Kuvempu
Kuvempu is the National poet, Gnaana peeta award winner and an immortal name in Kannada Saahitya.
Kuvempu is the pen name of this great poet/writer. His real name was, Kuppalli Venkatappa Puttappa. He hailed from a place in the lush malnad region of TirthahaLLi, called KuppaLLi, of Shimoga District, Karnataka state of India. Among the prestigious positions
he held were Vice Chancellor University of Mysore.
His message:
ಓ ನನ್ನ ಚೇತನ, ಆಗು ನೀ ಅನಿಕೇತನ ||
is a very popular Universal Note.
His Popular Work
- RamayaNa DarshanaM - won him the prestigious Gnaana Peeta Award. It is very famous literary work in Kannada Literature.
- Kaanooru Subbamma Heggadathi.
