President confers 58th Jnanpith Award on Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya
President Droupadi Murmu conferred the 58th Jnanpith Award on Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, on 16 May 2025; co-awardee Gulzar could not attend.
Summary
President Droupadi Murmu conferred the 58th Jnanpith Award on Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya at a function at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, on 16 May 2025. She also congratulated Gulzar, who was also named for the award but could not attend the ceremony, and wished him good health. The President praised the Bharatiya Jnanpith Trust for honouring outstanding writers in Indian languages since 1965, and recalled women Jnanpith awardees such as Ashapurna Devi, Amrita Pritam, Mahadevi Verma, Mahasweta Devi, Indira Goswami and Pratibha Ray.
Key facts
- Award
- 58th Jnanpith Award
- Conferred on
- Jagadguru Rambhadracharya (Sanskrit scholar)
- Also awarded
- Gulzar (did not attend)
- Conferred by
- President Droupadi Murmu
- Venue/date
- Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, 16 May 2025
- Given by
- Bharatiya Jnanpith Trust, since 1965
Practice MCQs 2 questions
On 16 May 2025, President Droupadi Murmu conferred the 58th Jnanpith Award on which Sanskrit scholar at Vigyan Bhavan?
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Correct answer: B — Jagadguru Rambhadracharya
The 58th Jnanpith Award was conferred on Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya. The other names are earlier women Jnanpith awardees recalled by the President.
Consider the following statements regarding the 58th Jnanpith Award ceremony (16 May 2025): 1. The Bharatiya Jnanpith Trust has been giving the award to writers in Indian languages since 1965. 2. Gulzar received the award in person at the ceremony. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only statement 1 is correct. The President congratulated Gulzar, who could not attend the ceremony.