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KUVEMPU
Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa
(ಕುಪ್ಪಳ್ಳಿ ವೆಂಕಟಪ್ಪ ಪುಟ್ಟಪ್ಪ)
(29
December1904 – 9 November1994), popularly known by the pen name Kuvempu
(ಕುವೆಂಪು) or by K. V. Puttappa, was a Kannada
novelist, poet, playwright, critic and thinker. He is widely regarded as the
greatest Kannada poet of the 20th century. He is the first among Kannada
writers to be decorated with the prestigious Jnanpith Award.
For his contributions to Kannada literature, the Government of Karnataka
decorated him with the honorific Rashtrakavi
("national poet") in 1958 and Karnataka
Ratna ("Gem of Karnataka") in 1992. His epic narrative Sri Ramayana Darshanam, a modern
rendering of the Indian Hindu epic Ramayana is
regarded as the revival of the era of Mahakavya
("Great Epic poetry") in contemporary form and charm. His writings
and his contribution to "Universal Humanism" (in his own words,
"Vishwa maanavataa Vaada") gives him a unique place in modern Indian
literature. He was conferred the Padma
Vibhushan by Government of India in 1988. He penned the Karnataka State
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KUVEMPU
Bharatha Ratna Sir M.Vishweshwaraiah
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Sir M.Vishweshwaraiah (SirMV)
Born
in a poor family in Muddenahalli of Karnataka (erstwhile Mysore State) on
15-Sep-1860, Sir MV went to Bangalore for higher education. After graduation,
he went on to become one of the greatest engineers & statesman India had
ever produced. His contribution was not just in engineering infrastructure
projects (like dams & bridges) but he has also been instrumental in setting
up of several industries & sectors including iron & steel, soaps, silk,
sugar, banking & aeronautics.
We celebrate Sir M Vishweshwaraiah’s
birthday as Engineers’ Day
Born: September 15, 1860
Died: April 14, 1962 Achievements: Architect of Krishnarajasagar Dam; devised steel doors to stop the wasteful flow of water in dams; honored with Bharat Ratna. Sir Mokshagundam Vishweshwaraya was an eminent engineer and statesman and played a key role in building of modern India. Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah was born on September 15, 1860 in Muddenahalli village in the Kolar district of the erstwhile princely state of Mysore (present day Karnataka). His father Srinivasa Shastry was a Sanskrit scholar and Ayurvedic practitioner. His mother Venkachamma was a religious lady. He lost his father when he was only 15 years old. Vishweshwaraiah completed his early education in Chikkaballapur and then went to Bangalore for higher education. He cleared his B.A. Examination in 1881. He got some assistance from the Government of Mysore and joined the Science College in Poona to study Engineering. In 1883 he ranked first in the L.C.E. and the F.C.E. Examinations (equivalent to B.E. Examination of today). When Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah cleared his engineering, Government of Bombay offered him a job and appointed him Assistant Engineer at Nasik. As an engineer, he achieved some marvelous feats. He planned a way of supplying water from the river Sindhu to a town called Sukkur. He devised a new irrigation system called the Block System. He devised steel doors to stop the wasteful flow of water in dams. He was the architect of the Krishnaraja Sagara dam in Mysore. The list is endless. Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah lead a very simple life. He was a strict vegetarian and a teetotaler. He was known for his honesty and integrity. In 1912, Maharaja of Mysore appointed Visvesvaraya as his Dewan. Before accepting the position of Dewan of Mysore, he invited all his relatives for dinner. He told them very clearly that he would accept the prestigious office on the condition that none of them would approach him for favours. As Dewan of Mysore, he worked tirelessly for educational and industrial development of the state. When he was the Dewan many new industries came up. The Sandal Oil Factory, the Soap Factory, the Metals Factory, the Chrome Tanning Factory , were some of them. Of the many factories he started the most important is the Bhadravati Iron and Steel Works. Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah voluntarily retired as Dewan of Mysore in 1918. He worked actively even after his retirement. Sir M. Visvesvaraya was honored with Bharat Ratna in 1955 for his invaluable contribution to the nation. When he reached the age of 100, the Government of India brought out a stamp in his honor. Sir Visvesvaraya passed away on April 14, 1962 at the age of 101. Some of the Honours and laurels conferred on Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah
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Bharatha ratna CNR Rao
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Bharatha ratna CNR Rao
Chinthamani nagesha
Ramachandra Rao also known as C.N.R. Rao (born 30 June 1934),
is an Indian chemist who has worked mainly in solid-state and structural chemistry. He currently serves as the
Head of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister
of India. Rao has honorary doctorates
from 60 universities from around the world. He has authored around 1,500
research papers and 45 scientific books.On 16 November 2013, the Government of India announced his selection for Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in India, making him the third scientist after C.V. Raman and A. P. J. Abdul Kalam to receive the award.He was conferred the award on 4 February 2014 by President Pranab Mukherjee in a special ceremony in the Durbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Early life and education
C.N.R.
Rao was born in Bangalore to Hanumantha Nagesa Rao and
Nagamma Nagesa Rao. He was an only child, and his learned parents made an
academic environment. He was well versed in Hindu literature from his mother and in English
from his father at an early age. He did not attend elementary school but was
home-tutored by his mother, who was particularly skilled in arithmetic and
Hindu literature. He entered middle school in 1940, at age six. Although he was
the youngest in his class, he used to tutor his classmates in mathematics and
English. He passed lower secondary examination (class VII) in first class in
1944. He was ten years old, and his father rewarded him with four annas
(twenty-five paisa). He attended Acharya Patashala high school in Basavanagudi, which made a lasting influence
on his interest in chemistry. His father enrolled him to a Kannada-medium course to encourage his
mother tongue, but at home used English for all conversation. He completed
secondary school leaving certificate in first class in 1947. He studied BSc at Central College, Bangalore. Here he developed his communication skills in
English and also learnt Sanskrit. He obtained his bachelor's
degree from Mysore
University in 1951,
in first class, and only at the age of seventeen. He initially thought of
joining Indian Institute of Science (IISc) for a diploma or a postgraduate degree in chemical
engineering, but a
teacher persuaded him to attend Banaras Hindu University. He obtained a
master's in chemistry from BHU two
years later. In 1953 he was granted a scholarship for PhD in IIT Kharagpur. But four foreign universities, MIT, Penn State, Columbia and Purdue also offered him financial
support. He chose Purdue. His first research paper was published in the Agra
University Journal of Research in 1954. He completed PhD in 1958, only
after two years and nine months, at age twenty-four.
Indian government honours :
Padma Shri
in 1974,
Padma Vibhushan in 1985,
Karnataka Ratna by the Karnataka State
Government in 2001,
Bharat Ratna in 2014
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Karnataka
Rathnagalu
Karnataka Ratna (Kannada: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರತ್ನ) is the highest
civilian honour of the State of Karnataka. It is awarded to a person for his
extraordinary contribution in any field. It was constituted in the year 1992 by the Government
of Karnataka. There have been a total of 9 recipients of
this award.
Awardees
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