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to an <\/span><b>Indian author<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for their lifetime contribution to literature<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Initially, it was given for a single literary work, but since 1982 it is awarded for overall contribution.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>covers all 22 languages listed in the <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/8th-schedule-of-indian-constitution\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Eighth Schedule<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> of the Constitution<\/strong>, along with <\/span><b>English<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first award was given in <\/span><b>1965<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to Malayalam poet <\/span><b>G. Sankara Kurup<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The award includes a <\/span><b>cash prize of \u20b911 lakh, a citation, and a bronze statuette of Vagdevi (Saraswati)<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The recipient is usually honoured by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/president-of-india\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>President of India<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The selection is made by a committee of eminent scholars and writers based on literary merit and impact.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>R. Vairamuthu wins 60th Jnanpith Award 2025, becoming the first Tamil poet honoured mainly for poetry. 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