Nrupatunga Award Explained

Nrupatunga Award
Subheader:	Civilian award for contributions to Literature
Sponsor:	Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation
Firstawarded:	2007
Lastawarded:	2022
Reward:	₹700,001
Holder Label:	Most recent winner
Holder:	=vaidehi (Janaki Srinivas)
Award1 Type:	Total awarded
Award1 Winner:	17
Award2 Type:	First winner
Award2 Winner:	Javaregowda
Award3 Type:	Recent winner
Award3 Winner:	vaidehi (Janaki Srinivas

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]}

List of awardees

2007		Javaregowda	^[4]
2008		Patil Puttappa	^[5]
2009		G. S. Shivarudrappa	^[6]
2010		Devanur Mahadeva	^[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	https://www.prajavani.net/karnataka-news/nrupatunga-award-to-mallepuram-g-venkatesh-858526.html

2022Vaidehi (Janaki Srinivas Murti) ನೃಪತುಂಗ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪಡೆದ ಎರಡನೇ ಮಹಿಳೆ (ಮೊದಲ ಮಹಿಳೆ ಸಾರಾ ಅಬೂಬಕ್ಕರ್)

Further reading

• Book: Sastri, Nilakanta K. A.. . 1955. K. A. Nilakanta Sastri. 2002. Indian Branch, Oxford University Press. New Delhi. 0-19-560686-8.
• Book: Kamath, Suryanath U.. Suryanath U. Kamath. A concise history of Karnataka : from pre-historic times to the present. 1980. 2001. Jupiter books. Bangalore. 7796041 . 80905179.

External links

• Nrupathunga Sahitya Prashasti (in Kannada). Karnataka Sahitya Academy

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nrupatunga award to be instituted. Deccan Herald. 29 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055541/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/nov292006/city2304420061129.asp. 21 September 2013. 29 November 2006.
2. Panchamukhi in Kamath (2001), p80
3. Sastri (1955), p. 146.
4. Web site: Kannada will get classical tag soon, declares Rajasekharan. The Hindu. 29 April 2017. 2 March 2008.
5. Web site: Nrupatunga award for Patil Puttappa. The Hindu. 29 April 2017. 31 October 2008.
6. Web site: Nrupatunga Award for Shivarudrappa. The Hindu. 29 April 2017. 28 August 2009.
7. Web site: Nrupatunga Award for two. The Hindu. 29 April 2017. 23 September 2010.
8. Web site: Nrupatunga Award for Kalburgi. The Hindu. 29 April 2017. 23 November 2011.
9. News: Sara Abubakker to receive prestigious BMTC Nrupatunga Award. 29 April 2017. Mangalore Today. mangaloretoday.com. 4 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054751/http://www.mangaloretoday.com/main_Sara-Abubakker-to-receive-prestigious-BMTC-Nrupatunga-Award.html. 21 September 2013.
10. Web site: Nrupathunga Baraguru. indiaglitz.com. 29 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170429135346/http://www.indiaglitz.com/nrupathunga-baraguru-kannada-news-99079.html. 29 April 2017. 24 October 2013.
11. Web site: Nrupatunga award for Kum. Veerabhadrappa. The Hindu. 29 April 2017. 15 November 2014.
12. Web site: I have passed recognition test: Nrupatunga awardee. The Times of India. 29 April 2017. 16 April 2016.
13. Web site: Hanur. Krishnamurthy. Kannada as a way of life. The Hindu. 29 April 2017. 24 February 2017.
14. Web site: Special Correspondent. Bhyrappa chosen for Nrupatunga award. The Hindu. 14 December 2017. 14 December 2017.
15. Web site: ಬಂಡಾಯ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಮೂಲ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತ ಅಲ್ಲ. 8 September 2018. 12 August 2019. kn. Nrupatunga Award for Poet Siddalingaiah.
16. Web site: ಕವಿ ಚೆನ್ನವೀರ ಕಣವಿಗೆ ನೃಪತುಂಗ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ. 3 August 2019. 12 August 2019. kn. Nrupatunga Award for Chennaveera Kanavi.
17. Web site: ಜಿ. ಎಸ್. ಆಮೂರಗೆ 'ನೃಪತುಂಗ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ'. 10 September 2020. Prajavani.com. 10 September 2020. kn. Nrupatunga Award for G. S. Amur.