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Who was the first recepient of Gyaan Peeth Award?

  1. G Shankar Kurup

  2. Munshi Premchand

  3. Slaman Rushdie

  4. V V Shirwadkar
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Explanation

G. Shankara Kurup (often spelled G. Sankara Kurup) was the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award in 1965, India's highest literary award. The question contains a typo in the award name (Gyaan Peeth instead of Jnanpith), but the answer is correct. He was a renowned Malayalam poet.

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