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Who is the first tamilian to bag the prestigious Jnanpith Award? The only other tamilian to have won it is Jayakanthan.
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Akilan
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Akilan was the first Tamilian to receive the Jnanpith Award (1975) for his novel 'Chithirapavayam' (Puppet of Destiny). Jayakanthan was the second Tamil recipient (2002). The other writers listed (T. Janaki Raman, Puthumai Pithan, Bharathidasan) were eminent but did not receive this award.