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{{Short description|Indian Kannada writer (born 1948)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2022}}{{Distinguish|text=politicians [[K. V. Narayana Swamy]] and [[K. R. Narayanan]], or musician [[K. V. Narayanaswamy]]}}{{Infobox writer 
|name = K V Narayana
|image = K V Narayana.jpg{{!}}border
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1948|10|20}}
|birth_place = Kampalapura, Periyapattana Taluk, [[Mysore District]], [[Karnataka]], India
|occupation = Professor of Kannada Language and Literature, Linguist, Chairman-''ಕುವೆಂಪು ಭಾಷಾ ಭಾರತಿ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರ''
|nationality = Indian
|alma_mater = Mysore University, Bangalore University
|awards ={{Nowrap|[[Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award]] (Honorary) <br> [[Rajyotsava Prashasti]]}}
| nickname = KVN
}}

'''Kampalapura Veeranna Narayana''' (born 20 October 1948), also known as KVN, is an Indian linguist, professor of [[Kannada]] language and literature, and a literary critic. He is currently the Chairman of the Kuvempu Bhasha Bharathi Pradikara,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kuvempubhashabharathi.org/kannada/content/%E0%B2%85%E0%B2%A7%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B7%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%81-%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%81-%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%A6%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%81 |title=ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು ಮತ್ತು ಸದಸ್ಯರು | ಕುವೆಂಪು ಭಾಷಾ ಭಾರತಿ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರ |access-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081426/http://www.kuvempubhashabharathi.org/kannada/content/%E0%B2%85%E0%B2%A7%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B7%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%81-%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%81-%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%A6%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%81 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Government of [[Karnataka]]. He hails from [[Periyapatna|Piriyapattana]] in [[Mysore district]]. During his time as a professor in [[Bangalore University]], he initiated investigations into Kannada language and culture from the root level. He served as the registrar of Hampi [[Kannada University]]. His major areas of interest are Kannada language, literature, teaching and science.

He received the Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Honorary Award<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/kushtagi-kv-narayana-get-state-sahitya-academy-award/article1954355.ece|title = Kushtagi, K.V. Narayana get State sahitya academy award|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date = 24 November 2007}}</ref> for a lifetime's contribution to Kannada language and literature. He initiated a series of workshops on Kannada, what he calls ''Karnataka Odu'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/lounge/igniting-kannada-minds/articleshow/21320432.cms|title=Igniting Kannada minds|newspaper=[[Bangalore Mirror]]|access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref> a special knowledge zone on Kannada.

==Early life and education==
KVN received his primary education in his birthplace, Kampalapura. He pursued his pre-university education in Science at the National College, Bengaluru. Though he had an opportunity to study engineering he decided against it; instead he pursued a Bachelor of Science in Yuvaraja college, Mysore. Subsequently, he completed his B.Ed and became a teacher in a high school. He was introduced to linguistics at a summer school in Mysore during 1972. Later, he moved to Bengaluru to further his education. It is during this he began to make his mark as a writer. He chose literature for his further studies. He then received his M.A. (Kannada Literature) from Central College, Bangalore University. This is where he met Shrimathi, his future wife, who was a well-known feminist. He began teaching at Bangalore's National college. He joined the Kannada Adhyana Kendra, which was headed by GS Shivarudrappa (GSS), under whose guidance he studied "Anandavardana's Dwanyaloka" and acquired his Ph.D.

== Career ==
KVN taught literature, literary criticism, and linguistics. Scientific temperament formed the basis of his growth as a literary critic, linguist and cultural thinker of Kannada. He was a visiting professor at [[Stony Brook University]] in 1984. He was a senior fellow for two years at the [[Central Institute of Indian Languages]], Mysore. In 1993, he joined Hampi [[Kannada University]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kannadauniversity.org/EN/administration.html |title=-:: Kannada University, Hampi :: |access-date=26 November 2015 |archive-date=26 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126122345/http://www.kannadauniversity.org/EN/administration.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> as a Kannada professor. Later, he went on to become the registrar of this university. He also took up the roles of the Dean and acting Vice-Chancellor many times. During his tenure, he played a prominent role in building the Kannada Vishwavidyala through his diligent administration and studies. After 15 years of service, he retired from the university in 2007.

He is currently the president of the Kuvempu Bhasha Bharathi Pradikara,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kuvempubhashabharathi.karnataka.gov.in/|title=ಮುಖಪುಟ - ಕುವೆಂಪು ಭಾಷಾಭಾರತಿ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರ|website=Kuvempubhashabharathi.karnataka.gov.in|access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref> Government of Karnataka.

