Kuvempu Explained

Kuvempu
Pseudonym:Kuvempu
Birth Name:Kuppalli Venkatappa Puttappa
Birth Date:1904 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Hirekodige, Koppa, Chikmagalur, Kingdom of Mysore (now in Karnataka)[1]
Death Place:Mysore, Karnataka, India
Occupation:Poet, novelist, playwright, academic
Language:Kannada
Genre:Fiction, drama
Movement:Navodaya
Children:4, including Poornachandra Tejaswi
Awards:Karnataka Ratna (1992)
Padma Vibhushan (1988)
Jnanapith Award (1967)
Padma Bhushan (1958)Sahitya Akademi Award (1955)[2]

Kuppalli Venkatappa Puttappa (29 December 1904 – 11 November 1994),[3] popularly known by his pen name Kuvempu, was an Indian poet, playwright, novelist and critic. He is widely regarded as the greatest Kannada poet of the 20th century.[4] [5] [6] He was the first Kannada writer to receive the Jnanpith Award.[7]

Kuvempu studied at Mysuru University in the 1920s, taught there for nearly three decades and served as its vice-chancellor from 1956 to 1960. He initiated education in Kannada as the language medium. For his contributions to Kannada Literature, the Government of Karnataka decorated him with the honorific Rashtrakavi ("National Poet") in 1964 and Karnataka Ratna ("The Gem of Karnataka") in 1992. He was conferred the Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India in 1988. He penned the Karnataka State Anthem Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate.

Biography

Early life and education

Kuvempu was born in Hirekodige, a village in Koppa taluk of Chikmagalur district and raised in Kuppalli, a village in Shivamogga district of the erstwhile Kingdom of Mysore (now in Karnataka) into a Kannada-speaking Vokkaliga family.[8] His mother Seethamma hailed from Koppa, Chikmangalur, while his father Venkatappa was from Kuppali, a village in Thirthahalli taluk (in present-day Shimoga district), where he was raised. He had two younger sisters, Danamma and Puttamma. [9] [8] Early in his childhood, Kuvempu was home-schooled by an appointed teacher from South Canara.[10] He joined the Anglo-Vernacular school in Thirthahalli to continue his middle school education. Kuvempu's father died when he was only twelve. He finished his lower and secondary education in Kannada and English languages in Thirthahalli and moved to Mysore for further education at the Wesleyan High School. Thereafter, he pursued college studies at the Maharaja College of Mysore and graduated in 1929, majoring in Kannada.[11]

Family

Kuvempu married Hemavathi on 30 April 1937. He was forced into enter marital life on this faculty out of Ramakrishna Mission.[12] Kuvempu has two sons, Poornachandra Tejaswi and Kokilodaya Chaitra, and two daughter, Indukala and Tharini. Tharini is married to K.Chidananda Gowda the former Vice-Chancellor of Kuvempu University.[12] His home in Mysore is called Udayaravi. His son Poornachandra Tejaswi was a polymath, contributing significantly to Kannada literature, photography, calligraphy, digital imaging, social movements, and agriculture.[12]

Career

Kuvempu began his academic career as a lecturer of Kannada language at the Maharaja's College in Mysore in 1929. He worked as an assistant professor in the Central college, Bangalore from 1936. He re-joined Maharaja's college in Mysore in 1946 as a professor. He went on to become the principal of the Maharaja's college in 1955. In 1956 he was selected as the Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University where he served till retirement in 1960. He was the first graduate from Mysore University to rise to that position.[13]

Bibliography

Epic

Novels

Plays

Autobiography

Collection of stories

Essays

Literary criticism

Essay and Other

Biography

Translation

Stories and poems for children

Poetry

Movies

Drama

Awards and honours

Memorials

Kavimane — Kuvempu Memorial

The childhood home of Kuvempu at Kuppali has been converted into a museum by Rashtrakavi Kuvempu Pratishtana (a trust dedicated to Kuvempu). This trust has undertaken immense developmental works in Kuppali to showcase Kuvempu and his works to the external world.[20] On the night of 23 November 2015, many valuables including the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan awards conferred on poet laureate Kuvempu were stolen from Kavimane.[21] [22] [23]

The entire museum has been ransacked. The surveillance cameras there have also been damaged. The Jnanapith award kept there has remained intact.

Kavishaila

The gradually rising hill south of the house is named Kavishaila, Kuvempu's mortal remains were placed at Kavishaila.

