Early life and career
He was born in the village Harogadde, Shimoga district in Karnataka. He served as a lecturer, and then professor, at the Mysore University, before being appointed the Director of the Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies at the university. Appointed the Vice-chancellor of Gulbarga University on 2 November 1984, he served until 15 February 1987, when he resigned citing moral responsibility for examination malpractices.Death
Nayak died, following a heart attack, in Mysore in the year 2000, at the age of 69.Literary works
* ''Namma Maneya Deepa'', collection of essays * ''Kannada Vratha'' * Karnataka (1992) * South Indian Studies (edited with B R Gopal, 1990) * ''Samprati'' (1988) * ''Soolangi'', a collection of thirty reflective essays (1985) * Epic in Indian literature (1985) * Impact of Marxism on Indian life and literature - proceedings of a national seminar (editor, 1972) * ''Janapada Swarupa'', collection of essays on the nature and scope of folklore (1971) * Kannada - Literary and Colloquial, a study of two styles (1967)Accolades
* 1985 - Nayak was presided the chair of 57th Kannada Sahitya Sammelana held in Bidar. * 1989 - Sahitya Akademi Award for the work ''Samprati'', collection of column writing.References
Kannada-language writers 1931 births 2000 deaths People from Shimoga Kannada people Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Kannada University of Mysore faculty {{Karnataka-stub