Kuvempu
Kuppali Venkatappagowda Puttappa(December 29, 1904 - November 11 ,1994) was a Kannada writer and poet, widely regarded as the greatest poet of 20th century Kannada literature.
He is the first among seven recipients of Jnanpith Award for Kannada. Puttappa wrote all his literary works using the pen name Kuvempu.
He is the second among Kannada poets to be revered as Rashtrakavi (after M. Govinda Pai). His work Sri Ramayana Darshanam, the rewriting of the great ancient Indian epic Ramayana in modern Kannada, is regarded as revival of the era of Mahakavya (Epic poetry) in a contemporary form and charm.
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