Chennaveera Kanavi

Chennaveera Kanavi (Kannada: ಚನ್ನವೀರ ಕಣವಿ) was born on 28 June 1928 in Hombal (Kannada: ಹೊಂಬಳ ) village, Gadag District, Karnataka, India. His father's name is Sakkereppa and mother's name is Parvathavva. He finished his medium and high school education in Dharwad. In 1952, he got his M A degree from Karnataka University. From 1956 to 1983 he worked as a Director of 'Prasaranga' of Karnataka University.

He is one of the leading writers in the Kannada language and received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his work Jeeva dhwani (Poetry) in 1981. He is popularly known as "Samanvayada Kavi" and "Soujanyada Kavi".

In 2011, he was honored with the Sahitya Kala Kaustubha Award.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Staff Correspondent, Set poems to music, Kanavi tells young musicians, The Hindu, 5 September 2011.


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