Chandrashekhara Kambara
Indian poet, playwright / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chandrashekhara Basavanneppa Kambara (Kannada: ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ ಕಂಬಾರ; born 2 January 1937) is a prominent Indian poet, playwright, folklorist, film director in Kannada language and the founder-vice-chancellor of Kannada University in Hampi also president of the Sahitya Akademi, country's premier literary institution, after Vinayak Krishna Gokak (1983) and U.R. Ananthamurthy (1993).[2] He is known for effective adaptation of the North Karnataka dialect of the Kannada language in his plays, and poems, in a similar style as in the works of D.R. Bendre.[3]
Chandrashekhara Kambara | |
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Born | (1937-01-02) 2 January 1937 (age 87) Ghodageri, Belagavi, Bombay Presidency, British India (Present day Karnataka, India) |
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Alma mater | PhD from Karnataka University, Dharwad[1] |
Period | 1937–present |
Genre | Fiction |
Notable awards | Jnanpith Award Sahitya Akademi Award Padma Shri Pampa Award Padma Bhushan |
Spouse | Satyabhama |
Children | 4 |
Kambara's plays mainly revolve around folk or mythology interlinked with contemporary issues,[4] inculcating modern lifestyle with his hard-hitting poems. He has become a pioneer of such literature.[5] His contribution as a playwright is significant not only to Kannada theatre but also to the Indian theatre in general as he achieved a blend of the folk and the modern theatrical forms.[6]
He has been conferred with many prestigious awards including the Padma Bhushan in 2021,[7][8] Jnanpith Award in 2011 for the year 2010,[9] Sahitya Akademi Award, the Padma Shri by Government of India,[10] Kabir Samman, Kalidas Samman and Pampa Award. After his retirement, Kambara was nominated as the Member of Karnataka Legislative Council, to which he made significant contributions through his interventions.[11]