Poet: K.S. Narasimha swamy
Born: 26, 01. 1915: Krishnarajpet, Mandya District
Kittiri of the taluk.
Died: 2004
Works: Mysore mallige, Shilalate, Iravata, Navapallava, Iruvantige,
Award: Pampa Award, Premkavi
Poet: Chennaveera Kanavi
Born: 1928; Gadag District Hombala
Works: Akashabutti, Bhavajeevi, Madhuchandra, Dipadhadari, mannina Meravanige, Nelamugilu, Kavyakshi, Chirantanaha.
Award: Central Sahitya Akademi Award
Feature: 65th Kannada Literary Conference held at Hassan in 1996
was the president.
Author: Rayasam Bhimasena Rao
Nickname: Beachy
Born: 1913, Harapahalli
Comedy works: Nirbhayaography, Thimmana Tale Thimmarasaya
Author: Dr. Norlot D’Souza
Born: 1937 June 6
Literary Service: 37 novels, 4 plays, 28 children’s works, hundreds of stories
Novels: Forest Fire (Silver Lotus winning film,
Dweepa (Swarna Kamal winning film)
Baluvali (Konkani movie) comes to a drowned town
(2011 Central Sahiyya Akademi Children’s Literary Award) Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award,
Gulwadi Venkatarao Award, Karnataka Rajyotsava Award
Mangaluru Sandesh Award, New Delhi Katha Award, Puttur Niranjan Sahitya Award 2014 He was the president of Madakeri Kannada Sahitya Sammelan