Girish Karnad
1938–2019playwright, theatre personality (1938–2019)
writer (1909–1992)
V. K. Gokak
1909–1992, born Savanur, writes in Kannada, English, writer, poet
Vinayaka Krishna Gokak, abbreviated in Kannada as Vi. Kru. Gokak, was an Indian writer in the Kannada language and a scholar of English and Kannada literatures. He was the fifth writer to be honoured with the Jnanpith Award in 1990 for Kannada language, for his epic Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi which deals with the Vedic age. In 1961, Gokak was awarded the Padma Shri from the Government of India.
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Books on record
Awards
| 1990 | Jnanpith Award |
| 1960 | Sahitya Akademi Award in Kannada for Dyava Pruthvi |
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)