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| pseudonym = CPK<br />
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| birth_date = {{birthdate and age|1939|4|8}}<br />
| birth_place = Chikkanayakanahalli, [[Krishnarajanagara|K. R. Nagara]], [[Mysore district|Mysore]], [[Karnataka]]<br />
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| language = [[Kannada language|Kannada]]<br />
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| genre = {{hlist|Poetry|research|criticism}}<br />
| subject = {{hlist|Kannada literature|Social life|}}<br />
| alma_mater = [[Mysore University]]<br />
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'''Chikkanayakanahalli Puttegowda Krishnakumar''' (nee '''Kunasingri''')(born 8 April 1939), commonly known as '''C. P. Krishnakumar''' or '''CPK''', is an Indian academic, writer, poet, folklorist, critic and translator in [[Kannada language|Kannada]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/literature-can-help-put-an-end-to-social-evils-says-writer/articleshow/72929817.cms|title=Literature can help put an end to social evils, says writer|work=Times of India|date=23 December 2019|access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/content/376400/shivarudrappa-successor-kuvempu-cpk.html#aoh=16121088347783&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s|title=Shivarudrappa was the successor to Kuvempu: CPK|work=Deccan Herald|date= 23 December 2013|access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://citytoday.news/creativity-is-essential-for-poets-cpk/|title=Creativity is essential for poets|work=City Today|date=7 March 2018|access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://starofmysore.com/translation-is-the-best-way-to-propagate-literary-works-says-litterateur-dr-cpk/|title=Translation is the best way to propagate literary works, says littérateur Dr. CPK|work=Star of Mysore|access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref> CPK has published more than 100 literary works in different genres including poetry, criticism, translation. He was the president at the 78th [[Kannada Sahitya Sammelana]] held in [[Gangavati, Karnataka|Gangavati]] in 2011.<ref name="CPK">{{cite web|url=https://kannadasahithyaparishattu.in/?p=637|title=ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನ-೭೮|trans-title=Sahitya Sammelana-78|website=Kannada Sahithya Parishatthu|access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Krishnakumar was born as 'Kunasigrigowda' on 8 April 1939 in Chikkanayakanahalli, a village in Mysore to Puttegowda and Chikkamma.<ref name="CPK"/><br />
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==Career==<br />
;As academic<br />
CPK served as professor in [[Mysore University]] and became the director of the Institution for Kannada Studies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bookbrahma.com/author/cpk-cp-krishnakumar|title=About the author: CPK|language=Kannada|website=Book Brahma|access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref><br />
;As writer<br />
CPK is known for his wide range of literary works from poems to translation. His poem collections including ''Oladani'', ''Nimage Nive Dikku'' based on the subjects of human relations and social conditions. <br />
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CPK is a noted translator for his translation works from Kannada to other languages such as [[Sanskrit]] and [[English language|English]] and vice versa.<br />
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==Literary works== <br />
;Poetry <br />
* ''Thaarasakha''<br />
* ''Oladani''<br />
* ''Anatha-Prithvi''<br />
* ''Hanimini'' <br />
* ''Bogase'' <br />
* ''Antharathama'' (vachana)<br />
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;Essay<br />
* ''Chintanabindu''<br />
* ''Meluku''<br />
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;Criticism & Research<br />
* ''Adhyayana''<br />
* ''Aalochana''<br />
* ''Upachaya''<br />
* ''Kavyatathva: Kelavu Mukhagalu'' <br />
* ''Kumaravyasa virachita: Gadugina Bhaaratha''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.navakarnatakaonline.com/kumaravyasa-virachita-gadugina-bharatha|title=Books by CPK|website=Navakarnataka publications|date=2019|access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref><br />
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;Folklore<br />
* ''Janapada Sahitya Praveshika''<br />
* ''Jaanapada Saraswathi''<br />
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;Edition<br />
* ''Aayda Kuvempu Kavanagalu''<br />
* ''Kattimani: Baduku-Baraha''<br />
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==Accolades==<br />
* 2010 - [[Nrupatunga Award]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Nrupatunga Award for two|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Nrupatunga-Award-for-two/article16044065.ece|website=The Hindu|access-date=31 Jan 2021|date=23 September 2010}}</ref><br />
* ''Dakshina Kesari Award'' - for his work "Chintana Chintamani"<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bangalorefirst.in/?tag=c-p-krishnakumar|title=CPK Conferred Dakshina Kesari Award|work=Bangalore First|date=24 December 2011|access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref><br />
* 1996 - [[Rajyotsava Prashasti|Karnataka Rajyotsava Award]] by [[Government of Karnataka]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://karnataka.gov.in/page/Awards/State%20Awards/Rajyotsava+Awards/en|title=Rajyotsava Awards|website=Karnataka Government official award website|access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Javare Gowda|Javaregowda]]<br />
* [[K. S. Bhagawan]]<br />
* [[C. P. Siddhashrama]]<br />
* [[Vijaya Dabbe]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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