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).
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 Template:INRConvert, 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
| Year | Writer | Work | Template:Abbr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | T. Sunandamma | Lifetime contribution | [1] |
| 1996 | Shantadevi Malwada | Lifetime contribution | |
| 1997 | Vaidehi | Lifetime contribution | [3] |
| 1998 | Kamala Hampana | Lifetime contribution | |
| 1999 | Mallika Kadidal | Lifetime contribution | |
| 2000 | Jayalakshmi Srinivasan | Lifetime contribution | |
| 2001 | Sara Aboobacker | Lifetime contribution | [4] |
| 2002 | Geetha Nagabhushan | Lifetime contribution | |
| 2003 | Shailaja Lauda | Lifetime contribution | |
| 2004 | M. Sunitha Shetty | Lifetime contribution | |
| 2005 | Veena Shanteshwar | Lifetime contribution | |
| 2006 | B. T. Lalitha Naik | Lifetime contribution | |
| 2007 | Shashikala Veeraiah Swamy | Lifetime contribution | |
| 2008 | Vijaya Dabbe | Lifetime contribution | [5] |
| 2009 | Shantadevi Kanavi | Lifetime contribution | |
| 2010 | Sudha Murthy | Lifetime contribution | [6] |
| 2011 | Saraswati Chimmalagi | Lifetime contribution | [7] |
| 2012 | B. N. Sumitrabai | Lifetime contribution | [8] |
| 2013 | M. Saraswatigowda | Lifetime contribution | [9] |
| 2014 | H. S. Srimati | Lifetime contribution | |
| 2015 | Nemichandra | Lifetime contribution | [10] |
| 2016 | Shanti Nayak | Lifetime contribution | [11] |
| 2017 | Sa. Usha | Lifetime contribution | [12] |
| 2018 | H. M. Beelagi | Lifetime contribution | [13] |
| 2019 | Chudamani Nandagopal | Lifetime contribution | [14] |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Daana Chintamani Attimabbe Awards. Department of Kannada and Culture Official website of Government of Karnataka.
- ↑ ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವ ವಿಶೇಷ: ಕನ್ನಡದ ಅತ್ತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಗಳು. Udayavani(31 Oct 2019).
- ↑ Vaidehi. The Hindu(24 Jan 2013).
- ↑ Sarah Aboobacker. The Hindu(26 Jan 2013).
- ↑ Kannada writer Vijaya Dabbe dies after cardiac arrest. The New Indian Express(24 Feb 2018).
- ↑ Sudha Murthy, recipient of 'Dana Chintami' award, greeted by Chief Minister. The Hindu(22 Feb 2012).
- ↑ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ:ಚಿಮ್ಮಲಗಿಗೆ 'ದಾನಚಿಂತಾಮಣಿ', ರಾಮಸ್ವಾಮಿಗೆ 'ಕುಮಾರವ್ಯಾಸ'. Prajavani(17 Mar 2013).
- ↑ Awards to Ananthamurthy, 11 others. Deccan Herald(22 May 2014).
- ↑ Siddaramaiah presents 13 State Cultural awards to winners. The News Indian Express(2 Feb 2015).
- ↑ Kannada poet Sanadi bags Pampa award. Times of India(10 Nov 2016).
- ↑ Attimabbe award for Shanti Nayak. Bangalore Mirror(1 May 2017).
- ↑ Pampa award for Nissar Ahmed. Deccan Herald(31 Oct 2017).
- ↑ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪ್ರಕಟ. unikannada(11 Jul 2019).
- ↑ ವಾರ್ಷಿಕ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಗಳು ಪ್ರಕಟ. Varthabharathi(June 2021). Retrieved 6 February 2021.