New Delhi: Eminent Gujarati novelist, poet and critic Raghuveer Chaudhary has been chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith Award for 2015, the literary organisation has announced.
His nomination was decided at a meeting of the Jnanpith selection board chaired by writer and scholar Namwar Singh.
Instituted in 1961, the award by Bharatiya Jnanpith recognises Indian literatteurs who write in one of the 22 Indian languages listed in Schedule Eight of the Indian Constitution.
Author of more than 80 books, Mr Chaudhary had began his writing career with novels and poetry, and later ventured into other forms of literature.
A prominent figure in the contemporary Gujarati literary scene, Chaudhary's faith in the functional aspect of human life is voiced through his novels Amrita, Venu Vatsala and the Uparvas trilogy.
He has also received the Sahitya Akademi award for his novel trilogy Uparvas in 1977, besides winning other honours including Kumar Chandrak.
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