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{{Infobox writer
| name = Devanura Mahadeva
| birth_date = {{birth_date and age|1948|6|10|df=y}}<ref>name =Devanuru Mahadeva is a born on, 10 June 1948}}</ref>
| birth_place = Devanuru
| image = Devanuru Mahadeva.jpg
| pseudonym =
| occupation = Teacher, writer
| period =
| subject = Kannada literature
| movement = Kannada Dalita Bandaya
| signature =
}}

'''Devanuru Mahadeva''' ({{lang-kn|ದೇವನೂರು ಮಹಾದೇವ}}) is an Indian writer, novelist and public intellectual who writes in [[Kannada literature|Kannada]] language. Devanuru Mahadeva was born in 1948 in Devanuru village in [[Nanjanagud|Nanjanagudu]] Taluk, [[Mysore district]] of the [[Karnataka]] state, India, He worked at CIIL in Mysore, The Government of India conferred upon him the [[Padma Shri]] award, the fourth highest civilian award.<ref>Devanur receives Padma Shri. Cite:http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article1992401.ece</ref>

Known among literary circles to be a rebel, Mahadeva rejected the [[Nrupatunga Award]] (carrying a purse of Rs 5,01,000) in 2010.<ref>Devanuru rejects Nrupatunga award. Cite:http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-31/mysore/28219086_1_kannada-sahitya-parishat-kannada-language-kannada-litterateurs</ref> Devanura's rejection of the award was based on his dissatisfaction that despite being the official language of the state, Kannada is yet to be made the primary language of instruction in schools and colleges. He wants Kannada to be made the medium of learning at least up to the college level. Mahadeva is a Central [[Sahitya Academy award]]ee for his novel ''Kusuma Baale''. In the 1990s he rejected the government's offer to nominate him to [[Rajya Sabha]] (the upper house of the [[Parliament of India]]) under the writer's quota.<ref>Devanuru rejects Nrupatunga award. Cite:http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-31/mysore/28219086_1_kannada-sahitya-parishat-kannada-language-kannada-litterateurs</ref>

==Literary contributions==
*''Dyavanuru'' (ದ್ಯಾವನೂರು)
*''Odalaala'' (ಒಡಲಾಳ)
*''Kusuma Baale'' (ಕುಸುಮಬಾಲೆ)
*''Edege Bidda Akshara'' (ಎದೆಗೆ ಬಿದ್ದ ಅಕ್ಷರ)
*''Devanura Mahadeva Avara Krithigalu'' (ದೇವನೂರ ಮಹಾದೇವ ಅವರ ಎಲ್ಲ ಕಥೆ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಗಳು)

==Awards and recognitions==
Devanur's awards and accolades include:
* Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award.
* [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Kannada|Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award]] for the novel ''Kusumabale''
* [[Padma Shri]] in 2011<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=July 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref>
* Yara japthigu sigada navilugalu(ಯಾರ ಜಪ್ತಿಗೂ ಸಿಗದ ನವಿಲುಗಳು)Collection of articles on Devanoora mahadeva`s works and Vision edited by Dr. P Chandrika.

== See also ==
* [[K. B. Siddaiah]]
* [[Siddalingaiah (poet)|Siddalingaiah]]
* [[C. P. Krishnakumar]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Literature & Education}}

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[[Category:Kannada-language writers]]
[[Category:Bandaya writers]]
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[[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Kannada]]

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