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Kuvempu

Born

in Hirekodige, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, India

December 29, 1904

Died

November 11, 1994

Genre

Poetry, Fiction

Influences

M.K Gandhi, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Swami Shivananda Maharaj ...more

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Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa widely known by the pen name Kuvempu was a Kannada writer and poet, widely regarded as the greatest poet of 20th century Kannada literature. He is immortalised by some of his phrases, and in particular for his contribution to Universal Humanism or in his own words Vishwa maanavataa Vaada. He has penned the Karnataka State anthem Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate.

He has written several Poems, stories and plays. His work Sri Ramayana Darshanam, the rewriting of the great ancient Indian epic Ramayana in modern Kannada, is regarded as revival of the era of Mahakavya (Epic poetry) in a contemporary form and charm.

He has received several awards for his works in the field of literature such as, Jnanpith Award, Sahitya Akad ...more

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	ಮಲೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮದುಮಗಳು \| Malegalali Madumagalu 4.11 avg rating — 3,353 ratings — published 1967 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ಕಾನೂರು ಹೆಗ್ಗಡಿತಿ \| Kanooru Heggadithi 4.29 avg rating — 1,206 ratings — published 1999 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ಮಲೆನಾಡಿನ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳು \| Malenadina Chitragalu 4.32 avg rating — 461 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ನೆನಪಿನ ದೋಣಿಯಲ್ಲಿ \| Nenapina Doniyali 3.91 avg rating — 372 ratings — published 1980 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Janapriya Valmiki Ramayana 4.21 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 1950 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ಸನ್ಯಾಸಿ ಮತ್ತು ಇತರೆ ಕತೆಗಳು \| Sanyasi Mattu Itara Kathegalu 4.09 avg rating — 158 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ನನ್ನ ದೇವರು ಮತ್ತು ಇತರ ಕಥೆಗಳು 4.09 avg rating — 158 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shri Ramayana Darshanam by Kuvempu, Shankar Mokashi-Punekar (translator), G.S. Amur (Introduction) 4.49 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 1949 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ವಿವೇಕಾನಂದ \| Swami Vivekananda 4.02 avg rating — 108 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ಶೂದ್ರ ತಪಸ್ವಿ \| Shudra Tapasvi 4.06 avg rating — 99 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“ಮುಚ್ಚು ಮರೆ ಇಲ್ಲದೆಯೇ ನಿನ್ನ ಮುಂದೆಲ್ಲವನು ಬಿಚ್ಚಿಡುವೇ ಓ ಗುರುವೇ ಅಂತರಾತ್ಮ”
― Kuvempu

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“ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆ ಮಾತಡುವ ಜನರ ನಡುವೆಯೇ ಬಾಳಿ ಬದುಕಿ ಅನ್ನ ಸಂಪಾದಿನೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾ ಜ್ಞಾನ, ಆಲೋಚನೆ, ವಿಚಾರಗಳನ್ನೆಲ್ಲಾ ಬೇರೊಂದು ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲೇ ಇಡಲೆತ್ನಿಸುವವನು ನೀಗ್ರೋ ಗುಲಾಮರಿಂದ ದುಡಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ದೊಡ್ಡವರಾದ ಅಮೆರಿಕನ್ ಶೋಷಕರಿಗಿಂತ ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಹಾಗೂ ಅತಿ ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮ ಶೋಷಕರು.
- ಅಣ್ಣನ ನೆನಪು, ಪುಟ ೧೩೦”
― Kuvempu

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“ಎಲ್ಲಾದರೂ ಇರು ಎಂತಾದರೂ ಇರು ಎಂದೆಂದಿಗೂ ನೀ ಕನ್ನಡವಾಗಿರು”
― Kuvempu

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