Ashapurna Devi

(1909-) Bengali writer and Jnanapeeth awardee

Girish Karnad

(1938-) Kannada playwright, actor and director; Jnanapeeth awardee

Masti Venkatesh Iyengar

Kannada short story writer; Jnanapeeth awardee; works include Madakari Nayaka

Shivaram Karanth

Accomplished writer; dancer, novelist, environmentalist and educator; Jnanapeeth awardee; works include Mookajjiya Kanasugalu, Hucchu Hareyada Hadinaru Mukha [more]

Thakazhi Shivashankar Pillai

(1915-1999) Malayalam writer and Jnanapeeth awardee; works include Kayar, Chemmeen, Rantitangazhi

Viswanatha Satyanarayana

(1895-1976) Telugu writer and poet; awardee of Jnanapeeth, known as a writer in rigid classical style.

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