Jnanpith Award
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1968) Winner
Sumitranandan Pant
すみたらないだん・ぱんと
Sumitoranandan Panto
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1900-05-20 （Kausani）
- Died
- 1977-12-28 （Prayagraj） age 77
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Hindi
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Residence History
- Kausani → Banaras → Allahabad → Kalakankar → Almora → Madras → Pondicherry → Allahabad
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Poet
- Active Years
- 1926-1977
- Memberships
- Sahitya Akademi Fellowship
- Influenced By
- Sarojini Naidu, Rabindranath Tagore, Jaishankar Prasad, Karl Marx, Mahatma Gandhi, Sri Aurobindo
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens College, Banaras | — | Hindi Literature | — | 1918 | India |
| Muir College, Allahabad | — | — | — | 1919-1921 | India |
Queens College, Banaras
Hindi Literature
Period:
1918
Country:
India
Muir College, Allahabad
Period:
1919-1921
Country:
India
Attended for two years
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Kala Aur Budhdha Chand | — | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1961 | Padma Bhushan | — | 文学・教育 | Government of India | 受賞 |
| 1968 | Jnanpith Award | Chidambara | — | Bharatiya Jnanpith | 受賞 |
Sahitya Akademi Award
1960
Work:
Kala Aur Budhdha Chand
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Padma Bhushan
1961
Category:
文学・教育
Organization:
Government of India
Result:
受賞
Jnanpith Award
1968
Work:
Chidambara
Organization:
Bharatiya Jnanpith
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Pallav
1926 PoetryCollection that established him as a literary giant of the Hindi renaissance
NatureRomanticism
Chidambara
PoetryCollection for which he received the Jnanpith Award
PhilosophyNature
Kala Aur Budhdha Chand
PoetryWork awarded Sahitya Akademi Award
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Chhayavaadi schoolSanskritized HindiRich in similes and metaphors
- Recurring Motifs
- NaturePeopleBeauty
Legacy
One of the most celebrated 20th-century Hindi poets, known for romanticism inspired by nature, people, and beauty. First Hindi poet to receive the Jnanpith Award.
Museums
- Sumitranandan Pant Museum Kausani
In Popular Culture
- Composed the Kulgeet of the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Quotes
-
Hindi speakers think in one language and express themselves in another.
Source: Introduction to Pallav (1926)
Trivia
- First Hindi poet to receive the Jnanpith Award
- Featured on a 2015 Indian postage stamp