12 August 2015, 05:30 am
CELEBRATING LEGENDARY POETS
Programme Type
Cultural
Rashtra Kavi Kuvempu: Man & Mission
Widely regarded as the greatest Kannada poet of the 20th century, Kuvempu was a novelist, poet, playwright, critic and thinker. He is the first among Kannada writers to be decorated with the prestigious Jnanpith Award
Speaker: Dr. Hampa Nagarajaiah (Hampana), Professor Emeritus and President, Kuvempu Pratishthan, Shomoga, Karnataka
The lecture will be followed by screening of a documentary film Rasa-Rishi Kuvempu
Chair: Shri Namvar Singh, Recipient of the prestigious Kuvempu Rashtreeya Puraskar
There will be a small exhibition of books and selected photographs of and on Kuvempu coordinated by Pratishthana Secretary, Sri Kadidal Prakash, who will also be present
Widely regarded as the greatest Kannada poet of the 20th century, Kuvempu was a novelist, poet, playwright, critic and thinker. He is the first among Kannada writers to be decorated with the prestigious Jnanpith Award
Speaker: Dr. Hampa Nagarajaiah (Hampana), Professor Emeritus and President, Kuvempu Pratishthan, Shomoga, Karnataka
The lecture will be followed by screening of a documentary film Rasa-Rishi Kuvempu
Chair: Shri Namvar Singh, Recipient of the prestigious Kuvempu Rashtreeya Puraskar
There will be a small exhibition of books and selected photographs of and on Kuvempu coordinated by Pratishthana Secretary, Sri Kadidal Prakash, who will also be present
