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![Kuppali Venkatappagowda Puttappa : (December 29, 1904 - November 11, 1994)... was a Kannada writer and poet, widely regarded as the greatest poet of 20th century Kannada literature. He is the first among seven recipients[2] of Jnanpith Award for Kannada. Puttappa wrote all his literary works using the pen name Kuvempu. He is the second among Kannada poets to be revered as Rashtrakavi (after M. Govinda Pai). His work Sri Ramayana Darshanam, the rewriting of the great ancient Indian epic Ramayana in modern Kannada, is regarded as revival of the era of Mahakavya (Epic poetry) in a contemporary form and charm. He is immortalised by some of his phrases, and in particular for his contribution to Universal Humanism or in his own words Vishwa maanavataa Vaada. He was conferred Padma Bhushan by Government of India. He has penned the Karnataka State anthem 'Jaya Bharata Jananiya tanujate'..... Kuvempu started his literary work in English first, with a collection of poetry called Beginner's Mus, and later switched to Kannada. He spearheaded Kannada as a medium for education, emphasizing the theme of "Education in Mother tongues". To cater to the needs of Kannada research, he founded the Kannada Adhyayana Samsthe (The Institute of Kannada Studies) in Mysore University, which has since been renamed after him as Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies. As Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University, he pioneered the study of Basic Sciences and Languages. He also championed the Publishing of <b>...</b>](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/osjPEHCRcPo/0.jpg) 11.75 min. | 5.0 user rating |
![Kuppali Venkatappagowda Puttappa : (December 29, 1904 - November 11, 1994)... was a Kannada writer and poet, widely regarded as the greatest poet of 20th century Kannada literature. He is the first among seven recipients[2] of Jnanpith Award for Kannada. Puttappa wrote all his literary works using the pen name Kuvempu. He is the second among Kannada poets to be revered as Rashtrakavi (after M. Govinda Pai). His work Sri Ramayana Darshanam, the rewriting of the great ancient Indian epic Ramayana in modern Kannada, is regarded as revival of the era of Mahakavya (Epic poetry) in a contemporary form and charm. He is immortalised by some of his phrases, and in particular for his contribution to Universal Humanism or in his own words Vishwa maanavataa Vaada. He was conferred Padma Bhushan by Government of India. He has penned the Karnataka State anthem 'Jaya Bharata Jananiya tanujate'..... Kuvempu started his literary work in English first, with a collection of poetry called Beginner's Mus, and later switched to Kannada. He spearheaded Kannada as a medium for education, emphasizing the theme of "Education in Mother tongues". To cater to the needs of Kannada research, he founded the Kannada Adhyayana Samsthe (The Institute of Kannada Studies) in Mysore University, which has since been renamed after him as Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies. As Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University, he pioneered the study of Basic Sciences and Languages. He also championed the Publishing of <b>...</b>](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nbFnL2OYVqc/0.jpg) 2.42 min. | 0 user rating |
![Kuppali Venkatappagowda Puttappa : (December 29, 1904 - November 11, 1994)... was a Kannada writer and poet, widely regarded as the greatest poet of 20th century Kannada literature. He is the first among seven recipients[2] of Jnanpith Award for Kannada. Puttappa wrote all his literary works using the pen name Kuvempu. He is the second among Kannada poets to be revered as Rashtrakavi (after M. Govinda Pai). His work Sri Ramayana Darshanam, the rewriting of the great ancient Indian epic Ramayana in modern Kannada, is regarded as revival of the era of Mahakavya (Epic poetry) in a contemporary form and charm. He is immortalised by some of his phrases, and in particular for his contribution to Universal Humanism or in his own words Vishwa maanavataa Vaada. He was conferred Padma Bhushan by Government of India. He has penned the Karnataka State anthem 'Jaya Bharata Jananiya tanujate'..... Kuvempu started his literary work in English first, with a collection of poetry called Beginner's Mus, and later switched to Kannada. He spearheaded Kannada as a medium for education, emphasizing the theme of "Education in Mother tongues". To cater to the needs of Kannada research, he founded the Kannada Adhyayana Samsthe (The Institute of Kannada Studies) in Mysore University, which has since been renamed after him as Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies. As Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University, he pioneered the study of Basic Sciences and Languages. He also championed the Publishing of <b>...</b>](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rbvhiRh4ctg/0.jpg) 1.87 min. | 0 user rating |
