Born | 29 December 1904 Hirekodige, Koppa, Chikmagaluru, Kingdom of Mysuru[1] |
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Died | 11 November 1994 (aged 89) Mysuru, Karnataka, India |
Pen name | Kuvempu |
Occupation | Poet, novelist, playwright, professor |
Language | Kannada |
Nationality | Indian |
Genre | Fiction, drama |
Literary movement | Navodaya |
Notable awards | Karnataka Ratna (1992) Padma Vibhushan (1988) Jnanapith Award (1967) Padma Bhushan (1958) |
Spouse | Hemavathi (m. 1937–1994) |
Children | Poornachandra Tejaswi |
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