Shankar Mokashi Punekar, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Shankar Mokashi Punekar

Indian writer

Date of Birth: 08-May-1928

Date of Death: 11-Aug-2004

Profession: writer

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Shankar Mokashi Punekar (???? ?????? ???????, 8 May 1928 – 11 August 2004) was a well known writer in the Kannada Language.
He was a recipient of the Sahitya Academy award for his novel Avadheshwari.
He was considered as one of the major writer in the Modern Kannada Literature.
His novel Gangavva Gangamayi was the magnum opus in the history of Kannada Literature.
Gangavva Gangamayi, Avadheshwari (Novels), Bilaaskhaan (Story), Maayiya Mooru Mukhagalu (Poem) , Sahitya mattu Abhiruchi (Criticism) and Paschyatya Sahitya Vimarshe (Criticism) are major contributions to the Kannada Literature.