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Kuvempu was born in Hirekodige, a village in Koppa taluk of Chikmagalur district and raised in Kuppalli, a village in Shivamogga district of the erstwhile Kingdom of Mysore (now in Karnataka) into a Kannada-speaking Vokkaliga family. [7]
Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa was born in a village named Kuppalli, situated in Shivamogga district, Kingdom of Mysore, Karnataka, on 29 December 1904. His mother’s name was Seethamma, while his father’s name was Venkatappa Gowda. He was homeschooled during his childhood by a teacher from South Canara.
Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa, known also by his pen name Kuvempu, was born on 29 December 1904. He is recognized as one of the most illustrious Nationalist poets produced by the land of Karnataka. He hailed from Kuppalli, in the Mysore district.
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Kuvempu majored in Kannada at the Maharaja College of Mysore in 1929 and later joined as an academic lecturer at the same institution. Searching for a change, he took up the post of assistant professor at Central College, Bangalore. However, after a few years, he returned to Maharaja College and became its principal. Later in his career, he also ac...
In 1930, he published his first Kannada language poetry collection called ‘Kolalu.’ But what made him famous was his version of the Ramayana titled ‘Sri Ramayana Darshanam.’ The book clinched him a Jnanpith award; the first ever given to a Kannada language author. In Sri Ramayana Darshanam, he gave a new perspective on the central character of Lord...
Kuvempu had an illustrious career during which he published numerous poems, plays, novels, essays, literary criticism etc. Some of his most famous works are given below. 1. Kolalu, a collection of poems – 1929 2. Kaanuru Heggadati, a novel – 1936 3. Shoodra Tapaswi, a play – 1944 4. Sri Ramayana Darshanam (in two volumes) – 1949 and 1957 In additio...
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Kuvempu was born on 29 th December 1904 in Hirekodige, Koppa taluk of Chikmagalur district. He was brought up in Malenadu region of Tirthahalli in Shivamogga district. He lost his father Venkatappa Gowda when he was just 12.
Nov 11, 1994 · Kuvempu was born in Hirekodige, a village in Koppa taluk of Chikmagalur district and raised in Kuppalli, a village in Shivamogga district of the erstwhile Kingdom of Mysore (now in Karnataka) into a Kannada-speaking Vokkaliga family. [7]
Nov 11, 2022 · Born on 29 December 1904 in Hirekodige, a hamlet nestled in Karnataka’s Chikmagalur district, Kuvempu was a prolific writer. His body of work includes novels, short stories, poetry, plays, literary criticisms, autobiographies and essays where nature, beauty, patriotism and love emerge as prominent themes.
