Govindray H. Nayak

G. H. Nayak
G. H. Nayak
Born	(1935-09-18) September 18, 1935 Ankola, Karnataka
Occupation	Writer, Poet, Professor
Nationality	Indian
Period	20th Century
Genre	Kannada

Govindaray H. Nayak (born September 18, 1935) is a Kannada poet, writer and professor who was awarded the Central Sahitya Akademi Award for Kannada language for 2014 for his work Sanskrit Chintana.

Nayak was born in Surve near Ankola, a village in coastal Karnataka, India. In 1951, Nayak earned his high school diploma from Peoples Multi-purpose High School, Ankola. He was a professor of Kannada at University of Mysore.

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^{[References 1]}

External links

• G. H. Nayak's reminiscences of Maharaja's College, Mysore

References

• An article on Nayak from "Karavali Munjavu" a Kannada e-paper dated September 19, 2010

1. ↑ Nayak, G H (7 October 2013). "Pampa Award Conferred on G.H.Nayak". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 October 2013.