Sahitya Akademi Award for Kannada

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The Sahitya Akademi Award for Kannada is a prestigious annual Indian literary honor presented by the Sahitya Akademi to outstanding works in the Kannada language.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian literary award
language-specific Sahitya Akademi Award
literary award
administeredBy Sahitya Akademi
awardedFor outstanding works in Kannada language literature
awardLevel national
categoryOf biography
drama
essay
literary criticism
novel
other creative prose
poetry
short stories
travelogue
ceremonyLocation various cities in India
country India
domain Indian regional language awards
eligibility authors writing in Kannada
published literary works in Kannada
field literature
firstAwarded 1955
frequency annual
genre regional language literature
hasComponent cash prize
citation
plaque
hasWebsite https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in
inception 1955
language Kannada
notableRecipient D. R. Bendre
Girish Karnad
Shivarama Karanth
surface form: K. Shivaram Karanth

Kuvempu
S. L. Bhyrappa
U. R. Ananthamurthy
parentOrganization Sahitya Akademi
surface form: Government of India (through autonomous Sahitya Akademi)
partOf Sahitya Akademi Award
surface form: Sahitya Akademi Awards
presentedBy Sahitya Akademi
region Karnataka
relatedTo Kannada
surface form: Kannada language

Kannada literature
Sahitya Akademi
scope Indian authors
Kannada literature
selectionProcess evaluation of submitted and recommended works
jury-based selection
sponsor Sahitya Akademi
status one of the most prestigious literary awards for Kannada

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Kannada hasLiteraryAward Sahitya Akademi Award for Kannada