Pampa Award
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2003) Winner
Chandrashekhara Kambara
チャンドラシェーカラ・カンバーラ
Chandrashekhara Kambara
Aliases:
Chandrashekhara Basavanneppa Kambara / Shivapur Kambar Master
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1937-01-02 （Ghodageri, Belagavi district）
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Kannada
- Residence History
- Ghodageri → Gokak → Belagavi → Dharwad → Bangalore → Hampi
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Playwright, Folklore scholar, Film director, Professor, Founder-vice-chancellor
- Active Years
- 1958-
- Affiliations
- Kannada University, Sahitya Akademi
- Influenced By
- Kumara Vyasa, Basava, Kuvempu, Gopalakrishna Adiga, W. B. Yeats, William Shakespeare, Federico García Lorca
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karnataka University | — | Folk Theatre | PhD | — | India |
Karnataka University
Folk Theatre
Degree:
PhD
Country:
India
PhD thesis on Folk Theatre of North Karnataka
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Jnanpith Award | — | — | Jnanpith Award Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Sirisampige | 戯曲 | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Padma Bhushan | — | — | Government of India | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Padma Shri | — | — | Government of India | 受賞 |
Jnanpith Award
2010
Organization:
Jnanpith Award Foundation
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award
1991
Work:
Sirisampige
Category:
戯曲
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Padma Bhushan
2021
Organization:
Government of India
Result:
受賞
Padma Shri
2001
Organization:
Government of India
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Jnanpith Award
1 appearances
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Edition 46 (2010) Winner
Works
Major Works
Jokumaraswamy
1972 PlayPlay based on traditional ritual
FolkloreMythology
Translations
- English, Marathi, Hindi, etc.
Siri Sampige
PlaySahitya Akademi Award-winning play
Tradition and modernity
Translations
- English, Tamil, Hindi, etc.
Bibliography
- Mugulu
- Helatena Kela
Adaptations
- Karimaayi
- Kaadu Kudure
Translations of Works
- Translations of Jokumaraswamy in multiple languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Use of North Karnataka dialectBlend of folk and modern forms
- Recurring Motifs
- ShivapuraTradition vs. modernityCrises of feudalism
Legacy
Prominent Kannada litterateur, Jnanpith Award winner known for blending folk and modern elements
Trivia
- Created the fictional utopian village Shivapura
- Founder-vice-chancellor of Kannada University