Kuvempu
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Kuppalli Venkatappa Puttappa (29 December 1904 – 11 November 1994), popularly known by his pen name Kuvempu, was an Indian poet, playwright, novelist and critic. He is widely regarded as the greatest Kannada poet of the 20th century. He was the first Kannada writer to receive the Jnanpith Award.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1904
- Died
- .
- Works
- 77
Top works
- Samagra nāṭaka
- Kuvempu samagragadya
- Kuvempu samagra kāvya
- Mūru nāṭakagaḷau
- Śūdra tapasvī evaṃ anya do nāṭaka
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 9
- Total plays
- 27
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Key facts
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- Kuvempu in the 1960s
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- Kuvempu
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- Kuppalli Venkatappa Puttappa
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- Hirekodige, Koppa, Chikmagalur, Kingdom of Mysore (now in Karnataka)
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- Mysore, Karnataka, India
- Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/do]] >.occupation
- Poet, novelist, playwright, academic
- Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/do]] >.language
- Kannada
- Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/do]] >.genre
- Fiction, drama
- Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/do]] >.movement
- Navodaya
- Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/do]] >.children
- 4, including Poornachandra Tejaswi
- Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/do]] >.awards
- Karnataka Ratna (1992)Padma Vibhushan (1988)Jnanapith Award (1967)Padma Bhushan (1958) Sahitya Akademi Award (1955)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of death
- Mysore
- Occupation
- professor
- Educated at
- Maharaja's College, Mysore
- Languages spoken
- Kannada
- Native language
- Kannada
- Notable work
- Sri Ramayana Darshanam
- Official website
- kuvempu.com
- Image
- Kuvempu1.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1904-12-29
- date of death
- 1994-11-10
- Commons category
- Kuvempu
- pseudonym
- ಕುವೆಂಪು
- writing language
- Kannada
- name in native language
- ಕುವೆಂಪು
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
29 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Early life and education
- Family
- Career
- Writings
- Epic
- Novels
- Plays
- Autobiography
- Collection of stories
- Essays
- Literary criticism
- Essay and Other
- Biography
- Translation
- Stories and poems for children
- Poetry
- Movies
- Drama
- Awards and honours
- Memorials
- Kavimane — Kuvempu Memorial
- Kavishaila
- Biographies on Kuvempu
- Commemoration
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Kuppalli Venkatappa Puttappa (29 December 1904 – 11 November 1994), popularly known by his pen name Kuvempu, was an Indian poet, playwright, novelist and critic. He is widely regarded as the greatest Kannada poet of the 20th century. He was the first Kannada writer to receive the Jnanpith Award.
Kuvempu studied at Mysuru University in the 1920s, taught there for nearly three decades and served as its vice-chancellor from 1956 to 1960. He initiated education in Kannada as the language medium. For his contributions to Kannada literature, the Government of Karnataka decorated him with the honorific Rashtrakavi ("National Poet") in 1964 and Karnataka Ratna ("The Gem of Karnataka") in 1992. He was conferred the Padma Bhushan in 1958 and Padma Vibhushan in 1988 by the Government of India. He penned the Karnataka State Anthem Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate.
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