Kum veerabhadrappa biography of barack

  • From 25/07/2023 to 31/07/2023 Belgaum Division “ Katha Kammatta” Dr. Kum. Veerabhadrappa, eminent storyteller and Central Sahitya Akademy awardee.
  • It was amid high drama that writer Kum. Veerabhadrappa returned the award — conferred on him in 2008 for his novel Aramane by the Sahitya.
  • Well-known writer Kum Veerabhadrappa, popularly known as Kum Vee, received a threat letter at his residence in Kottur, Vijayanagara district.

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    Koormavatara

    2011 Indian film

    Koormavatara
    Directed byGirish Kasaravalli
    Written byKum. Veerabhadrappa
    Screenplay byGirish Kasaravalli
    Produced byBasanthkumar Patil
    StarringDr. Shikaripura Krishnamurthy
    Jayanthi
    Apurva Kasaravalli
    CinematographyG.S. Bhaskar
    Edited byM. N. Swamy
    Music byIsaac Thomas Kottukapally

    Production
    company

    Basanth Productions

    Release date

    Running time

    		133 minutes
    CountryIndia
    LanguageKannada

    Koormavatara (Kannada: ಕೂರ್ಮಾವತಾರ) is a 2011 Indian Kannadadrama film directed by Girish Kasaravalli, based on short story of the same name written by Kum. Veerabhadrappa. It stars Shikaripura Krishnamurthy, Jayanthi and Apoorva Kasaravalli in the lead roles, and Harish Raj, Cheswa, Rashmi Sumukha, Goa Dattu and Sumukha Bharadwaj feature in supporting roles. The story revolves around a government employee cast in a play to portray Mahatma Gandhi, who, on course, realizes that playing Gandh

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    Several prominent Kannada writers have been receiving threats via post since April gods year. The letters are handwritten, and the writing seems similar, according to writers who spoke to this reporter.

    The messages were directed at writers and intellectuals who have been speaking against religious radicalism and Hindutva. Most of these letters were posted from central Karnataka’s Chitradurga district, and a few from places like Shivamogga and Tumakuru to districts across the state where the writers live.

    On August 22, a group of progressive writers and intellectuals met Karnataka ledare Minister Siddaramaiah to discuss threats they had been receiving for over 15 months. The delegation was led bygd writers K Marulasiddappa and Dr Vasundhara Bhupathi. Cumulatively, they have filed multiple complaints, with seven FIRs being lodged so far. But there has been no progress and the letters have continued. 

    After the meeting with Siddaramaiah, the first since the församling came back to

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    Chandigarh/ New Delhi/ Bengaluru, October 11

    Five writers returned their Sahitya Akademi award on Sunday. Three eminent Punjabi writers — Gurbachan Bhullar, Ajmer Singh Aulakh and Atamjit Singh — Ganesh Devy, a leading writer and tribal activist from Gujarat, and Kannada writer Kum Veerabhadrappa have decided to return the award condemning its "silence"  joined the growing number of writers protesting what they called the atmosphere of increasing intolerance and attacks on free speech.

    "During recent past, the attempts at disrupting the social fabric of the country, targeting particularly the area of literature and culture, under an orchestrated plan of action, has been perturbing me," Bhullar said.

    The 78-year-old author who was born in Bathinda in Punjab was awarded the Sahitya Akademi for his 2005 book of short stories ‘Agni-Kalas’.

    Aulakh, a renowned Punjabi playwright, said the attacks on "progressive writers, leaders

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