Kuvempu

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Kuvempu was a renowned Indian poet, novelist, and playwright who became one of the most influential figures in modern Kannada literature and a leading voice of the Navodaya literary movement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian writer
Kannada writer
novelist
person
playwright
poet
awardReceived Jnanpith Award
Padma Bhushan
Padma Vibhushan
Sahitya Akademi Award
birthName Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa
countryOfCitizenship India
employer Mysore University
surface form: University of Mysore
ethnicGroup Kannada
surface form: Kannadiga
fieldOfWork Kannada literature
education
literary criticism
genre drama
epic poetry
essay
novel
poetry
hasPart essays
novels
plays
poems
influenced modern Kannada writers
languageOfWorkOrName Kannada
movement Navodaya movement
modern Kannada literature
nativeLanguage Kannada
notableIdea Vishwamanava (universal man)
universal humanism
notableWork Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate
Kanooru Heggadithi
Malegalalli Madumagalu
Sri Ramayana Darshanam
epic poem Sri Ramayana Darshanam
occupation critic
educator
essayist
novelist
playwright
poet
positionHeld Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mysore
pseudonym Kuvempu
religion Hinduism

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