Nrupatunga Award
Indian Kannada literary award
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The Nrupatunga Award is an award for excellence in Kannada literature in the Indian state of Karnataka. The award was instituted by the Kannada Sahitya Parishat and is sponsored by the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC).[1] Instituted in honor of the Rashtrakuta King Nrupatunga Amoghavarsha I (ruled c. 814–878), the award carries a purse of ₹700,001. King Nrupatunga finds an important place in the history of India in general and Karnataka in particular for his patronage and contribution to the Kannada language in the 9th century.[2][3]
Awarded forLiterary excellence award of Karnataka
Sponsored byBangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation
Reward₹700,001
First award2007
| Nrupatunga Award | |
|---|---|
| Civilian award for contributions to Literature | |
2022 winner Vaidehi | |
| Awarded for | Literary excellence award of Karnataka |
| Sponsored by | Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation |
| Reward | ₹700,001 |
| First award | 2007 |
| Final award | 2022 |
| Most recent winner | Vaidehi |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 16 |
| First winner | Javaregowda |
| Recent winner | Vaidehi |
List of awardees
| Year | Image | Writer | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 |  |
Javaregowda | [4] |
| 2008 | – | Patil Puttappa | [5] |
| 2009 | G. S. Shivarudrappa | [6] | |
| 2010 |  |
Devanur Mahadeva (Rejected by the author) |
[7] |
 |
C. P. Krishnakumar | ||
| 2011 | M. M. Kalburgi | [8] | |
| 2012 | – | Sara Aboobacker | [9] |
| 2013 |  |
Baraguru Ramachandrappa | [10] |
| 2014 |  |
Kum. Veerabhadrappa | [11] |
| 2015 |  |
T. V. Venkatachala Sastry | [12] |
| 2016 | – | M. Chidananda Murthy | [13] |
| 2017 |  |
S. L. Bhyrappa | [14] |
| 2018 |  |
Siddalingaiah | [15] |
| 2019 | – | Chennaveera Kanavi | [16] |
| 2020 | – | G. S. Amur | [17] |
| 2021 | Mallepuram G Venkatesh | ||
| 2022 | |
Vaidehi | [18] |
Further reading
- Sastri, Nilakanta K. A. (2002) [1955]. A History of South India: From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar. New Delhi: Indian Branch, Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-560686-8.
- Kamath, Suryanath U. (2001) [1980]. A concise history of Karnataka : from pre-historic times to the present. Bangalore: Jupiter books. LCCN 80905179. OCLC 7796041.