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Indian Kannada writer and critic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Veerabhadrappa Kumbar, popularly known by the pen name KumVee, is an Indian novelist, poet, story writer and critic in the Kannada-language. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2007 for his work Aramane.
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Born | Kotturu, Mysore State, India | 1 October 1953
Pen name | KumVee |
Occupation | Teacher, novelist, poet, critic |
Language | Kannada |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | M.A |
Genre | Fiction, poetry, drama, essays |
Notable work | Aramane |
Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award 2007 |
Spouse | Annapoorna |
Children | 3 |
KumVee was born on 1 October 1953 in Kotturu, a town in Bellary District of Karnataka to Kumbar Halappa and Kotramma.[1] KumVee's family members includes wife Annapoorna and sons Purarava (elder), Shalivahana and younger son Pravara.
KumVee taught Kannada in many schools for 35 years in the neighboring state of Andhra Pradesh. After retirement he move to his native Kotturu with his family.
He uses the local Ballary dialect of Kannada in his writings to convey the sensitivities of the life he experienced. This is the main strength of KumVee's writing.[2]
All the above four Translations have been published by "Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi" . In addition to this, KumVee has Translated more than 300 stories from many languages.
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