___________ poet Nilmani Phookan has won the 56th Jnanpith Award for his contribution to Indian literature.

Explanation

Assamese poet Nilmani Phookan has won the highest literary honour, the Jnanpith Award. Nilamani Phookan has been chosen for the 56th Jnanpith Award and Konkani short story writer and novelist Damodar Mauzo was chosen for the 57th Jnanpith Award for their contribution to Indian literature