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  2. Kannada literature - Wikipedia

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    In the 19th century, some literary forms, such as the prose narrative, the novel, and the short story, were borrowed from English literature. Modern Kannada literature is now widely known and recognised: during the last half century, Kannada language authors have received eight Jnanpith awards, 63 Sahitya Akademi awards and 9 Sahitya Akademi ...

  3. Bolwar Mahammad Kunhi - Wikipedia

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    Ananthamurthy, blurbed, "Bolwar's collection of songs and poems are among the best in contemporary Kannada literature". [5] The book was also developed as a play for children. [6] His extended short story, "Ondu Thundu Gode," or "A Bit of Wall" treats the explosive Ayodhya theme in a humorous, personal vein. He recounts the story of an old ...

  4. Kannada - Wikipedia

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    Contemporary Kannada literature has been highly successful in reaching people of all classes in society. Further, Kannada has produced a number of prolific and renowned poets and writers such as Kuvempu, Bendre, and V K Gokak. Works of Kannada literature have received eight Jnanpith awards, [131] the highest number awarded to any Indian ...

  5. Courage - Wikipedia

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    The Profile in Courage Award is a private award given to people who display courage in a similar way to those John F. Kennedy described in his book Profiles in Courage. It is given to individuals (often elected officials) who, by acting in accord with their conscience, risked their careers or lives by pursuing a larger vision of the national ...

  6. Vikramarjuna Vijaya - Wikipedia

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    It is a Kannada version of the great epic, the Mahabharata of Vyasa. Pampa chose Arjuna , the central figure of the Pandava Clan, as the protagonist of his epic. This work differs from Mahabharata in several aspects, one of them being Arjuna crowned as king and Subhadra as queen after the Kurukshetra war, instead of Yudhishthira and Draupadi ...

  7. Champu - Wikipedia

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    In Kannada literature, [4] this metre was popularised by the Chalukya court poets, like Adikavi Pampa (902 CE -975 CE), who wrote his Adipurana in Champu style popularizing it. Also known as champu-kavya ) was the most popular written form from the 9th century onwards, although it started to fall into disuse in the 12th century.

  8. List of Karnataka literature - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of historical and modern Karnataka literature, arranged in chronological order of the historical polity or era from which the works originated. Karnataka literature originates from the Karnataka region of South India , which roughly corresponds to the modern state of Karnataka .

  9. Kannada poetry - Wikipedia

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    Kannada poetry has been traced back to around 5th century A.D, though none of those early works have been found. The earliest extant poetry in tripadi meter are the Kappe Arabhatta records of 700 C.E. The first well known Kannada poet was Adikavi Pampa who wrote in an archaic style of Kannada called Halegannada (figuratively