Mysore/Mysuru: “Rashtrakavi Kuvempu, who is regarded as the emperor of modern Kannada literature, excelled in all forms of literature and became famous,” opined scholar Prof. N.S. Taranath. He was speaking at a function organised at Prasaranga, University of Mysore (UoM), to commemorate the birth anniversary of doyen of Kannada literature. “Kannada is all-pervasive in Kuvempu’s…
Mysore/Mysuru: The 119th birth anniversary of Rashtrakavi Kuvempu was celebrated across the city this morning in a meaningful way. MLA T.S. Srivatsa garlanded the statue of Kuvempu at Kuvempu Park near Gun House Circle in the jayanti celebrations organised by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). Speaking on the occasion, the MLA recalled the contributions of…
Mysore/Mysuru: Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) said that “Poet Laureate Kuvempu (Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa) opposed blind faith, blind belief and observation based on mere traditions.” He was speaking during ‘Vishwa Manava Dinacharane’, the birth anniversary of Kuvempu, organised jointly by the District Administration and Kannada and Culture Department at Kalamandira here this morning. Highlighting Kuvempu’s…
New Delhi: In her maiden address to the nation on the eve of Independence Day, newly-elected President of India Draupadi Murmu had a special mention for Rashtrakavi Kuvempu, the winner of the first Kannada Jnanpith. She read out a quote from his work in Kannada, while appealing to youths to follow his ideals. “The great…
Pratap Simha meets Railway Minister; seeks Kuvempu’s name for Mysuru-Thalaguppa Express Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has appealed to Railway Minister Ashwin Vaishnaw to rename the Mysuru-Thalaguppa (Shivamogga) Express after Rashtrakavi Kuvempu. Presenting a memorandum to the Minister at his office in New Delhi yesterday, the MP reasoned that naming the train after the poet…
Donates Rs.7 lakh to his alma mater Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that Sri Ramakrishna Ashram in Mysuru is home to many saints and philosophers, former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna said that Rashtrakavi Kuvempu had the blessings of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Sharadadevi and Swami Vivekananda when he wrote the epic ‘Sri Ramayana Darshanam’ decades ago. He was speaking…
Mysore/Mysuru: Marking the birth anniversary of Poet Laureate Kuvempu, Vishwamanava Day was celebrated by various organisations at different venues across the city this morning. Deputy Commissioner Dr. Bagadi Gautham inaugurated the official celebration at a programme jointly organised by the District Administration in association with Kannada & Culture Department and Kuvempu Jayantyotsava Samiti at Kalamandira…
Chikkamagaluru: Rajeshwari Tejaswi (84), wife of renowned Kannada poet late K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi and the daughter-in-law of Rashtrakavi Kuvempu, passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru this morning. She leaves behind two daughters, Sushmitha and Eshanya, both software engineers. Rajeshwari Tejaswi had been undergoing treatment in the hospital for the past three to four…
Former CM S.M. Krishna writes to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and Mysuru District Minister S.T. Somashekar Mysore/Mysuru: The long-pending project of converting the 85-year-old house of Poet Laureate and Jnanpith awardee Kuvempu (K.V. Puttappa) in city into a Museum has just got a boost with former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna writing to Chief Minister B.S….
KSOU Vice-Chancellor Prof. S. Vidyashankar and other faculty members offering floral tributes to the portrait of Kuvempu at Cauvery auditorium in KSOU Campus here this morning. Mysore/Mysuru: Garlanding of Kuvempu Statue and floral tributes to the portrait marked Rashtrakavi Kuvempu’s 117th birth anniversary celebrations in the city this morning. University of Mysore (UoM) Vice-Chancellor Prof….
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