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Devanahalli Venkataramanaiah Gundappa (D V Gundappa) (Kannada:ದೇವನಹಳ್ಳಿ ವೆಂಕಟರಮಣಯ್ಯ ಗುಂಡಪ್ಪ, ಡಿ.ವಿ.ಗುಂಡಪ್ಪ), popularly known as DVG, was a prominent Kannada writer and a philosopher. He is widely known for his book, Manku Thimmana Kagga. DVG was born in the in the year 1887 in Mulabagilu taluk of Kolar district in the India state of Karnataka. DVG completed his primary school education in Kannada in the year 1898. He also attained basic education in English apart from learning Sanskrit on own interest. Later he continued his education in Mysore from the Maharaja high school. However, DVG failed to complete his matriculation and discontinued education at this stage.
