Girish Karnad
1938–2019playwright, theatre personality (1938–2019)
writer
K. V. Narayana
b. 1948, writes in Kannada, writer
Kampalapura Veeranna Narayana, also known as KVN, is an Indian linguist, professor of Kannada language and literature, and a literary critic. He is currently the Chairman of the Kuvempu Bhasha Bharathi Pradikara, Government of Karnataka. He hails from Piriyapattana in Mysore district. During his time as a professor in Bangalore University, he initiated investigations into Kannada language and culture from the root level. He served as the registrar of Hampi Kannada University. His major areas of interest are Kannada language, literature, teaching and science.
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On Open Library
The emergence of Andhra Pradesh1973
Telangana1972
The development of William Butler Yeats. Preface by Herbert J.C. Grierson.1961Editions Open Library lists under this name; a namesake may slip in.
Awards
| Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry |
Elsewhere
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Also writing in Kannada
Chandrashekhara Kambara
b. 1937writer
D. R. Bendre
1896–1981Kannada poet (1896–1981)
Devanur Mahadeva
b. 1948writer
K. Shivaram Karanth
1902–1997writer (1902-1997)
Kuvempu
1904–1994poet, playwright, novelist, critic, and prolific thinker (1904–1994)