Jnanpith Award for Achitham Achuthan NamboodiriAchitham Achuthan Namboodiri has been awarded the Jnanpith Award. The award is based on outstanding contributions to literature. Arkham is the sixth Malayali to be awarded the Jnanpith Award. He was also awarded the Ezhuthachan Award in 2008. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2017 by the country. The first Jnanpith Award was presented []