PM CONDOLES DEMISE OF NOTED KANNADA WRITER AND POET SHRI CHENNAVEERAKANAVI.

February 18, 2022

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

About Shri Chennaveera Kanavi

Chennaveera Kanavi was born in Hombal of Gadag district on June 28, 1928. He completed his schooling and college in Dharwad.
He later worked as a director of Prasaranga of the Karnataka University from 1956 to 1983.
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.