Kuvempu - kuppalli veMkaTappa puTTappa (1904 - 1994). He has been given the title 'National Poet', and he was the first Kannadiga to win a Jnanpith Award.

Kuvempu is a pen name.

Life

Kuvempu was born on December 29, 1904, in Hirekodige, Shimoga District. He was brought up in a place in the lush malnad region of TirthahaLLi, called kuppaLLi, of Shimoga District, Karnataka, state of India. He pursued his studies in Mysore. Among the prestigious positions he held were Vice Chancellor of the University of Mysore.

His message

ಓ ನನ್ನ ಚೇತನ, ಆಗು ನೀ ಅನಿಕೇತನ ||

is a very popular Universal Note .

• vichaara kraaMtige aahvaana

Popular work

• shrI raamayaNa darshanaM - won him the prestigious Jnanpith Award. It is very famous literary work in Kannada Literature. This work is the complete Ramayana in Kannada.

• kaanUru heggaDiti

• malegaLalli madumagaLu.

• vichaara kraaMtige aahvaana

Awards

Kuvempu was awarded the Jnanpith award for his RamayaNa Darshanam. He was awarded the first ever pampa award . He also was awarded the 'Kendra Saahithya Academy' award for his continued excellence in enriching kannada literature.

External Links

• www.vicharamantapa.net Kuvempu's articles and links to other Kuvempu related sites is available here.
• Kuvempu Picture Album at Kamat's Potpourri