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K.V. Subbanna | |
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| Born | (1932-02-20)20 February 1932 |
| Died | 16 July 2005(2005-07-16) (aged 73) |
| Occupation | Playwright, theatre, writer, |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Literary movement | Navya |
| Children | K. V. Akshara |
Kuntagodu Vibhuthi Subbanna (20 February 1932 – 16 July 2005) was an acclaimed dramatist and writer inKannada. He was the founder of the world-famousNINASAM (Neelanakantheshwara Natya Sangha) drama institute.[1] Founded in 1949 inHeggodu,Sagara.Ninasam, under the guidance of K.V. Subbanna, made significant contribution to Kannada theatre and other performing arts.[1] He was awarded, in 1991, theRamon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts,[2] in recognition of his contribution toenrich ruralKarnataka with the world's best films and the delight and wonder of the living stage. He was awarded thePadma Shri in 2004.
He was born in Mundigesara[3] to parents who wereHavyaka Brahmins. He then went to Mysore to do his B.A.(Hons.) in Kannada Literature at the University of Mysore, where he had such acclaimed teachers as Kuvempu and S.V. Parameshwara Bhatta and U.R. Anantha Murthy as a fellow-student. After his degree he returned to his village to continue his family profession in areca farming.[4]
Under the influence of Shantaveri Gopala Gowda, a senior leader of the socialist movement in Karnataka, Subbanna espoused socialist ideology, to which he was committed throughout his life.[5] To promoteKannada dramas Subbanna set up training centres in various parts of Karnataka. He also establishedAkshara Prakashana, a publishing house, to publish literature inKannada related to theatre, which included translations of plays from other languages. His son K. V. Akshara is also a playwright.[citation needed]
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