Kuvempu,full Name in kannada ಕುವೆಂಪು(ಕುಪ್ಪಳ್ಳಿ ವೆಂಕಟಪ್ಪ ಪುಟ್ಟಪ್ಪ),
Indian poet, playwright, novelist, critic, and prolific thinker (1904-1994) · India · Writers · Died at 89
Kuvempu,full Name in kannada ಕುವೆಂಪು(ಕುಪ್ಪಳ್ಳಿ ವೆಂಕಟಪ್ಪ ಪುಟ್ಟಪ್ಪ), is read about 207 times a day, in 23 languages.
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Something wrong?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 Jnanpith Award.
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1994Died11 November 19941988Padma Vibhushan in literature & educationAward1967Jnanpith AwardAward1958Padma BhushanAward1955Sahitya Akademi Award in KannadaAward1904Born29 December 1904
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India
Category
Writers
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Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1904 to 1994 · aged 89
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