TheJnanpithAwardisanIndianliteraryawardpresentedannuallybytheBharatiyaJnanpithtoanauthorfortheiroutstandingcontributiontowardsliteratureInstitutedin1961theawardisbestowedonlyonIndianwriterswritinginIndianlanguagesincludedintheEighthScheduletotheConstitutionofIndiaandEnglishwithnoposthumousconferral