Renowned Tamil poet and lyricist R. Vairamuthu was conferred the 60th Jnanpith Award (for the year 2025) — India's highest literary honour — at a ceremony in New Delhi, presented by statesman and scholar Karan Singh. Vairamuthu becomes the third Tamil writer (after Akilan and Jayakanthan) and the first Tamil poet to win the award. The honour carries a ₹11 lakh cash prize, a bronze statue of Vagdevi (Saraswati) and a citation.
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7 points- 1R. Vairamuthu was conferred the 60th Jnanpith Award (for 2025).
- 2The Jnanpith Award is India's highest literary honour.
- 3He is the third Tamil writer and the first Tamil poet to receive it.
- 4The award was presented by Karan Singh at a ceremony in New Delhi.
- 5It carries ₹11 lakh, a bronze Vagdevi (Saraswati) statue and a citation.
Deep Dive
- +Earlier Tamil Jnanpith winners were Akilan (1975) and Jayakanthan (2002).
- +The Jnanpith Award is administered by the Bharatiya Jnanpith.
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Who was conferred the 60th Jnanpith Award (for 2025)?
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The Jnanpith is India's top literary award; recipient + edition + language are high-yield awards GA facts.
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Background & Context
Vairamuthu is celebrated for decades of Tamil poetry and thousands of film lyrics.
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1 / 1The 60th Jnanpith Award (for 2025) was conferred on which Tamil poet-lyricist?
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