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as example. Among the recent scholars Suryanatha Kamath, Chidananda
Murthy, M.M. Kalburgi, J.V. Venkatachala Shastry, Hampa Nagarajaiah,
K.K.Kurlkarni, Srinivasa Havanur, Lakshmana Telagavi and others may be
cited as examples.
The cursory glance or bird’s-eye view of Kannada literature through many
centuries. Nevertheless, what has been given encompasses some of the best
Kannada works.*
Gnanapitha Award Winners
1. K.V. Puttappa (1967), 2. D.R.Bendre (1973), K. Shivaram Karanth (1977),
4. Masti Venkatesh lyengar (1983). 5. V.K.Gokak (1990), 6. U.R. Ananthamurthy
(1994). 7. Girish Karnad (1998)
Karnataka Ratna Award Winners
K.V. Puttappa and Dr. Rajkumar (1992); S. NIjalingappa (1999), C.N.R. Rao
(2000). Pandith Bheemsen Joshi (2004), Sri Shivakumara Swamy (2006).
Basava Puraskara: This was initiated in 2000, as a national award. Its
recipients were Sarasawath Gora (2000) H. Nasasimhaiah (2001), Puttaraja
Gawai (2002), S.G. Susheelamma (2004), L. Basavaraju (2005), Abdul Kalam
(2006), and Shiva Kumara Swamy (2007).
Central Sahitya Academy Award Winners
1. K.V. Puttappa (1955), 2. R.S. Mugali (1958), 3. D.R.Bendre (1958),
4. K. Shivarama Karanth (1959), 5. V.K.Gokak (1960), 6. A.R. Krishna Shastri
(1961), 7. Devudu Narasimhashastri (1962), 8. B. Puttaswamaiah(1964), 9.
S.V. Ranganna (1956), 10. P.T. Narasimhachar (1966), 11. D.V. Gundappa
(1967), 12. Masti Venkatesh lyengar (1968), 13. H. Thipperudraswamy (1969),
14. Sham.Ba.Joshi (1970), 15. Shriranga (1971), 16. S.S. Bhoosanuru Matha
(1972), 17. V. Seetharamaiah (1973), 18. M. Gopalakrishna Adiga (1974), 19. S.L.
Bhyrappa (1975), 20. M. Shivaram (1976), 21. K.S. Narasimhaswamy (1977),
22. B.G.L.Swamy (1978), 23. A.N. Murthi Rao (1979), 24. Goruru Ramaswamy
lyengar (1980), 25. Channaveera Kanavi (1981), 26. Chaduranga (1982), 27.
Yashavantha Chittala (1983), 28. G.S. Shivarudrappa (1984), 29. Ta.Ra.Su
(Subbarao) (1985), 30. Vyasaraya Ballala (1986), 31. K.P.Purnachandra Tejasvi
(1987), 32. Shankara Mokashi Punekar (1988), 33. Devanuru Mahadeva
(1989), 34. S.V. Parmeshwara Bhatta (1990), 35. Ha.Ma.Nayak (1990), 36.
Chandrashekara Kambara{1991), 37. H.S.Venkatesha Murthi (1991), 38.
Su.Ram.Yakkundi (1992), 39. Saraswathi Gajanana Risbud (1992), 40.
P.Lankesh (1993), 41. Kirthinatha Kurthakoti (1993), 42. Girish Kamad (1994),
43. Pradhan Gurudatta (1994), 44. Thippeswamy (1995), 45. G.S.Amura (1996),
46. M.Chidananda Murthy (1997), 47. B.C.Ramachandra Sharma (1998), 48.
D.R. Nagaraj (posthumous 1999) Shantinatha Desai (posthumous 2000),
L.S.Sheshagiri Rao (2001); Sujana (2002); K.V.Subbanna (2003), Geetha
Nagabhushana (2004), Raghavendra Patil (2005), Kum. Veerabhadrappa
(2006), Srinivasa Vaidaya (2007).
* Contributed by C. Sitaram