Masti Venkatesha Iyengar was a well-known writer in Kannada language. He was the fourth among Kannada writers to be honored with the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honor conferred in India. He was popularly referred to as Maasti Kannadada Aasti which means "Maasti, Kannada's Treasure".
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Chandrashekhara KambaraAlso won Sahitya Akademi Award in Kannada
Gurdial SinghAlso won Jnanpith Award
Ravindra KelekarAlso won Jnanpith Award
V. K. GokakAlso won Sahitya Akademi Award in Kannada
S. L. BhyrappaAlso won Sahitya Akademi Award in Kannada
Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu KurupAlso won Jnanpith AwardAbout this person
Masti Venkatesha Iyengar was a well-known writer in Kannada language. He was the fourth among Kannada writers to be honored with the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honor conferred in India. He was popularly referred to as Maasti Kannadada Aasti which means "Maasti, Kannada's Treasure". He is most renowned for his short stories. He wrote under the pen name Srinivasa. He was honoured with the title Rajasevasakta by then Maharaja of Mysore Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wadeyar.
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