G. Sankara Kurup, (born June 3, 1901, Nayathode, Kerala, India - February 2, 1978, Trivandrum, Kerala), better known as Mahakavi G (The Great Poet G), was the first winner of the Jnanpith Award, the Government of India's highest literary award. He won the prize in 1965 for his collection of poems in Malayalam "Odakkuzhal" (The bamboo flute, 1950). With part of the prize money he established the literary award Odakkuzhal in 1968. Wikipedia
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