P. T. Narasimhachar (Pu Ti Na) | |
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| Born | 17 March 1905 Melukote, Pandavapura taluk, Mysore district, Kingdom of Mysore, British India (now Mandya district, Karnataka, India) |
| Died | 23 October 1998 (aged 93) Bangalore, Karnataka |
| Pen name | Pu Ti Na (ಪು ತಿ ನ) |
| Occupation | Writer, poet |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Literary movement | Kannada: Navodaya |
Purohita Thirunarayanaiyengar Narasimhachar (17 March 1905 – 23 October 1998), commonly known as PuTiNa, was a playwright and poet in the Kannada language. Along with, Kuvempu and D. R. Bendre, he forms the well-known trio of Kannada Navodaya poets.[1] He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1991.[2] He was a Sahitya Akademi fellow and the winner of the Pampa Award, awarded by the Government of Karnataka in 1991.[3]
- ^ K. M. George (1992), p642
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ P. T. Narasimhachar (2001), Back cover