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Karanth award for Kasaravalli - Times of India  Times of India--The Karanth Hootra Prashasthi is an -award- constituted by a gram panchayat as a tribute to the memory of the -Jnanpith- writer who was born in their village. ... - Date : Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:34:56 GMT+00:00 |
| Bendre's death anniversary today - Times of India Times of India--DHARWAD: Dr Da Raa Bendre National Memorial Trust will organize two separate programmes on Tuesday to mark the 30th death anniversary of the -Jnanpith- ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:44:14 GMT+00:00 |
| Kasaravalli wants more research on Karanth's contribution to cinema - Bellevision Bellevision--Kota (Udupi District), 19 October 2010: Film-maker Girish Kasaravalli said on Sunday that the -Jnanpith Award--winner late Kota Shivarama Karanth was a great ... - Date : Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:32:10 GMT+00:00 |
| Malayalam writer M Leelavathy gets 'Ezhuthachan Puraskaram' for 2010 - Samachar Today Samachar Today--Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan will present the -award- at a function to he held in Thiruvananthapuram in December. A panel, headed by -Jnanpith- laureate Prof ... - Date : Mon, 01 Nov 2010 05:09:50 GMT+00:00 |
| Year | Name | Works | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | G. Sankara Kurup | Odakkuzhal (Flute) | Malayalam | |
| 1966 | Tarashankar Bandopadhyaya | Ganadevta | Bengali | |
| 1967 | Kuppali Venkatappagowda Puttappa (Kuvempu) | Sri Ramayana Darshanam | Kannada | |
| 1967 | Umashankar Joshi | Nishitha | Gujarati | |
| 1968 | Sumitranandan Pant | Chidambara | Hindi | |
| 1969 | Firaq Gorakhpuri | Gul-e-Naghma | Urdu | |
| 1970 | Viswanatha Satyanarayana | Ramayana Kalpavrikshamu (A resourceful tree:Ramayana) | Telugu | |
| 1971 | Bishnu Dey | Smriti Satta Bhavishyat | Bengali | |
| 1972 | Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' | Urvashi | Hindi | |
| 1973 | Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre | Nakutanti (Naku Thanthi) (Four Strings) | Kannada | |
| 1973 | Gopinath Mohanty | Paraja | Oriya | |
| 1974 | Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar | Yayati | Marathi | |
| 1975 | P. V. Akilan | Chitttrappavai | Tamil | |
| 1976 | Ashapurna Devi | Pratham Pratisruti | Bengali | |
| 1977 | K. Shivaram Karanth | Mookajjiya Kanasugalu (Mookajjis dreams) | Kannada | |
| 1978 | Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayan 'Ajneya' | Kitni Navon Men Kitni Bar (How many times in many boats?) | Hindi | |
| 1979 | Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya | Mrityunjay (Immortal) | Assamese | |
| 1980 | S. K. Pottekkatt | Oru Desathinte Katha (Story of a land) | Malayalam | |
| 1981 | Amrita Pritam | Kagaj te Canvas | Punjabi | |
| 1982 | Mahadevi Varma | Yama | Hindi | |
| 1983 | Maasti Venkatesh Ayengar | Chikkaveera Rajendra (Life and struggle of Kodava King Chikkaveera Rajendra) | Kannada | |
| 1984 | Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai | Kayar {Coir} | Malayalam | |
| 1985 | Pannalal Patel | Maanavi Ni Bhavaai (માનવીની ભવાઇ) | Gujarati | |
| 1986 | Sachidananda Rout Roy | Oriya | ||
| 1987 | Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar (Kusumagraj) | Natsamrat | Marathi | |
| 1988 | Dr.C. Narayana Reddy | Vishwambhara | Telugu | |
| 1989 | Qurratulain Hyder | Akhire Shab Ke Humsafar | Urdu | |
| 1990 | V. K. Gokak (Vinayaka Krishna Gokak) | Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi | Kannada | |
| 1991 | Subhas Mukhopadhyay | Padati | Bengali | |
| 1992 | Naresh Mehta | Hindi | ||
| 1993 | Sitakant Mahapatra | "for outstanding contribution to the enrichment of Indian literature, 1973-92" | Oriya | |
| 1994 | U. R. Ananthamurthy | for his contributions to Kannada literature | Kannada | |
| 1995 | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | Randamoozham (Second Chance) | Malayalam | |
| 1996 | Mahasweta Devi | Hajar Churashir Ma | Bengali | |
| 1997 | Ali Sardar Jafri | Urdu | ||
| 1998 | Girish Karnad | "for his contributions to Kannada literature and for contributions to kannada theater (yayati)" | Kannada | |
| 1999 | Nirmal Verma | Hindi | ||
| 1999 | Gurdial Singh | Punjabi | ||
| 2000 | Indira Goswami | Assamese | ||
| 2001 | Rajendra Keshavlal Shah | Gujarati | ||
| 2002 | D. Jayakanthan | Tamil | ||
| 2003 | Vinda Karandikar | Ashtadarshana (poetry) | Marathi | |
| 2004 | Rahman Rahi | Subhuk Soda, Kalami Rahi and Siyah Rode Jaren Manz | Kashmiri | |
| 2005 | Kunwar Narayan | Hindi | ||
| 2006 | Ravindra Kelekar | Konkani | ||
| 2006 | Satya Vrat Shastri | Sanskrit | ||
| 2007 | O. N. V. Kurup | Malayalam | ||
| 2008 | Akhlaq Mohammed Khan 'Shahryar' | Urdu |