== Books ==
* ''Beru, Kanda, Chiguru'' (1997)
* ''Bhasheya Sutthamuttha''
* ''Matthe Bhasheya Sutthamuttha'' (1998)
* ''Anke Tappida Artharo Uyi''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://justbooksclc.com/titles/303605-anke-thappida-athartharo-uyi |title=Anke thappida Athartharo uyi : K V Narayana : NOISBN : Read @ JustBooksclc |access-date=26 November 2015 |archive-date=26 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126112910/http://justbooksclc.com/titles/303605-anke-thappida-athartharo-uyi |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ''Kannada Jagattu Ardhashatamaana''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.sapnaonline.com/books/kannada-jagattu-ardhashatamaana-kv-narayana-1234567108414|title=Kannada Jagattu Ardhashatamaana|access-date=21 February 2022|website=Sapnaonline.com}}</ref>
* ''Nammodane Namma Nudi''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://w.marymartin.com/web/selectedIndex?mEntry=70851 |title=Mary Martin Booksellers- Nammodane namma nudi - Narayana, K.V. (8187731680) |access-date=26 November 2015 |archive-date=26 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126112301/http://w.marymartin.com/web/selectedIndex?mEntry=70851 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ''Sahitya Tatva - Bendre Dristi''
* ''Kannadada Ulikantegalu: Kannada Adunudiya Sollarime - 1''
* ''Stalanamagalu - Parivatane Mattu Prabhava''
* ''ShailiShastra - Sahitya Paribhashika Male''
* ''Bhaashe'' (Kannada Vishvakosha)
* ''Dhvanyalokada Oodu''
* ''Tondumevu'' (in 9 volumes)
* ''Dhvanyaloka: Ondu Adhyayana'' (1988)
* ''Vyaktinamagalu: Swarupa Mattu Visleshane'' (2000)

Co-authored:
* ''Krushipada Kosha''
* ''Gowrava'' (2001)
* ''Kavyartha Padakosha''
* ''Preethisuvudendare''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://justbooksclc.com/titles/303591-preethisuvudendare |title=Preethisuvudendare : K V Narayana : NOISBN : Read @ JustBooksclc |access-date=26 November 2015 |archive-date=26 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126111511/http://justbooksclc.com/titles/303591-preethisuvudendare |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ''Kannada Manasu - Engineering Prathama Padavi''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sapnaonline.com/books/kannada-manasu-engineering-prathama-padavi-4855909 |title=Kannada Manasu - Engineering Prathama Padavi book : Hj Lakkappa Gowda, KV Narayana, Lingadevaru Halemane, 4567135954, 1234567135954 - SapnaOnline.com India |access-date=26 November 2015 |archive-date=26 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126111013/https://www.sapnaonline.com/books/kannada-manasu-engineering-prathama-padavi-4855909 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Plays ==
* ''Huttava Badidare''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rv-mane.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-progressive-literary-and-cultural.html|title=rv-mane ಆರ್ ವಿ ಮನೆ: The Progressive Literary and Cultural Movements in Karnataka since 1936 · Dr. Vittal Bhandari · Shivananda S, · Vasantharaja N K|website=Rv-mane.blogspot.com|date=3 July 2013|access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref>

== Awards ==
* Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award (Honorary) (2007)
* GSS Award for Literary Criticism (2007)
* Karnataka Rajyotsava Award(Literature) (2010)
* L Basavaraju Award (2003)

==See also==
{{portal|Linguistics}}
* [[Kannada]]
* [[Kannada literature]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/need-to-include-kannada-dialects-in-textbooks-stressed/article2673061.ece|title=Need to include Kannada dialects in textbooks stressed|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=21 February 2022}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.newskarnataka.com/mangalore/english-kannada-konkani-tri-lingual-dictionary-released|title=English Kannada Konkani Tri=Lingual Dictionary Released|website=Newskarnataka.com| date=20 March 2015 |access-date=21 February 2022}}
*{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/more-kannada-speakers-than-french-in-20-years/articleshow/21735699.cms|title=More Kannada speakers than French in 20 years |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=21 February 2022}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.kuvempubhashabharathi.org/kannada/sites/default/files/prabandha/Limitations_posed_by_the_multilingual_environment_and_three-language_formula_on_Kannada_as_a_medium_of_instruction.pdf|title=Limitations posed by the multilingual environment and three-language formula on Kannada as a medium of instruction |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126104001/http://www.kuvempubhashabharathi.org/kannada/sites/default/files/prabandha/Limitations_posed_by_the_multilingual_environment_and_three-language_formula_on_Kannada_as_a_medium_of_instruction.pdf|access-date=21 February 2022|archive-date=26 November 2015}}
*{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/first-kannada-newspaper-was-brought-out-by-a-german/article7727593.ece|title=First Kannada Newspaper was Brough Out by a German|newspaper=The Hindu|date=6 October 2015 |access-date=21 February 2022|last1=S |first1=Bageshree }}
*{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JbbjAAAAQBAJ&dq=k+v+narayana+kannada&pg=RA1-PT370|title=Steel Nibs Are Sprouting|first=K.|last=Satyanarayana|date=10 April 2013|publisher=Harper|isbn=9789350295427|accessdate=21 February 2022|via=Google Books}}

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