Daana Chintamani Attimabbe Award

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Daana Chintamani Attimabbe Award
ದಾನಚಿಂತಾಮಣಿ ಅತ್ತಿಮಬ್ಬೆ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ
Civilian award for contributions to Kannada literature
Awarded forHighest literary award for woman writer of
Karnataka
Sponsored by Government of Karnataka
Reward(s)₹5 lakh
First award1995
Final award2019
Highlights
Total awarded24
First winner T. Sunandamma
Last winnerChoodamani Nandagopal

The Daana Chintamani Attimabbe Award (or Attimabbe Prashasti) is a literary award dedicated for woman writers in the Indian state of Karnataka. [1] The award was established in 1995 by the government of Karnataka. It is the highest literary honour for woman writers [2] conferred by the Department of Kannada and Culture, Government of Karnataka State, and recognises works written in the Kannada language (one of the 22 official languages of India).

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The award is named after Attimabbe, a renowned woman of ancient Karnataka, lived in 950 AD who was parental figure to many Kannada poets including Ranna, Ponna and others. The award comprises a cash prize of ₹5 lakh (US$5,900), a plaque, shawl and garland. [1] The award has been given to women writers for their lifetime contribution to the Kannada literature and is presented by the Chief Minister.

Since its inception in 1995, the award has been given to a total of 24 individuals. T. Sunandamma was the first writer to receive the award and the most recent recipient is Choodamani Nandagopal, who was awarded for the year 2019 for her lifetime contribution.

Recipients

Vaidehi was given the award in 1997 Vaidehi.jpg
Vaidehi was given the award in 1997
Kamala Hampana awarded in 1998 Kamala Hampana.jpg
Kamala Hampana awarded in 1998
Sudh Murthy was conferred the award in 2010 Sudha murthy.jpg
Sudh Murthy was conferred the award in 2010
YearWriterWorkRef.
1995 T. Sunandamma Lifetime contribution [1]
1996Shantadevi MalwadaLifetime contribution
1997 Vaidehi Lifetime contribution [3]
1998 Kamala Hampana Lifetime contribution
1999Mallika KadidalLifetime contribution
2000Jayalakshmi SrinivasanLifetime contribution
2001 Sara Aboobacker Lifetime contribution [4]
2002 Geetha Nagabhushan Lifetime contribution
2003Shailaja UdachanLifetime contribution
2004M. Sunitha ShettyLifetime contribution
2005Veena ShanteshwarLifetime contribution
2006 B. T. Lalitha Naik Lifetime contribution
2007Shashikala Veeraiah SwamyLifetime contribution
2008 Vijaya Dabbe Lifetime contribution [5]
2009Shantadevi KanaviLifetime contribution
2010 Sudha Murthy Lifetime contribution [6]
2011Saraswati ChimmalagiLifetime contribution [7]
2012B. N. SumitrabaiLifetime contribution [8]
2013M. Saraswati GowdaLifetime contribution [9]
2014H. S. SrimatiLifetime contribution
2015NemichandraLifetime contribution [10]
2016Shanti NayakLifetime contribution [11]
2017Sa. UshaLifetime contribution [12]
2018H. M. BeelagiLifetime contribution [13]
2019Chudamani NandagopalLifetime contribution [14]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Daana Chintamani Attimabbe Awards". Department of Kannada and Culture Official website of Government of Karnataka. Retrieved 23 Oct 2020.
  2. ↑ "ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವ ವಿಶೇಷ: ಕನ್ನಡದ ಅತ್ತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಗಳು" [Rajyotsava special- prestigious awards of Karnataka]. Udayavani (in Kannada). 31 Oct 2019. Retrieved 23 Oct 2020.
  3. ↑ "Vaidehi". The Hindu. 24 Jan 2013. Retrieved 23 Oct 2020.
  4. ↑ "Sarah Aboobacker". The Hindu. 26 Jan 2013. Retrieved 23 Oct 2020.
  5. ↑ "Kannada writer Vijaya Dabbe dies after cardiac arrest". The New Indian Express. 24 Feb 2018. Retrieved 23 Oct 2020.
  6. ↑ "Sudha Murthy, recipient of 'Dana Chintami' award, greeted by Chief Minister". The Hindu. 22 Feb 2012. Retrieved 23 Oct 2020.
  7. ↑ "ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ:ಚಿಮ್ಮಲಗಿಗೆ 'ದಾನಚಿಂತಾಮಣಿ', ರಾಮಸ್ವಾಮಿಗೆ 'ಕುಮಾರವ್ಯಾಸ'" [Awards: 'Daana chintamani' for Chimmalagi, 'Kumaravyasa' for Ramaswamy]. Prajavani. 17 Mar 2013. Retrieved 23 Oct 2020.
  8. ↑ "Awards to Ananthamurthy, 11 others". Deccan Herald. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 23 Oct 2020.
  9. ↑ "Siddaramaiah presents 13 State Cultural awards to winners". The News Indian Express. 2 Feb 2015. Retrieved 23 Oct 2020.
  10. ↑ "Kannada poet Sanadi bags Pampa award". Times of India. 10 Nov 2016. Retrieved 23 Oct 2020.
  11. ↑ Pratibha Nandakumar (1 May 2017). "Attimabbe award for Shanti Nayak". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 23 Oct 2020.
  12. ↑ "Pampa award for Nissar Ahmed". Deccan Herald. 31 Oct 2017. Retrieved 23 Oct 2020.
  13. ↑ "ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪ್ರಕಟ". unikannada (in Kannada). 11 Jul 2019. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  14. ↑ "ವಾರ್ಷಿಕ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಗಳು ಪ್ರಕಟ". Varthabharathi (in Kannada). June 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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