Marathi poet Karandikar bags Jnanpith award [India]:
New Delhi: Vrinda Karandikar, a towering figure in modern Marathi poetry who is known for his experimentation and aesthetic refinement, has been selected for the Jnanpith award for 2003. [...]
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Marathi poet Vinda Karandikar named for Jnanpith Award 2003:
[...] Born on August 23, 1918, the Modern Marathi poet is not only known for his outstanding contribution in the field of poems, but is a distinguished essayist, critic, translator and recipient of numerous awards including the Asan Prize and the Soviet Land Nehru Award. [...]
Before 1982, the awards were given for a single work by a writer. 1982 onwards, the award has been given for a lifetime contribution to Indian literature.
Now it is given for outstanding contribution to creative writing in a specified period of 15 years but excluding the five years immediately preceding the year. [...]
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