Basavaraj Kuruva
“Writer and Folklore Expert Kuruv Basavaraj hails from Kuruv village in Nyamathi Taluk, which was earlier part of Shivamogga and is now in Davanagere district. He holds an M.A. in Kannada from Karnataka University and earned his Ph.D. from Bangalore University for his dissertation titled “Janapada Mahakavyagala nirmana pratibheya nelagalu.” Additionally, he conducted a study on Karnataka’s folk music under the Karnataka Janapada Academy Fellowship.
Awards:
Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award (1994) for his poetry work Hullehaadu
Goruru Award for the poetry collection Kaadodala Haadu
Attimabbe Award (1998) for the work Nudi Bedagu
First Prize in the Sankramana Story Competition (1992) for the story Yaathakke Male Hodavo?
Monteswamy Award (2012)
Rangayana’s Ranga Gaurava (2012)
Ki. Ram. Award (2017)
Masti Story Award (2021) for his work Koli Anka”
