Jnanapeeta award winners_from_karnataka

This is a presentation about the Jnanapeetha awardees from Karnataka, India.

1. JnanapeethaAward Winners
from Karnataka
Compiled by:
Youth Members
KasturiKannada Sangha
Cleveland, Ohio

2. History of the JnanapeethaAward
•Instituted in 1961, it is one of the 2 most
prestigious literary awards in India
•Awarded by the BharatiyaJnanapith, a trust of
SahuJain family (publishers of Times of India)
•Until 1982: awarded for a single work by author;
since then, given for lifetime contribution
•8 awardees in Kannada so far
–9 in Hindi; 5 in Bengali & Malayalam; 4 in Urdu; 3 in
Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi; 2 in Assamese, Tamil, Telugu

3. JnanapeethaAwards in Kannada
•1967: KuVemPu
•1973: DaRaaBendre
•1977: K ShivaramaKaranth
•1983: MastiVenkateshaIyengar
•1990: V K Gokak
•1994: U R Ananthamurthy
•1998: GirishKarnad
•2010: ChandrashekharaKambaara

4. KuVemPu
•Full Name: KuppaliVenkatappagowdaPuttappa
•Born:December 29, 1904 (Hirekodige, Chikmagalur
district, Karnataka)
•Died:November 11, 1994 (Mysore, Karnataka)
•Education:
–Homeschooled for elementary education
–Anglo Vernacular school inTirthahallifor middle school
–Finished high school at Wesleyan High School, Mysore
–Graduated from Mysore University in 1929, majoring in
Kannada.

5. KuVemPu: Contributions
•Occupations:
–He was a writer, poet, musical composer
–Taught Kannada at the Central College in Bangalore
–Vice-Chancellor at Mysore University until he retired in 1960
•Literary Contributions:
–Novels: KaanuruSubbammaHeggadati, MalegalalliMadumagalu
–Modern epic (Mahakavya): ShriRamayana Darshanam
–He also wrote many plays, stories for children, collections of
poems, biographies, literary criticisms.
–Wrote Karnataka state anthem: Jai BharathaJananiyaThanujate

6. KuVemPu: Awards
•JnanapeethaAward: for Shri
Ramayana Darshanam(1967)
•PadmaBhushan
•SahityaAcademy Award
•Rashtrakavi(national poet)
•PadmaVibhushan
•Karnataka Ratna

7. DaRaa Bendre
•Full Name:Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre
–Wrote under the pen name ”Ambikatanayadatta”
•Born:January 31, 1896 (Dharwad, Karnataka)
•Died:October 21, 1981 (Mumbai, Maharashtra)
•Education:
–Primary and secondary education in Dharwad
–Bachelor’s degree from Ferguson College, Pune(Poona)
–Later obtained Master of Arts

8. DaRaaBendre: Contributions
•Occupations:
–Poet and writer: praised as “Varakavi” (gifted poet)
–Briefly taught at Victoria High School, Dharwad
–Advisor, All India Radio, Dharwadstation
•Literary Contributions:
–Poetry collections: Uyyale, Nadaleele, Meghadoota, Aralu
Maralu, Mugilamallige, NakuTanti, Mate Shravana
Bantu, KuniyonuBaa
–Plays-TirukaraPidugu, Nageya
Hoge, Hucchatagalu, AmbikatanayadattaNatakaSamputa
–KathaSankalana(collection of stories): Nirabharanasundari

9. DaRaaBendre(awards)
•JnanapeethaAward: for
NakuTanti (1973)
•PadmaShri
•SahityaAcademy Award
•Kelkarprize

10. K.ShivaramaKaranth
•Born: October 10, 1902 (village of Kota, Udupi
district, Karnataka)
•Died:December 9, 1997 (KasturbaMedical College
hospital, Manipal)
•Education:
–Finished his primary schooling in the town of Kundapura
–Completed college level education at Government
College, Mangalore
–College education was interrupted by participation in India’s
independence movement (influenced by Gandhi’s principles)

11. K. ShivaramKaranth(Contributions)
•Occupations:
–Kannada writer and intellectual
–Social activist and environmentalist
–Yakshaganaresearcher and artist, film maker
•Literary Contributions:
–He wrote a total of 417 books (47 novels, 31 plays, 13
books on art and history, and many children’s books)
–Considered one of the greatest Kannada novelists
–Major works: MaraliMannige, BettadaJeeva, Alida
Mele, MaimanagalaSuliyalli, Mookajjiya
Kanasugalu, ChomanaDudi, KudiyaraKoosu

12. K. ShivaramaKaranth(awards)
•Jnanapeethaaward: for
MookajjiyaKanasugalu(1977)
•PadmaBhushan
–He returned this in protest
against imposition of Emergency
rule by IndiraGandhi
•SahityaAcademy award
•Pampa award
•Swedish academy award
•TulsiSamman

13. MastiVenkateshaIyengar
•Born:June 8, 1891 (Hongenahalli, Kolardistrict
, Karnataka)
•Died:June 7, 1986 (close to 95
th
birthday; Bangalore)
•Pen names:
–Srinivasa, Masti
•Education:
–Began primary education in the village of Hongenahalli
–Continued studies in various places including
Yalandoor, Shivarapattanaand Mysore.
–Graduated from Madras University in 1914 (MA in English
Literature)

14. MastiVenkateshaIyengar
(Contributions)
•Occupations:
•Teacher, author
•Member of the Mysore Civil Service (retired as District
Commissioner in 1943)
•Literary Contributions:
–Wrote over 120 books in Kannada and 17 books in English
over a span of 70 years
–Epic: ShriRama Pattabhisheka(coronation of Lord Rama)
–Novels: ChikaveeraRanjendra, ChannabasavaNayaka
–Collection of stories: KelavuSannaKathegalu
–Plays: Kakanakote

