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Biography
Patil Puttappa (born 14 January 1921, Dharwad, India) is an Indian writer, veteran journalist and activist based in Hubli. He is the founder-editor of the now-defunct Kannada daily Vishwavani and weekly Prapancha.
Puttappa, was in the forefront of the agitation in the late 1940s and 1950s demanding the unification of areas where Kannadigas were in a majority. He was the president of the Dharwad-based Karnataka Vidyavardhaka Sangha for over 30 years. He represented the State in the Rajya Sabha for two terms (1962 to 1974). He was also the first president of the Kannada Watchdog Committee that was later renamed as the Kannada Development Authority.
Puttappa was President of the 70th Kannada Sahitya Sammelana held at Belgaum in 2003. Puttappa also spoke at the valedictory function of the second World Kannada Meet (Vishwa Kannada Sammelana) held in Belgaum.
Puttappa holds a master’s degree in Journalism from California State University in 1949.
Publications
He has authored many Kannada language books such as
- Karnatakada Kavi Lekhakaru
- Karnataka Sangeetha Kalaratnaru
- Badukalu Beku Badukuva Ee Maathu
- Neevu Nagabeku
- Nenapina Butti
- Mathu Manikya
- Kannadada Kampu
- Suvarna Karnataka
- Pustaka Samskriti
- "patil puttappa". Sapnaonline.com. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- "Dr. Patil Puttappa". Justbooksclc.com. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
Awards
- Nadoja Award - Kannada University
- Nrupatunga award - 2008, Literary award By Karnataka Sahitya Parishat
- Wooday award - 2010
- "Nrupatunga award for Patil Puttappa". The Hindu. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- "Wooday award for Patil Puttappa". The Hindu. 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2012-07-10.