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Won’t sell but will convert Kuvempu's home Udayaravi into museum, says Kannada poet's family

February 12, 2026 12:38 pm

Kannada and Culture Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi recently visited the family seeking cooperation to convert the house, Udayaravi, into a museum, and said it had set certain conditions for handing over the property.

Rahman Rahi, Valley’s only Jnanpith awardee, dies at 98

January 09, 2023 10:15 pm

Rahi’s death was widely mourned in the Valley and outside, including by political leaders. J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha termed Rahi’s death as “end of an era”.

Karnataka fixes state anthem duration to 2 minutes 30 seconds

September 24, 2022 7:04 am

Earlier renditions of the Karnataka anthem lasted anywhere between four to eight minutes.

Marathi poet-novelist Bhalchandra Nemade wins Jnanpith for 2014

February 07, 2015 12:46 am

The Mumbai-based author had earlier been conferred with the Padma Shri and Sahitya Akademi Awards.

A thinker who pioneered ‘navya’ movement in Kannada literature

August 23, 2014 2:19 am

Ananthamurthy did not shirk from taking political positions and was critical of right-wing politics.

Wont live in India if Modi becomes PM

September 20, 2013 2:27 am

The country needs to build a citizenry who are not afraid and a governance.

Jnanpith panel may drop V-C

August 03, 2010 3:58 am

Despite a dramatic U-turn from his derogatory remarks against women writers and the postponement of the Jnanpith meeting to decide his fate,the V-C of the Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University....