Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa
Kuvempu From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa (29 December 1904 – 11 November 1994), popularly known by his pen name Kuvempu , was an Indian novelist, poet, playwright, critic and thinker. He is widely regarded as the greatest Kannada poet of the 20th century. He is the first among Kannada writers to be decorated with the prestigious Jnanpith Award . Kuvempu studied at Mysore University in the 1920s, taught there for nearly three decades and se Kannada Literature , the Government of Karnataka decorated him with the honorific Rashtrakavi (" National Poet ") in 1958 and Karnataka Ratna ("The Gem of Karnataka") in 1992. His epic narrative Sri Ramayana Darshanam , a modern rendition of the Indian Hindu epic Ramayana is regarded as the revival of the era of Mahakavya ("Great Epic Poetry") in contemporary form and charm. His writings and his contribution t...