Pampa Award
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1999) Winner
Chennaveera Kanavi
チェンナヴィーラ・カナヴィ
Chennaveera Kanavi
Aliases:
サマンヴァヤダ・カヴィ（調和の詩人） / チェンベラキナ・カヴィ（美しい光の詩人） / ソウジャニャダ・カヴィ（礼儀正しさの詩人）
Pen Names:
Samanvayada Kavi（Honorific epithet used by readers and critics (the poet of reconciliation)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1928-06-28 （Hombal (present-day Gadag district, Karnataka), British Raj (India)）
- Died
- 2022-02-16 （SDM Medical College Hospital, Dharwad, India） age 93
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Kannada
- Religion
- Lingayatism (associated community)
- Residence History
- Hombal (birthplace) → Dharwad (education, career and later life)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, writer, editor/publishing officer (university)
- Active Years
- 1949-2022
- Affiliations
- Prasaranga, Publication wing of Karnatak University
- Influenced By
- Da Ra Bendre, V. K. Gokak, Traditional saint-poets like Nijaguna Shivayogi, Scholars and Hindustani musicians from the Murugha Matha (e.g., Mallikarjun Mansur)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karnatak University, Dharwad | — | — | Bachelor of Arts | 〜1952 | India |
| Karnatak University, Dharwad | — | — | Master of Arts | 1950年代（詳細不明） | India |
Karnatak University, Dharwad
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Period:
〜1952
Year of Graduation:
1952
Country:
India
Completed BA at Karnatak University, Dharwad in 1952. Later obtained an MA at the same university (exact year not specified). Studied under V. K. Gokak.
Karnatak University, Dharwad
Degree:
Master of Arts
Period:
1950年代（詳細不明）
Country:
India
MA obtained at the same university. Exact graduation year not recorded in the source.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Jeeva Dhwani | — | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Sahitya Kala Kaustubha Award | — | — | Unknown (listed as award recipient) | 受賞 |
| — | Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award | — | — | Karnataka Sahitya Academy | 受賞 |
| — | Karnataka Rajyotsava Award | — | — | Government of Karnataka | 受賞 |
| — | Pampa Award | — | — | Government of Karnataka (literary award) | 受賞 |
| — | Nrupatunga Award | — | — | Unknown | 受賞 |
| — | Maasti Award | — | — | Maasti Award body | 受賞 |
| — | Nadoja Award | — | — | Kannada University, Hampi | 受賞 |
| — | Honorary Doctorate | — | — | Karnatak University, Dharwad | 授与 |
| — | Ambikatanayadatta National Award | — | — | Unknown | 受賞 |
Sahitya Akademi Award
1981
Work:
Jeeva Dhwani
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Kala Kaustubha Award
2011
Organization:
Unknown (listed as award recipient)
Result:
受賞
Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award
Organization:
Karnataka Sahitya Academy
Result:
受賞
Karnataka Rajyotsava Award
Organization:
Government of Karnataka
Result:
受賞
Pampa Award
Organization:
Government of Karnataka (literary award)
Result:
受賞
Nrupatunga Award
Organization:
Unknown
Result:
受賞
Maasti Award
Organization:
Maasti Award body
Result:
受賞
Nadoja Award
Organization:
Kannada University, Hampi
Result:
受賞
Honorary Doctorate
Organization:
Karnatak University, Dharwad
Result:
授与
Ambikatanayadatta National Award
Organization:
Unknown
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Nrupatunga Award
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2019) Winner
Works
Major Works
Kavyaakshi
1949 Poetry anthologyEarly Kannada poetry collection; notable for having a foreword by Da Ra Bendre.
naturedialogue between tradition and modernity
Jeeva Dhwani
1981 Poetry anthologyPoetry collection titled 'The Sound of Life'; won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1981.
lifeconversation with timenature
Inviting Life – Selected Poems in English
Poetry (selected, translated into English)Selected poems translated into English to introduce his work to English-speaking readers.
friendshiplove of placereflections on democracy
Translations
- Selected poems in English (Inviting Life)
Mannina Meravanige
PoetryPoems centered on land and the soil as motifs.
landnostalgia
Bibliography
- Kavyaakshi
- Bhaavajeevi
- Aakaashabutti
- Madhuchandra
- Shishu Kanda Kanasu
- Nela Mugilu
- Mannina Meravanige
- Deepadhari
- Eradu Dada
- Hombelaku
- Karthikada Moda
- Jeevadhwani
- Hoovu Horaluvavu Sooryana Kadege
- Shishiradalli Banda Snehitha
- Chirantana Daaha
- Samagra Kavya
- Nanna Desha Nanna Jana
Translations of Works
- Inviting Life – Selected Poems in English
- Selections from Jeeva Dhwani in English translations
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- synthesizing tradition and modernityclear poetic imagery and metaphorsdialogue with time as a recurring structural element
- Recurring Motifs
- naturetimefriendshipnostalgiareflections on democracy
Health
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COVID-19 (complications leading to multiple organ dysfunction syndrome)2022-02（罹患から死亡まで）Complications from COVID-19 led to multiple organ dysfunction syndrome; resulted in death on 16 February 2022.
Legacy
Chennaveera Kanavi is regarded as a major Kannada poet and thinker, celebrated as a 'poet of reconciliation' who bridged tradition and modernity. Over a career spanning more than seven decades he left numerous poetry collections and essays and received major honors including the Sahitya Akademi Award.
In Popular Culture
- Politicians (e.g., Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai) publicly expressed condolences at his passing.
Trivia
- Won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1981 for the poetry collection Jeeva Dhwani.
- Over a seven-decade career he produced more than 25 anthologies and over 28 books.
- Worked for many years at the Prasaranga publication wing of Karnatak University, retiring as its director.