CHENNAVEERA KANAVI

Feb. 17, 2022

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the demise of noted Kannada writer and poet, Shri Chennaveera Kanavi.

About:

  • Nadoja Chennaveera Kanavi (1928 – 2022) was an Indian writer.

  • He was considered one of the major poets and writers in the Kannada language and received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his work Jeeva Dhwani (Poetry) in 1981.

  • He was popularly known as "Samanvayada Kavi" and "Soujanyada Kavi".

  • In 2011, he was honoured with the Sahitya Kala Kaustubha Award.

Source : The Hindu

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