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|name = Simpi Linganna<br />
|birth_date = 1905<br />
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|birth_place = [[Chadchan]], [[Indi, Karnataka|Indi]], [[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Bijapur district]], Karnataka<br />
|death_date = {{Death date and age|5 May 1993|1905|df=y}}<br />
|pseudonym = Bharatha<br />
|occupation = Teacher, writer<br />
|nationality = Indian<br />
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'''Simpi Linganna''' (1905 – 5 May 1993) was a writer of the [[Kannada language]]. He is known for his immense contribution for folk literature. He was the President of 62nd [[Kannada Sahitya Sammelana]] which was held at [[Koppal]] in 1992.<ref>Sahithya Nandana, Kannada text book for first PU course</ref><br />
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==Life and career==<br />
Simpi Linganna was born in 1905 in the village of [[Chadchan]] in [[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Bijapur district]] of [[Karnataka]]. He basically worked as a primary school teacher and took up writing as a hobby.<br />
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==Literary contributions==<br />
*''Swargadoolegalu''<br />
*''Garathiya Baalu''<br />
*''Janangada Jeevala''<br />
*''Naatya Sadhane''<br />
*''Mugilujenu''<br />
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==Awards and recognitions==<br />
Simpi Liganna's many awards and recognitions include:<br />
* President Award as a Teacher<br />
* [[Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry]] (1968): ''Shruthaashrutha''<br />
* Honorary Doctor of Literature from [[Karnatak University]]<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot|author=Lal, M.|date=1992|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=9788126012213|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&pg=PA4101|page=4101|accessdate=25 June 2015}}</ref><br />
* Bombay Government Prize.<br />
* Mysore Government Prize.<br />
* President of 62nd [[Kannada Sahithya Sammelana]], 1993, Koppal<br />
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==External links==<br />
Works of Simpi Linganna available at www.chilume.com<br />
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[[Category:1905 births]]<br />
[[Category:1993 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:People from Bijapur district, Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Kannada-language writers]]<br />
[[Category:Indian schoolteachers]]<br />
[[Category:Educators from Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Poets from Karnataka]]<br />
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