Noted Kannada writer D Javare Gowda passes away

June 1, 2016

Noted Kannada writer and language activist D Javare Gowda passed away due to heart failure in Mysuru, Karnataka. He was 101.
He was popularly known as De Ja Gow and was a disciple of famous Kannada poet K V Puttappa.
About D Javare Gowda

He also had served as Vice-Chancellor of University of Mysuru (UoM) from 1969 to 1975.
He had penned several books including Lakshmishana Jaimini Bharata (1957), Kanakadasara Nalacharitre (1959), Chikkupadyayana Rukmangada Charitre (1964) and Andayyana Kabbigara Kavya (1965) etc.
He had chaired the Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana held in Bengaluru in 1970.
Language Activist: He had played an important role in protecting Kannada language and promoting it as a medium of instruction in schools.
He also had played an important role in getting the classical language status for Kannada (One of the six classical languages).
His autobiography: ‘Sahithigala Sangadalli Horatada Baduku’.
Awards and Honours: Pampa Prishathi (1998), Padma Shri (2001), Guru Award (2003), Nadoja title (2003), Karnataka Government’s Karnataka Ratna (2008).