Jnanpith (Gyan Peeth) laureates: Who received the award for the work "Yama"? Context: Identify the Hindi poet who was honoured for the collection titled "Yama". Choose the correct awardee.
General Knowledge
Books and Authors
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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AMahadevi Varma
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BSubhadra Kumari Chauhan
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CSumitranandan Pant
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DMahashweta Devi
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EAmrita Pritam
Answer
Correct Answer: Mahadevi Varma
Explanation
ExplanationYama is a celebrated poetry collection by Mahadevi Varma, for which she received the Jnanpith Award.
Elimination
- Chauhan and Pant are prominent Hindi poets but not recipients for Yama.
- Mahashweta Devi (Bengali) and Amrita Pritam (Punjabi/Hindi) received Jnanpiths for different bodies of work.