Girish Karnad
1938–2019playwright, theatre personality (1938–2019)
writer
Devanur Mahadeva
b. 1948, born Mysuru district, writes in Kannada, writer, journalist
Devanoora Mahadeva is an Indian writer and an intellectual, who writes in Kannada language. The Government of India conferred upon him the Padma Shri award, the fourth highest civilian award.In 2026, Government of Karnataka selected him for Kannada’s highest literacy honour Pampa Award.
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Books on record
Awards
| 2016 | Kuvempu Rashtriya Puraskar |
| 1990 | Sahitya Akademi Award in Kannada for Kusuma Bale |
Elsewhere
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Also writing in Kannada
Chandrashekhara Kambara
b. 1937writer
D. R. Bendre
1896–1981Kannada poet (1896–1981)
K. Shivaram Karanth
1902–1997writer (1902-1997)
Kuvempu
1904–1994poet, playwright, novelist, critic, and prolific thinker (1904–1994)
Masti Venkatesha Iyengar
1891–1986writer (1891–1986)