Sangamesh Saundattimath (born 1 April 1943) is a Kannada linguist. His other areas of books include Kannada research, critics, literature.

Career

He has served as a professor of Kannada at

Karnatak University Karnatak University is a public state university in Dharwad district of Karnataka state, India. The university is recognized by University Grants Commission and accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). As of 2014, ...

Dharwad,

Gulbarga University GUlbarga University is a public university located in Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India. The university is recognized by University Grants Commission and accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). In 2016, Gulbarga univers ...

, for over 33 years and after retirement, he was selected as

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by U.G.C. He was holding a number of administrative positions at the time of his service such as dean of

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, chairman of the Institute of Kannada studies (Gulbarga University), student welfare officer (Gulbarga University), special officer (P.G. Centre, Raichur) etc. He is also currently working as a resource person in Central Institute of Indian Languages.

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* http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/31/stories/2010103161500400.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:Saundattimath, Sangamesh 20th-century Indian linguists Living people Academic staff of Karnatak University 1943 births Kannada-language writers Writers from Karnataka