Gopalkrishna Pandurang Nayak, known as Gaonkar, (3 September 1927 – 5 February 2017) from
Torke
Torke is a small village in Kumta taluk of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, India. This village is about a few square kilometres in extent. Torke traditionally is the amalgamation of Hoskatt, Naranapur, Toregazani, Torke, Devarabhavi, Haller ...
village was a drama writer in the
Kannada
Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...
language. In 2000, he was awarded Karnataka
Sahitya Akademi
The Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India. Founded on 12 March 1954, it is supported by, though independent of the Indian government. Its off ...
for his work in drama writings. He was also awarded
Yakshgana Sahitya Prashasti.
G. P. Nayak was born in
Hiregutti village. He earned his high school diploma (1945) from
Gibbs High School, Kumta and a B.Sc. degree (1950) from the
Karnataka College
Karnataka College of Arts and Science, Dharwad (1917) is one of the leading institutions in Karnataka, India offering B.A., B.Com. and B.Sc degrees. KCD is the oldest college affiliated to Karnataka University, Dharwad.
History
Karnataka Col ...
,
Dharwar
Dharwad (), also known as Dharwar, is a city located in the northwestern part of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Dharwad district of Karnataka and forms a contiguous urban area with the city of Hubballi. It was merge ...
. After working almost two decades, he retired as head master of
Shri Sadguru Nityanand High-School,
Sanikatta village.
Sanekatta High School Prior to this, Nayak was Principal of the Primary School Teachers Training College Ankola
Ankola is a town municipal council and taluka in the Uttara Kannada district of the Indian state of Karnataka. The town is approximately from district headquarters Karwar.
Ankola is a small town surrounded by temples, schools, paddy fields ...
.
After retirement, Nayak lived in Hubli
Hubli (officially Hubballi) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. The twin cities Hubli–Dharwad form the second largest city in the state by area and population and the largest city in North Karnataka. Hubli is in Dharwad district of ...
and died on 5 February 2017.
Drama
* A Ratri (ಆ ರಾತ್ರಿ)
* Nata Nayak (ನಟನಾಯಕ)
* Indin Soanshar
* Nuru Rupai Notu
* Abba Ninu Hudugi
Others
* Nade Nudi
* Vinoba
* Krantiy Kidigalu
References
1928 births
2017 deaths
Kannada-language writers
Kannada people
People from Uttara Kannada
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