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  1. Kambara received the eighth Jnanpith Award for the Kannada language, the highest literary honour conferred in India, in September 2011 for the year 2010. [18] The prestigious award which was instituted in 1961, carries a cheque for ₹ 750,000, a citation and a bronze replica of goddess Vagdevi. [28]

  2. Oct 17, 2012 · Poet-writer Chandrashekar Kambar has been conferred with the Jnanpith Award. The award was given to him in recognition to his contributions to Kannada literature.

  3. The Jnanpith Award is the oldest and the highest Indian literary award presented annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith to an author for their "outstanding contribution towards literature". Instituted in 1961, the award is bestowed only on Indian writers writing in Indian languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India and ...

  4. Sep 27, 2011 · Awards Received by Chandrasekhara Kambara. Kambara won the Kamaaladevi chattopadyaya award by Karnataka Sahithya Academy for his book, a well known play with the name "Jokumaraswamy" in 1975. Again in the same year his play 'Natya Sangh' was selected as the 'best play' of the year.

  5. Sep 20, 2011 · Chandrashekar Kambar, regarded as one of the finest Kannada poets after the mystic poet Da. Ra. Bendre, has been honoured with the Jnanpith Award, the eighth for Kannada. With a language that...

  6. Sep 19, 2011 · Renowned Kannada folk writer, poet, dramatist, music composer, former vice-chancellor of Hampi Kannada University Dr Chandrashekhar Kambar has been selected for the prestigious Jnanpith...

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  8. Sep 28, 2012 · More honours came his way when he was selected for the Jnanpith award in September 2011, which is the most coveted one in the literary field. When he received the honour, Kambar became the eighth person of Kannada heritage to win the award.