Devanur Mahadeva

Devanura Mahadeva (ದೇವನೂರ ಮಹಾದೇವ)
Born 1948
Devanuru, Mysore district, Karnataka
Occupation Teacher, writer
Nationality India
Subject Kannada Literature
Literary movement Bandaya movement, Dalit Sangharsha Samiti (ದಲಿತ ಸಂಘರ್ಷ ಸಮಿತಿ)

Devanura Mahadeva (born 1948), is a well known Kannada writer. Devanura Mahadeva was born in 1948 in Devanuru village in Mysore district of Karnataka state, India. He is credited to be of the best of the Dalit writers in Kannada. He worked as a teacher at Mysore. The Government of India conferred upon him the Padma Shri award, the fourth highest civilian award.[1] Known among literary circles to be a rebel, Mahadeva rejected the Nrupatunga Award (carrying a purse of Rs 5,01,000) in 2010.[2] Devanura's rejection of the award was based on his dissatisfaction that despite being the official language of the state, Kannada is yet to be made the primary language of instruction in schools and colleges. He wants Kannada to be made the medium of learning at least up to the college level. Mahadeva is a Central Sahitya Academy awardee for his novel Kusuma Baale. In the 1990s he rejected the government's offer to nominate him to the Upper House of the Indian Parliament under the litterateur's quota.[3]

Literary contributions

Awards and recognitions

Devanur's many awards and recognitions include:

Notes

  1. ↑ Devanur receives Padma Shri. Cite:http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article1992401.ece
  2. ↑ Devanuru rejects Nrupatunga award. Cite:http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-31/mysore/28219086_1_kannada-sahitya-parishat-kannada-language-kannada-litterateurs
  3. ↑ Devanuru rejects Nrupatunga award. Cite:http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-31/mysore/28219086_1_kannada-sahitya-parishat-kannada-language-kannada-litterateurs
  4. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
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