H. M. Nayak
| H M Nayak | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1931 Harogadde, Shimoga, Karnataka, India |
| Died |
10 November 2000 Mysore, India |
| Occupation | Academician, Essayist |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | Folklore and Essays |
Harogadde Manappa Nayak (Kannada: ಹಾ.ಮಾ.ನಾಯಕ್, Ha Ma Nayak) (1931 - 10 November 2000) was an academician, writer and folklorist.
He was born in the village Harogadde, Shimoga district in Karnataka. He served as a lecturer, and then professor, at the Mysore University, before being appointed the Director of the Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies at the university. Appointed the Vice-chancellor of Gulbarga University on 2 November 1984, he served until 15 February 1987, when he resigned citing moral responsibility for examination malpractices.[1]
H. M. Nayak died, following a heart attack, in Mysore.[2] in the year 2000 at the age of 69.
Awards
He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1989, for the work Samprati.[3]
Bibliography
- Namma Maneya Deepa, collection of essays
- Kannada Vratha
- Karnataka (1992)
- South Indian Studies (edited with B R Gopal, 1990)
- Samprati (1988)
- Soolangi, a collection of thirty reflective essays (1985)
- Epic in Indian literature (1985)
- Impact of Marxism on Indian life and literature - proceedings of a national seminar (editor, 1972)
- Janapada Swarupa, collection of essays on the nature and scope of folklore (1971)
- Kannada - Literary and Colloquial, a study of two styles (1967)
References
- ↑ "Earlier Vice-chancellors of the university". Gulbarga University. Archived from the original on 2006-09-28. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
- ↑ "Kannada writer Nayak dead". The Tribune India. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
- ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Awards". Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
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