Kuvempu biography definition
Kuvempu biography definition
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Kuvempu
Indian poet (1904–1994)
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Kuvempu in the 1940s | |
| Born | Kuppalli Venkatappa Puttappa (1904-12-29)29 December 1904 Hirekodige, Koppa, Chikmagalur, Kingdom of Mysore (now in Karnataka)[1] |
| Died | 11 November 1994(1994-11-11) (aged 89) Mysore, Karnataka, India |
| Pen name | Kuvempu |
| Occupation | Poet, novelist, playwright, academic |
| Language | Kannada |
| Genre | Fiction, drama |
| Literary movement | Navodaya |
| Notable awards | Karnataka Ratna (1992) Padma Vibhushan (1988) Jnanapith Award (1967) Padma Bhushan (1958) Sahitya Akademi Award (1955)[2] |
| Spouse | Hemavathi (m. 1937–1994) |
| Children | 4, 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 c