Pampa Award
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (2017) Winner
K. S. Nissar Ahmed
ケー・エス・ニッサール・アーメド
Kokkare Hosahalli Sheikh Haider Nissar Ahmed
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1936-02-05 （Devanahalli, Kingdom of Mysore, British India）
- Died
- 2020-05-03 （Bengaluru (Bangalore), Karnataka, India） age 84
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Kannada, Urdu, English
- Religion
- Islam
- Residence History
- Devanahalli (birthplace) → Dodda Mavalli, Bangalore → Shimoga (while teaching at Sahyadri First Grade College) → Padmanabhanagar (residence in later life, Bengaluru)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Writer, Geologist (former), Lecturer
- Active Years
- 1959-2020
- Affiliations
- Karnataka Sahitya Academy (chairperson 1984–1987), Central College, Bangalore, Sahyadri First Grade College (Shimoga)
- Influenced By
- Kuvempu, G. P. Rajarathnam, M. V. Seetharamiah
- Influenced
- General readership in Karnataka and later Kannada poets, Subsequent generations in modern Kannada poetry (post-Navya)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | Geology | 修士（地質学） | — | India |
—
Geology
Degree:
修士（地質学）
Country:
India
Postgraduate in Geology; precise institution and year not specified in source
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Padma Shri | — | — | Government of India | 受賞 |
| 1981 | Rajyotsava Award | — | — | Government of Karnataka | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Pampa Award | — | — | Pampa Award committee (Karnataka) | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Nadoja Award | — | — | Kannada literary bodies | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry | Anaamika Aanglaru | 詩 | Karnataka Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| — | Kempegowda Award | — | — | Bangalore civic bodies | 受賞（年不明） |
Padma Shri
2008
Organization:
Government of India
Result:
受賞
Rajyotsava Award
1981
Organization:
Government of Karnataka
Result:
受賞
Pampa Award
2017
Organization:
Pampa Award committee (Karnataka)
Result:
受賞
Nadoja Award
2003
Organization:
Kannada literary bodies
Result:
受賞
Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry
1982
Work:
Anaamika Aanglaru
Category:
詩
Organization:
Karnataka Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Kempegowda Award
Organization:
Bangalore civic bodies
Result:
受賞（年不明）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Nityotsava (Daily celebration)
1968 PoetryA signature poem celebrating Karnataka (inspired after seeing Jog Falls). The piece praises everyday celebration and became widely popular across the state.
Regional prideEveryday celebrationCoexistence beyond sectarian divides
Translations
- Excerpts translated into English (details not specified)
Manasu Gandhibazaru
1960 PoetryOne of his early poetry collections, expressing social, political and ethical concerns poetically.
Social critiqueEthicsIndividual and community
Sanje Aidara Male (The rain at five in the evening)
1970 PoetryA poetry collection that depicts human emotions and memories through everyday details and senses of time.
MemoryEveryday lifeTime
Manadondige Mathukathe
2017 Poetry/Selected worksA later selected works collection compiling a wide range of his poetry.
RetrospectionSocial issuesHuman observation
Bibliography
- Nityotsava
- Manasu Gandhi Bazaaru
- Sanje Aidara Male
- Manadondige Mathukathe
- Samagra Kavihegalu (Collected Poems)
- Acchumecchu
- Ayda Gadya Barahagalu
Adaptations
- Nityotsava has been recorded/performed as songs and audio albums and became widely popular
Translations by Author
- Selected translations of Shakespeare (Merchant of Venice, King Lear, A Midsummer Night's Dream)
- Translations of poems by Pablo Neruda
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Simple, accessible dictionDirectly emotive lyrical expressionModernist techniques influenced by the Navya movement
- Recurring Motifs
- Homeland/Karnataka prideCritique of social injustice and discriminationCelebration of everyday lifeReligion and coexistence
Health
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Age-related ailments晩年（具体的期間不明）Had age-related health issues in later life and died peacefully at home in 2020
Legacy
One of the leading figures in modern Kannada poetry; became a cultural symbol of Karnataka through 'Nityotsava'. His accessible language resonated with the public and influenced subsequent poets and readers.
Academic Societies
- Karnataka Sahitya Akademi
In Popular Culture
- 'Nityotsava' has been popular as audio/song renditions and recited at official events such as Mysore Dasara inaugurations.
Trivia
- 'Nityotsava' is said to have been inspired after he saw Jog Falls.
- Published multiple poetry collections and selected works; received the Pampa Award in 2017.
- Reportedly narrowly escaped the Jaipur bombings with his wife.
- His wife and later his son (in the US) predeceased him shortly before his own death.