Correct Option: A

The Jnanpith Award is a literary award in India. Along with the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, it is one of the two most prestigious literary honours in the country. The award was instituted in 1961. Any Indian citizen who writes in any of the official languages of India is eligible for the honour. Note : The most recent Jnanpith award recipient is Bengali poet and critic Shankha Ghosh who was awarded for the year 2016.