Govindray H. Nayak

G. H. Nayak
G. H. Nayak
Born	September 18, 1935 Ankola, Karnataka
Occupation	Writer, Poet, Professor
Nationality	Indian
Period	20th Century
Genre	Kannada

Govindaray H. Nayak (born September 18, 1935) is a Kannada poet, writer and professor who was awarded the Central Sahitya Akademi Award for Kannada language for 2014 for his work Sanskrit Chintana.

Nayak was born in Surve near Ankola, a village in coastal Karnataka, India. In 1951, Nayak earned his high school diploma from Peoples Multi-purpose High School, Ankola. He was a professor of Kannada at University of Mysore.

His works

• Sanskrit Chintana
• Nirapekshe
• Samakalina
• Nijadani
• Bendre Naada Naadu Olavu
• Moulya Marga (vol 1-5)
• Matte Matte Pampa
• Shathamanada Kannada Sahitya -1
• Harishchandra Kavya Ondu Vimarshe
• Sthitiprajne
• Krithisaakshi

Awards

• Central Sahitya Akademi Award (2014)
• Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award
• Pampa Award^{[References 1]}

External links

• G. H. Nayak's reminiscences of Maharaja's College, Mysore

References

• An article on Nayak from "Karavali Munjavu" a Kannada e-paper dated September 19, 2010

1. Nayak, G H (7 October 2013). "Pampa Award Conferred on G.H.Nayak". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 October 2013.