15. MastiVenkateshaIyengar(awards)
•JnanapeethaAward:for
ChikaveeraRajendra(1983)
•Hailed as the father (Brahma)
of Kannada short stories
•“MastiKannadadaAsti”
(Mastiis Kannada’s treasure)
•“Rajkasevasakta” by the
Maharaja of
Mysore, KrishnarajaWodeyar
IV

16. V. K. Gokak
•Full Name:VinayakaKrishna Gokak
•Born:August 9, 1909 (Savanur, Haveri
district, Karnataka)
•Died:April 28, 1992 (Bengaluru, Karnataka)
•Education:
–Primary and high school education in
Savanur, Karnataka
–He obtained his B.A. (1929) and M.A. (1931) at
KarnatakCollege, Dharwar(he later became principal
here)

17. V. K. Gokak (continued)
•Occupations:
•Professor of English at Oxford University
•Was head of many elite colleges and universities in India
•Literary Contributions:
–Heavily influenced by the work of DaRaa Bendre.
–Epic: BharathaSindhuRashmi(possibly the longest epic
written in any language in the 20th century)
–Novel: SamarasaveJeevana
–Poetry collections:
Urnanaabha, Abhyudaya, Baaladeguladalli, Dhyava
Prithvi, SamudraGeethegalu

18. V. K. Gokak (awards & influences)
•JnanapeethaAward: for
BharathaSindhuRashmi(1990)
•PadmashreeAward (for Dhyava
Prithvi)
•Gokak agitation: Report by the
Karnataka govt. committee
headed by VK Gokak led to a
successful agitation for Kannada
language rights in schools and
administration

19. U. R. Ananthamurthy
•Full Name:UdupiRajagopalacharyaAnanthamurthy
•Born:December 21, 1932 (Melige, Tirthahalli
Taluk, ShimogaDistrict, Karnataka)
•Education:
–Began education in a traditional Sanskrit school in
Durvasapura, continued in Thirthahalli
–Master of Arts, University of Mysore
–Doctorate from University of Birmingham (1966)

20. U. R. Ananthamurthy(Contributions)
•Occupations:
•Started as Professor of English, Kottayam, Kerala
•Widely traveled all over the world as visiting professor
•Kannada writer, critic and political activist
•Literary Contributions:
–Short stories: GhataShraddha, EndendhiguMugiyadaKathe
–Novels: Samskaara, Bhava, BharathiPura, Avasthe,
–Play (Avahane), poetry collections , literary criticisms and
essays in Kannada; several pieces on literature in English

21. U.R.Ananthamurthy(awards)
•Jnanapeethaaward: for his
contributions to Kannada
literature (1994)
•RajyothsavaAward
•PadmaBhushan
•The Hindu Literary Prize
•DSC Prize for South Asian
Literature

22. GirishKarnad
•Born:May 19, 1938 (Matheran, Maharashtra)
•Education:
–Initial schooling was in Sirsi, Karnataka
–BA (Math & Stats), Karnataka Arts College, Dharwad, 1958
–MA (Philosophy, Politics & Economics), Oxford Univ, 1963
•Occupations:
–Oxford UnivPress (1963-70) & Univof Chicago (1987-88)
–Most famous as a Playwright
–Movie actor and director

23. Girish Karnad(Contributions)
•Literary Contributions:
–Plays: Yayati, Tughlaq, Hayavadana, Nagamandala, Agni
MattuMale, MaaNishaada, Bali, Tippuvina
Kanasugalu, OdakaluBimba
•Movie Director:
–VamshaVriksha, TabbaliyuNeenadeMagane, Ondanondu
Kaladalli, Kaadu, KanooruHeggadithi
•Movie Actor:
–Samskaara, Vamsha
Vriksha, Nishaant, Manthan, Anveshane

24. Girish Karnad(awards)
•JnanapeethaAward: for his
contributions to Kannada
literature and theater (1998)
•SangeetNatakAkademiAward
•SahityaAcademy Award
•PadmaShri, PadmaBhushan
•KalidasSamman
•RajyotsavaAward
•9 National Film Awards
•3 FilmfareAwards

25. ChandrashekharaKambaara
•Born:
–January 2, 1937 (Ghodageri, Belagavidistrict, Karnataka)
•Education:
–Initial schooling in Gokak; then at LingarajCollege, Belagavi
–PhD at KarnatakUniversity, Dharwad(folk theater of North
Karnataka)
•Career:
–Brief stint of teaching at University of Chicago
–Taught at Bangalore University for over 2 decades
–Founder Vice-Chancellor of Kannada University, Hampi
–Poet, playwright (uses North Karnataka dialect of Kannada)

26. ChandrashekharaKambaara
(Contributions)
•Poetry compilations:
–Takaraarinavaru, SaaviradaNeralu, Chakori
•Plays:
–Rishyashringa, Jokumaraswamy, Sirisampige, Kaadu
Kudure, Chalesha, Jaisidanayaka, HarakeyaKuri
•Novels & stories:
–Karimaayi, SingaarevvaMatthuAramane, ShikharaSoorya

27. ChandrashekharaKambaara
(awards)
•JnanapeethaAward:for his
contributions to Kannada
literature (2010)
•PadmaShri
•SahityaAcademy Award
•SangeetNatakAkademi
Award
•Tagore Literature Award
•National Film Award (title
song of film KaaduKudure)
•KalidasSamman
•KabirSamman
•Pampa Award

28. Youth Contributors
•Contributors of articles:
–MaanasaHumchadkatte
–Prajwal Sharma
–Amala Uli
–RohanAchar
–EshaVartak
–KshamaGirish
–Nayan Rao
•Editors:
–Nayan Rao
–Amala Uli