D. R. Bendre

Poet, Award Winner

1896 – 1981

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Who was D. R. Bendre?

Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre was amongst the most famous of Kannada poets of the Navodaya Period. Praised as varakavi, literally 'gifted poet', he was the second person among eight recipients of Jnanpith Award for Kannada, the highest literary honour conferred in India. He wrote under the pen-name of Ambikatanayadatta. He also held the title Karnataka kula Thilaka conferred by Udupi Adamaru Math. He was conferred Padma Shri by Government of India.

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Born
Jan 31, 1896
Dharwad
Religion
  • Hinduism
Nationality
  • India
Profession
Education
  • Fergusson College
Lived in
  • Karnataka
Died
Oct 21, 1981
Mumbai

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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