About Govindray H. Nayak
Lived 1933 – 2023 (aged 89). Govindray H. Nayak was an Indian poet and writer.
Govindaray Hammanna Nayak (18 September 1933 – 26 May 2023) was an Indian writer and academic. A professor of Kannada at University of Mysore, he was awarded the Central Sahitya Akademi Award for his work Sanskrit Chintana in 2014
Nayak was born in Soorve near Ankola, a village in coastal Karnataka, India. In 1951, Nayak earned his high school diploma from Peoples Multi-purpose High School, Ankola and a M. A. in Kannada from University of Mysore.
Nayak died on 26 May 2023, at the age of 89.
His works Sanskrit Chintana Nirapekshe Samakalina Nijadani Bendre Naada Naadu Olavu Moulya Marga (vol 1-5) Matte Matte Pampa Shathamanada Kannada Sahitya -1 Harishchandra Kavya Ondu Vimarshe Sthitiprajne Krithisaakshi
Awards Central Sahitya Akademi Award (2014) Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award Pampa Award
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Indian writer (1933–2023)
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Govindray H. Nayak was born on 18 September 1933 in Ankola.
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