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KUVEMPU LIFE HISTORY

  • 1. 1904-1994 Born 29 December 1904 Hirekodige, Koppa, Chikmagalur, Kingd om of Mysore [1] Died 11 November 1994 (aged 89) Mysore, Karnataka, India Pen name Kuvempu Occupation Poet, novelist, playwright, professor Language Kannada Nationality Indian Genre Fiction, drama Literary movement Navodaya Notable awards PadmaVibhushan (1988) Jnanapith Award (1967) Spouse Hemavathi (m. 1937–1994) Children 4, including PoornachandraTejaswi

  • 2. Early life and Education  Kuvempu was born in Hirekodige, a village in Chikmagalur district of the erstwhile Kingdom of Mysore (now in Karnataka),[5]into a Kannada- speaking Vokkaliga family. His mother Seethamma hailed from his birthplace while his father Venkatappa Gowda was from Kuppali, a village in Thirthahalli taluk (in present-day Shimoga district),

  • 3. Books  Epic:Sri Ramayana Darshanam - Volume-01 (1949), Volume-02 (1957)  Novels:Kaanuru Heggadati (1936)  Malegalalli Madumagalu (1967)  Plays  Birugaali (1930)  Maharaatri (1931)  Autobiography  Nenapina Doniyali (1980)  Collection of stories  Sanyaasi Matt
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    Kuvempu

    Kuppalli Venkatappa Puttappa (29 December 1904 – 11 November 1994), 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. Read more on Wikipedia

    Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kuvempu has received more than 2,556,723 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Kuvempu is the 1,535th most popular writer (down from 1,464th in 2019), the 198th most popular biography from India (down from 167th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Indian Writer.

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    Among writers, Kuvempu ranks 1,535 out of 7,302. Before him are Anne Desclos, Carson McCullers, Rainis, Adolph Freiherr Knigge, Asconius Pedianus, and Andal. After him are Giovannino Guareschi, John Gay, Adnan Oktar, Fritz Gerlich, Corax of Syrac

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    Kuvempu

    Indian poet (1904–1994)

    Kuvempu

    Kuvempu in the 1940s

    BornKuppalli Venkatappa Puttappa
    (1904-12-29)29 December 1904
    Hirekodige, Koppa, Chikmagalur, Kingdom of Mysore (now in Karnataka)[1]
    Died11 November 1994(1994-11-11) (aged 89)
    Mysore, Karnataka, India
    Pen nameKuvempu
    OccupationPoet, novelist, playwright, academic
    LanguageKannada
    GenreFiction, drama
    Literary movementNavodaya
    Notable awardsKarnataka Ratna (1992)
    Padma Vibhushan (1988)
    Jnanapith Award (1967)
    Padma Bhushan (1958) Sahitya Akademi Award (1955)[2]
    Spouse

    Hemavathi

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    (m. 1937⁠–⁠1994)​
    Children4, including Poornachandra Tejaswi

    Kuppalli Venkatappa Puttappa (29 December 1904 – 11 November 1994),[3] popularly known by his pen nameKuvempu, was an Indian poet, playwright, novelist and critic. He is widely regarded as the greatest Kannada poet of the 20th century.[4][5][6][7][3][8] He was the fir

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