Devanur Mahadeva

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Devanura Mahadeva
Devanuru Mahadeva.jpg
Born (1948-06-10) 10 June 1948 (age 75)[1]
Devanuru
OccupationTeacher, writer
SubjectKannada literature
Literary movementKannada Dalita Bandaya

Devanuru Mahadeva (Kannada: ದೇವನೂರು ಮಹಾದೇವ) is an Indian writer, novelist and public intellectual who writes in Kannada language. Devanuru Mahadeva was born in 1948 in Devanuru village in Nanjanagudu Taluk, Mysore district of the Karnataka state, India, He worked at CIIL in Mysore, The Government of India conferred upon him the Padma Shri award, the fourth highest civilian award.[2]

Known among literary circles to be a rebel, Mahadeva rejected the Nrupatunga Award (carrying a purse of Rs 5,01,000) in 2010.[3] 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 Rajya Sabha (the upper house of the Parliament of India) under the writer's quota.[4]

Literary contributions[edit]

  • Dyavanuru (ದ್ಯಾವನೂರು)
  • Odalaala (ಒಡಲಾಳ)
  • Kusuma Baale (ಕುಸುಮಬಾಲೆ)
  • Edege Bidda Akshara (ಎದೆಗೆ ಬಿದ್ದ ಅಕ್ಷರ)
  • Devanura Mahadeva Avara Krithigalu (ದೇವನೂರ ಮಹಾದೇವ ಅವರ ಎಲ್ಲ ಕಥೆ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಗಳು)

Awards and recognitions[edit]

Devanur's awards and accolades include:

  • Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award.
  • Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for the novel Kusumabale
  • Padma Shri in 2011[5]
  • Yara japthigu sigada navilugalu(ಯಾರ ಜಪ್ತಿಗೂ ಸಿಗದ ನವಿಲುಗಳು)Collection of articles on Devanoora mahadeva`s works and Vision edited by Dr. P Chandrika.

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Notes[edit]

  1. name =Devanuru Mahadeva is a born on, 10 June 1948}}
  2. Devanur receives Padma Shri. Cite:http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article1992401.ece
  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. Devanuru rejects Nrupatunga award. Cite:http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-31/mysore/28219086_1_kannada-sahitya-parishat-kannada-language-kannada-litterateurs
  5. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2015.