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Indian Kannada literary award From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Nrupatunga Award is an award for excellence in Kannada literature in the Indian state of Karnataka. The award was instituted by the Kannada Sahitya Parishat and is sponsored by the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC).[1] Instituted in honor of the Rashtrakuta King Nrupatunga Amoghavarsha I (ruled c. 814–878), the award carries a purse of ₹700,001. King Nrupatunga finds an important place in the history of India in general and Karnataka in particular for his patronage and contribution to the Kannada language in the 9th century.[2][3]
Nrupatunga Award | |
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Civilian award for contributions to Literature | |
Awarded for | Literary excellence award of Karnataka |
Sponsored by | Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation |
Reward(s) | ₹700,001 |
First awarded | 2007 |
Last awarded | 2022 |
Most recent winner | =vaidehi (Janaki Srinivas) |
Highlights | |
Total awarded | 17 |
First winner | Javaregowda |
Recent winner | vaidehi (Janaki Srinivas |
Year | Image | Writer | Ref. |
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2007 | Javaregowda | [4] | |
2008 | – | Patil Puttappa | [5] |
2009 | G. S. Shivarudrappa | [6] | |
2010 | Devanur Mahadeva (Rejected by the author) |
[7] | |
C. P. Krishnakumar | |||
2011 | M. M. Kalburgi | [8] | |
2012 | – | Sara Aboobacker | [9] |
2013 | Baraguru Ramachandrappa | [10] | |
2014 | Kum. Veerabhadrappa | [11] | |
2015 | T. V. Venkatachala Sastry | [12] | |
2016 | – | M. Chidananda Murthy | [13] |
2017 | S. L. Bhyrappa | [14] | |
2018 | Siddalingaiah | [15] | |
2019 | – | Chennaveera Kanavi | [16] |
2020 | – | G. S. Amur | [17] |
2021 | Mallepuram G Venkatesh |
2022 Vaidehi (Janaki Srinivas Murti) ನೃಪತುಂಗ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪಡೆದ ಎರಡನೇ ಮಹಿಳೆ (ಮೊದಲ ಮಹಿಳೆ ಸಾರಾ ಅಬೂಬಕ್ಕರ್)
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