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Karnataka Personalities
Basavanna, Kuvempu, Kannada Jnanpith awardees, sports figures.
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Basavanna, the 12th-century social reformer and founder of the Lingayat movement, established which institution in Kalyana (present-day Karnataka) where people from all castes could discuss spiritual and social matters freely?
Q2 · Karnataka Personalities · MEDIUM
Kuvempu (K. V. Puttappa) became the first Kannada writer to receive the prestigious Jnanpith Award in 1967. For which of his literary works did he receive this honor?
Q3 · Karnataka Personalities · MEDIUM
Prakash Padukone, the legendary badminton player from Karnataka, created history by becoming the first Indian to win which prestigious international badminton championship in 1980?
Q4 · Karnataka Personalities · HARD
U. R. Ananthamurthy, a prominent Kannada writer and thinker, received the Jnanpith Award in 1994. He is best known for his novel exploring caste dynamics and tradition versus modernity in a small Karnataka village. Which of the following is this celebrated work?
Q5 · Karnataka Personalities · HARD
Who among the following was the founder of the Kannada Sahitya Parishat, which played a crucial role in promoting Kannada language and unification?