| Date of Birth | 31-January-1896 | |
| Place of Birth |
Dharwad (India, Karnataka) |
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| Nationality | India | |
| Profession | Poet, Teacher, Writer | |
| Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre was amongst the most famous of Kannada poets of the Navodaya Period. Praised as varakavi, literally 'gifted poet', he was the second person among eight recipients of Jnanpith Award for Kannada, the highest literary honour conferred in India. He wrote under the pen-name of Ambikatanayadatta. He also held the title Karnataka kula Thilaka conferred by Udupi Adamaru Math. He was conferred Padma Shri by Government of India. | ||
Awards by D. R. Bendre |
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| Check all the awards nominated and won by D. R. Bendre. | ||
1973
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