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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]
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Early life and education
Kuvempu was born in Hirkodige, 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 to a Kannada-speaking Vokkaliga family. His mother Seethamma hailed from Koppa,Chikkmangaluru, while his father Venkatappa Gowda was from Kuppali, a village in Thirthahalli taluk (in present-day Shimoga district), where he was raised. Early in his childhood, Kuvempu was home-schooled by an appointed...
Family
Kuvempu married Hemavathi on 30 April 1937. He was forced into enter marital life on this faculty out of Ramakrishna Mission. Kuvempu has two sons, Poornachandra Tejaswi and Kokilodaya Chaitra, and two daughters, Indukala and Tharini. Tharini is married to K.Chidananda Gowda the former Vice-Chancellor of Kuvempu University. His home in Mysore is called Udayaravi. His son Poornachandra Tejaswi was a polymath, contributing significantly to Kannada literature, photography, calligraphy, digital i...
Career
Kuvempu began his academic career as a lecturer of Kannada language at the Maharaja's College in Mysore in 1929. He worked as an assistant professor in the Central college, Bangalore from 1936. He re-joined Maharaja's college in Mysore in 1946 as a professor. He went on to become the principal of the Maharaja's college in 1955. In 1956 he was selected as the Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University where he served till retirement in 1960. He was the first graduate from Mysore Universityto rise to...
Kuvempu started his literary work in English, with a collection of poetry called Beginner's Muse but later switched to his native Kannada.[citation needed] He spearheaded the movement to make Kannada the medium for education, emphasizing the theme "Education in the Mother tongue".[citation needed] To cater to the needs of Kannada research, he found...
Kavimane — Kuvempu Memorial
The childhood home of Kuvempu at Kuppali has been converted into a museum by Rashtrakavi Kuvempu Pratishtana (a trust dedicated to Kuvempu). This trust has undertaken immense developmental works in Kuppali to showcase Kuvempu and his works to the external world. On 23 November 2015 night, many valuables including the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushanawards conferred on poet laureate Kuvempu were stolen from Kavimane. The entire museum has been ransacked. The surveillance cameras there have also be...
Kavishaila
The gradually rising hill south of the house is named Kavishaila, Kuvempu's mortal remains were placed at Kavishaila.
Annana Nenapu, Poornachandra TejaswiYugada Kavi, K.C. Shiva ReddyKuvempu, Pradhan GurudattaMagalu Kanda Kuvempu, Tharini Chidananda,The Kuvempu University in Shimoga, Karnataka was established in 1987. The Vishwamanava Expresswas named in honour of Kuvempu's idea of "Vishwa Manava" ("Universal Man"). India Post honoured Kuvempu by releasing a postage stamp in 1997and 2017.
Gowda, Chandan (12 January 2015). "Shadow on the glen : legendary writer Kuvempu's liberal legacy is revered in Karnataka" [archive]. Outlook. 55 (1): 74–75. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
Project Kuvempu [archive]Kuvempu Picture Album at Kamat's Potpourri [archive]Kuvempu Page at NIC Shimoga [archive]He was the one who wrote the Karnataka State anthem, ‘ Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate’. He was honored with Padma Bhushan award. 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.
Aug 30, 2024 · 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.
Kuvempu`s birthplace was the village of Hirekodige in the Koppa taluk of Chikmagalur district. However, he spent his formative years in Kuppalli, a village located in the Shivamogga district of the erstwhile Kingdom of Mysore, which is now part of Karnataka.
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]
Oct 25, 2023 · Kuvempu was born in Hirekodige near Bommalapura in Koppa Taluk of the Chikmagalur District, Karnataka, to a Vokkaliga Kannada family. His father was Venkatappa Gowda from Kuppali and mother Seethamma from Hirekodige, a nearby village.
