Jnanpith Award
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (1990) Winner
Vinayaka Krishna Gokak
ヴィナーヤカ・クリシュナ・ゴーカク
Vinayaka Krishna Gokak
Aliases:
Vi. Kru. Gokak / V. K. Gokak / V.K. Gokak
Pen Names:
Vinayaka（Pen name (Kavyanama)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1909-08-09 （Savanur State (present-day Savanur in Haveri district, Karnataka)）
- Died
- 1992-04-28 （Bengaluru, Karnataka, India） age 82
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Kannada, English
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Residence History
- Savanur → Dharwad → Sangli → Kolhapur → Shimla → Hyderabad → Puttaparthi → Bengaluru
Career
- Occupations
- Professor, Writer
- Active Years
- 1930-1992
- Affiliations
- Sahitya Akademi, Willingdon College, Sangli, Rajaram College, Kolhapur, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, Central Institute of English, Hyderabad, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Puttaparthi
- Influenced By
- D. R. Bendre
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majid High School | — | Literature | — | — | India |
| Karnataka College Dharawada | — | Literature | — | — | India |
| University of Oxford | — | — | First Class Honours | — | United Kingdom |
Majid High School
Literature
Country:
India
Savanur
Karnataka College Dharawada
Literature
Country:
India
University of Oxford
Degree:
First Class Honours
Year of Graduation:
1938
Country:
United Kingdom
Returned to India in 1938
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Jnanpith Award | Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi | カンナダ語 | Bharatiya Jnanpith | 受賞 |
| 1961 | Padma Shri | Dyava Prithvi | — | Government of India | 受賞 |
| 1961 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Dyava Prithvi | — | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
Jnanpith Award
1990
Work:
Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi
Category:
カンナダ語
Organization:
Bharatiya Jnanpith
Result:
受賞
Padma Shri
1961
Work:
Dyava Prithvi
Organization:
Government of India
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award
1961
Work:
Dyava Prithvi
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi
Epic poetry 35000 pagesEpic dealing with the Vedic age
Vedic periodIndian culture
Samarasave Jeevana
NovelTypical work of Navodaya literature
ReligionPhilosophy
Translations
- English translation by daughter Yashodhara Bhat as 'The Agony and the Ecstasy'
Bibliography
- Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi
- Samarasave Jeevana (3 vols)
- Urnanabha
- Abyudaya
- Baaladeguladalli
- Dyava Prithvi
- Samudra Geethegalu
- English Words
Translations by Author
- Voices of the Himalaya (translation of Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' poems)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Navodaya literatureInfluences of Victorian poetryKannada oral traditions
- Recurring Motifs
- ReligionPhilosophyEducationCultures
Legacy
Pioneering Kannada writer, Jnanpith laureate. Headed Gokak Committee for Kannada in schools. Devotee of Sathya Sai Baba.
In Popular Culture
- Karnataka hosts literary events on his birth centenary every 9 August
Trivia
- Abbreviated as Vi. Kru. Gokak in Kannada.
- Pen name: VINAYAKA.
- Translated Sathya Sai Baba's words into English.
- Headed Gokak Committee advocating Kannada as first language in schools.