The Pampa Award is a literary award in the Indian state
of Karnataka. The award was established in 1987 by Government of Karnataka. It
is one of the highest literary honors conferred by the Department of Kannada
and Culture, Government of Karnataka State. It is awarded each year for a
best literary work, written in the Kannada language (one of the 22 Official
languages of India) or for a lifetime contribution to Kannada literature by a
citizen of the Karnataka.
Award
The award is named after the first Kannada poet Adikavi
Pampa.The award comprises a cash prize of Rs. one lakh (Rs. 100,000), a shawl,
a citation and a memento. However from 2008, cash prize was increased to (Rs.3,00,000) Three lakh Rupees. Prior to 1996, the awards were given for a best single work by a
Kannada writer. Since then, the award has been given to writers for their
lifetime contribution to the Kannada literature. Kuvempu was the first
recipient of this award for Sri Ramayana Darshanam.
Ceremony
The Pampa Prashasti is presented by the Minister of State
for Kannada and Culture, during the Kadambotsava, a cultural festival held
annually in poet Pampa's town of Banavasi in Uttar Kannada district.
List of Awardees:
Year
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Name of the Poet
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Pampa Award for the Work
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1987
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Sri Ramayana Darshanam
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1988
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Ti. Nam. Srikantaiah
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Bharathiya Kavya Meemaamse
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1989
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K. Shivaram Karanth
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Mai Managala Sulliyali
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1990
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S. S. Bhoosnurmath
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Shoonya Sampadaneya Paramarshe
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1991
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Shri Haricharitha
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1992
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A. N.
Murthy Rao
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Devaru
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1993
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M. Gopalakrishna Adiga
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Suvarna Puthalli
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1994
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Sediyapu Krishna Bhatta
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Vichara Prapancha
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1995
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Dundu Mallige
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1996
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M. M.
Kalburgi
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Lifetime contribution
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1997
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Lifetime contribution
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1998
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D.
Javare Gowda
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Lifetime contribution
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1999
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Chanaveera Kanavi
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Lifetime contribution
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2000
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L.
Basavaraju
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Lifetime contribution
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2001
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lifetime contribution
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2002
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M. Chidananda Murthy
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lifetime contribution
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2003
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Chandrashekhara Kambara
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Lifetime contribution
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2004
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H. L.
Nage Gowda
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Lifetime contribution
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2005
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Lifetime contribution
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2006
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G. S.
Amur
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Lifetime contribution
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2007
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Yashwant V. Chittal
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Lifetime contribution | |||
2008
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Venkatachala Shastri
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Lifetime contribution | |||
2009
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Chandrashekara Patila(Champa)
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Lifetime contribution | |||
2010
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G. Hama Nayak
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Lifetime contribution | |||
2011
|
Baraguru Ramachandrappa
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lifetime contribution
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2013
|
D. N. Shankara Bhat
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lifetime contribution
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