Chandrashekhara Kambara
Playwright, Author
1937 –
Who is Chandrashekhara Kambara?
Chandrashekhara Kambara is a prominent poet, playwright, folklorist, film director in Kannada language and the founder-vice-chancellor of Kannada University in Hampi. He is known for his effective usage of North Karnataka dialect of Kannada language in his plays and poems and is often compared with D.R. Bendre.
Kambara's plays mainly revolves around folk or mythology interlinked with contemporary issues, inculcating modern lifestyle with his hard-hitting poems and has became a pioneer of such literature. 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.
He has been conferred with many prestigious awards including the Jnanpith Award in 2011 for the year 2010, Sahitya Akademi Award, the Padma Shri by Government of India, Kabir Samman, Kalidas Samman and Pampa Award. After his retirement, Kambara was nominated Member of Karnataka Legislative Council, to which he made significant contributions through his interventions.
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- Born
- Jan 2, 1937
Ghodageri - Also known as
- Chandrasekhar Kambar
- Chandrasekhara Kambar
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Education
- Karnatak University
- Lived in
- Karnataka
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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