- On February 17, the Jnanpith Selection Committee announced, renowned Urdu poet Gulzar and Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya have been named as recipients of the 58th Jnanpith Award.
- Sampoorna Singh Kalra, 89, better known as Gulzar, is known for his work in Hindi cinema and is considered one of the finest Urdu poets of this era.
- Earlier, Gulzar had received the Sahitya Akademi Award for Urdu in 2002, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2013, the Padma Bhushan in 2004 and at least five National Film Awards for his work.
- Some of his best works include the song "Jai Ho" from the movie "Slumdog Millionaire", which received an Oscar Award in 2009 and a Grammy Award in 2010.
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