Biographies on Kuvempu

Commemoration

The Kuvempu University in Shimoga, Karnataka was established in 1948.[24] The Vishwamanava Express[25] was named in honour of Kuvempu's idea of "Vishwa Manava" ("Universal Man").[26]

India Post honoured Kuvempu by releasing a postage stamp in 1997[27] and 2017.[28]

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Who is Kupali Venkatappa Puttappa? Know all about Indian novelist honoured by Google through doodle. 29 December 2017. The Financial Express. 29 December 2017.
  2. Web site: ..:: Welcome to Sahitya Akademi ::.. . 2022-04-12 . sahitya-akademi.gov.in.
  3. Web site: The Gentle Radiance of a Luminous Lamp . Ramakrishna Math . 31 October 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060822210207/http://www.sriramakrishnamath.org/magazine/vk/2004/12-3-6.asp . 22 August 2006 . dead .
  4. December 29, 2017 . Google is celebrating Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa with a doodle, who was Puttappa. 2021-11-21. India Today. en.
  5. News: Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa: Kuvempu's Kannada legacy. aljazeera.com.
  6. News: Kuvempu's 113th birth anniversary: Google doodle honours 20th century Kannada poet. hindustantimes. 29 December 2017. en.
  7. Web site: Jnanpith Awards. Ekavi. 31 October 2006.
  8. Book: Rao. L. S. Sheshagiri. L. S. Sheshagiri Rao. Kuvempu. 2012. Sapna Book House Pvt. Ltd.. 9788128017933. 29 December 2017.
  9. News: After burglary, Kuvempu museum steps up security. The Hindu. 25 November 2015.
  10. Web site: 2018-01-18 . Kuvempu . 2023-10-31 . Thank You Indian Army . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2017-08-13. Kuvempu Kuvempu's Books and Awards Kannada Poet. 2020-07-30. Karnataka.com. en-US.
  12. Web site: 2018-01-18. Kuvempu. 2020-07-30. Thank You Indian Army. en-US.
  13. Web site: Bharati . Veena . Poet, nature lover and humanist . Deccan Herald . 2 September 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060318053230/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/apr252004/sh1.asp . 18 March 2006 . dead.
  14. Web site: Malegalalli Madumagalu book PDF Download free. 5 December 2018.
  15. Web site: Jnanpith Laureates Official listings . Jnanpith Website . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071013122739/http://jnanpith.net/laureates/index.html . 13 October 2007 .
  16. Web site: Padma Awards Directory (1954–2009) . Ministry of Home Affairs . 10 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130510095705/http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf . 10 May 2013 .
  17. Web site: Culture p484-485. A Handbook of Karnataka. Government of Karnataka. 10 December 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111008075154/http://www.karunadu.gov.in/gazetteer/HandbookKarnataka2010/Chapter%20XIII%20CULTURE.pdf. 8 October 2011.
  18. News: goldenJubliee. The Hindu. 21 December 2017. p. m. Veerendra.
  19. Web site: googleIndiaTwitter .
  20. News: Where the poet once lived. Deccan Herald. 29 June 2009.
  21. News: Kuvempu memorial ransacked . Staff Correspondent . The Hindhu. 24 November 2015.
  22. News: Padma Awards, Cash Stolen From magane Memorial. https://web.archive.org/web/20151125204213/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/Padma-Awards-Cash-Stolen-From-Kuvempu-Memorial/2015/11/25/article3145964.ece . dead . 25 November 2015 . The New Indian Express. 25 November 2015.
  23. News: Kumar R B . Santosh . Padma awards of renowned Kannada poet Kuvempu stolen . The Indian Express . 29 June 2009.
  24. Web site: About kuvempu university.
  25. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/vishwa-manava-express-hits-the-tracks/article18549736.ece Vishwa Manava Express hits the tracks
  26. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/613839/vishwamanava-express-story-behind-name.html 'Vishwamanava Express', and story behind the name
  27. http://www.indianphilatelics.com/stamps/commemorative-stamps/1996-1997/item/12110-jnanpith-award-winners-kannada-click-for-stamp-information.html Jnanpith Award Winners, Kannada (click for stamp information) ::: 1996-1997 » Commemorative Stamps » Stamps
  28. http://postagestamps.gov.in/NewsPage.aspx?uid=164 Postage Stamps, Stamp issue calendar 2014, Paper postage, Commemorative and definitive stamps, Service Postage Stamps, Philately Offices, Philatelic Bureaux and counters, Mint stamps (unused stamps)

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