Best known for a collection of poems entitled Mankuthimmana Kagga Started a number of Kannada newspapers Awarded the Padmabhushan in 1974 Best known for his collection of poems entitled, Mankuthimmana Kagga, Devanahalli Venkataramanaiah Gundappa (1887-1975) or DV Gundappa or DVG as he was also known as a renowned Kannada philosopher and author. Along with being […]
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