Girish Karnad
1938–2019playwright, theatre personality (1938–2019)
poet, playwright, novelist, critic, and prolific thinker (1904–1994)
Kuvempu
1904–1994, born Hirekodige, writes in Kannada, writer, poet
Kuppalli Venkatappa Puttappa, 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 Jnanapith Award.
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Books on record
Awards
| 1967 | Jnanpith Award |
| 1955 | Sahitya Akademi Award in Kannada for Sri Ramayana Darshanam |
Elsewhere
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Also writing in Kannada
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b. 1937writer
D. R. Bendre
1896–1981Kannada poet (1896–1981)
Devanur Mahadeva
b. 1948writer
K. Shivaram Karanth
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Masti Venkatesha Iyengar
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