Born in 1904 in Chikmagalur, Karnataka, Kuvempu’s birth name is Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa. He is regarded as one of the greatest Kannada literary masters of the twentieth century. He was a champion of social equality and extensively voiced against caste discrimination, gender inequality, and superstitions, which he believed were taking society down the wrong path. […]
G.S. Shivarudurappa – The Visionary who Shaped Modern Kannada Literature
G.S. Shivarudrappa has been conferred the title of Rashtrakavi by the Karnataka Government. He had made many contributions that changed the face of modern Kannada literature.
The Litterateur and Dreamer – P. T. Narasimhachar
Kannada literature. P T Narasimhachar or Pu TiNa – as he was known – was a dramatist, poet and a great story teller.
Of Literature and Traditions – H S Shivaprakash
H S Shivaprakash is an acclaimed poet and playwright from Karnataka. He writes in Kannada, but many of his works have been translated into English and other Indian regional languages.