Patil Puttappa (14 January 1921 – 16 March 2020) was an Indian writer, veteran journalist and activist based in

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, India. He was 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

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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

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. Puttappa was President of the 70th

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held at Belgaum in 2003. Puttappa also spoke at the valedictory function of the second World Kannada Meet (Vishwa Kannada Sammelana) held in Belgaum. He held a master's degree in Journalism from

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in 1949.

Publications

He has authored many

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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

Awards

* Nadoja Award -

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* Nrupatunga award - 2008, Literary award By Karnataka Sahitya Parishat * Wooday award - 2010

References

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