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K V Narayana
K V Narayana
Born	20 October 1948 (age 76); Kampalapura, Periyapattana Taluk, Mysore District, Karnataka, India
Nickname	KVN
Occupation	Professor of Kannada Language and Literature, Linguist, Chairman-ಕುವೆಂಪು ಭಾಷಾ ಭಾರತಿ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರ
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Mysore University, Bangalore University
Notable awards	Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award (Honorary) ; Rajyotsava Prashasti

Kampalapura Veeranna Narayana (born 20 October 1948), also known as KVN, is an Indian linguist, professor of Kannada language and literature, and a literary critic. He is currently the Chairman of the Kuvempu Bhasha Bharathi Pradikara,^[1] Government of Karnataka. He hails from Piriyapattana in Mysore district. During his time as a professor in Bangalore University, he initiated investigations into Kannada language and culture from the root level. He served as the registrar of Hampi Kannada University. His major areas of interest are Kannada language, literature, teaching and science.

He received the Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Honorary Award^[2] for a lifetime's contribution to Kannada language and literature. He initiated a series of workshops on Kannada, what he calls Karnataka Odu,^[3] a special knowledge zone on Kannada. He is considered as one of the major thinkers of our times.

Early life and education

KVN received his primary education in his birthplace, Kampalapura. He pursued his pre-university education in Science at the National College, Bengaluru. Though he had an opportunity to study engineering he decided against it; instead he pursued a Bachelor of Science in Yuvaraja college, Mysore. Subsequently, he completed his B.Ed and became a teacher in a high school. He was introduced to linguistics at a summer school in Mysore during 1972. Later, he moved to Bengaluru to further his education. It is during this he began to make his mark as a writer. He chose literature for his further studies. He then received his M.A. (Kannada Literature) from Central College, Bangalore University. This is where he met Shrimathi, his future wife, who was a well-known feminist. He began teaching at Bangalore's National college. He joined the Kannada Adhyana Kendra, which was headed by GS Shivarudrappa (GSS), under whose guidance he studied "Anandavardana's Dwanyaloka" and acquired his Ph.D.

Career

KVN taught literature, literary criticism, and linguistics. Scientific temperament formed the basis of his growth as a literary critic, linguist and cultural thinker of Kannada. He was a visiting professor at Stony Brook University in 1984. He was a senior fellow for two years at the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore. In 1993, he joined Hampi Kannada University^[4] as a Kannada professor. Later, he went on to become the registrar of this university. He also took up the roles of the Dean and acting Vice-Chancellor many times. During his tenure, he played a prominent role in building the Kannada Vishwavidyala through his diligent administration and studies. After 15 years of service, he retired from the university in 2007.

He is currently the president of the Kuvempu Bhasha Bharathi Pradikara,^[5] Government of Karnataka.

Books

Beru, Kanda, Chiguru (1997)
Bhasheya Sutthamuttha
Matthe Bhasheya Sutthamuttha (1998)
Anke Tappida Artharo Uyi^[6]
Kannada Jagattu Ardhashatamaana^[7]
Nammodane Namma Nudi^[8]
Sahitya Tatva - Bendre Dristi
Kannadada Ulikantegalu: Kannada Adunudiya Sollarime - 1
Stalanamagalu - Parivatane Mattu Prabhava
ShailiShastra - Sahitya Paribhashika Male
Bhaashe (Kannada Vishvakosha)
Dhvanyalokada Oodu
Tondumevu (in 9 volumes)
Dhvanyaloka: Ondu Adhyayana (1988)
Vyaktinamagalu: Swarupa Mattu Visleshane (2000)

Co-authored:

Krushipada Kosha
Gowrava (2001)
Kavyartha Padakosha
Preethisuvudendare^[9]
Kannada Manasu - Engineering Prathama Padavi^[10]

Plays

Huttava Badidare^[11]

Awards

Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award (Honorary) (2007)
GSS Award for Literary Criticism (2007)
Karnataka Rajyotsava Award(Literature) (2010)
L Basavaraju Award (2003)

References

^ "ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು ಮತ್ತು ಸದಸ್ಯರು | ಕುವೆಂಪು ಭಾಷಾ ಭಾರತಿ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರ". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "Kushtagi, K.V. Narayana get State sahitya academy award". The Hindu. 24 November 2007.
^ "Igniting Kannada minds". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
^ "-:: Kannada University, Hampi ::". Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
^ "ಮುಖಪುಟ - ಕುವೆಂಪು ಭಾಷಾಭಾರತಿ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರ". Kuvempubhashabharathi.karnataka.gov.in. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
^ "Anke thappida Athartharo uyi : K V Narayana : NOISBN : Read @ JustBooksclc". Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
^ Kannada Jagattu Ardhashatamaana. Retrieved 21 February 2022. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^ "Mary Martin Booksellers- Nammodane namma nudi - Narayana, K.V. (8187731680)". Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
^ "Preethisuvudendare : K V Narayana : NOISBN : Read @ JustBooksclc". Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
^ "Kannada Manasu - Engineering Prathama Padavi book : Hj Lakkappa Gowda, KV Narayana, Lingadevaru Halemane, 4567135954, 1234567135954 - SapnaOnline.com India". Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
^ "rv-mane ಆರ್ ವಿ ಮನೆ: The Progressive Literary and Cultural Movements in Karnataka since 1936 · Dr. Vittal Bhandari · Shivananda S, · Vasantharaja N K". Rv-mane.blogspot.com. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

External links

"Need to include Kannada dialects in textbooks stressed". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
"English Kannada Konkani Tri=Lingual Dictionary Released". Newskarnataka.com. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
"More Kannada speakers than French in 20 years". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
"Limitations posed by the multilingual environment and three-language formula on Kannada as a medium of instruction" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
S, Bageshree (6 October 2015). "First Kannada Newspaper was Brough Out by a German". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
Satyanarayana, K. (10 April 2013). Steel Nibs Are Sprouting. Harper. ISBN 9789350295427. Retrieved 21 February 2022 – via Google Books.

[1] "ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು ಮತ್ತು ಸದಸ್ಯರು | ಕುವೆಂಪು ಭಾಷಾ ಭಾರತಿ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರ". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[2] "Kushtagi, K.V. Narayana get State sahitya academy award". The Hindu. 24 November 2007.

[3] "Igniting Kannada minds". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

[4] "-:: Kannada University, Hampi ::". Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.

[5] "ಮುಖಪುಟ - ಕುವೆಂಪು ಭಾಷಾಭಾರತಿ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರ". Kuvempubhashabharathi.karnataka.gov.in. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

[6] "Anke thappida Athartharo uyi : K V Narayana : NOISBN : Read @ JustBooksclc". Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.

[7] Kannada Jagattu Ardhashatamaana. Retrieved 21 February 2022. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

[8] "Mary Martin Booksellers- Nammodane namma nudi - Narayana, K.V. (8187731680)". Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.

[9] "Preethisuvudendare : K V Narayana : NOISBN : Read @ JustBooksclc". Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.

[10] "Kannada Manasu - Engineering Prathama Padavi book : Hj Lakkappa Gowda, KV Narayana, Lingadevaru Halemane, 4567135954, 1234567135954 - SapnaOnline.com India". Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.

[11] "rv-mane ಆರ್ ವಿ ಮನೆ: The Progressive Literary and Cultural Movements in Karnataka since 1936 · Dr. Vittal Bhandari · Shivananda S, · Vasantharaja N K". Rv-mane.blogspot.com. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

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