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He has written many books on his field, Folklore.
His famous books like "Samagra kannada gadegalu" (as an editor), "Janapada dasa sampradaya" and "Jaanapada siri" made his name popular in the field of Folklore.
He is currently working as an assistant professor of Folklore in Mysore University.
Dr.
Nanjaiah recently received the "Kombina honnayya award" for his excellent works in folklore, given by Honnusiri cultural trust, Chamarajnagar, in the year 2016.
Dr.
Nanjaiah also honoured by the 'Karnataka kaavalu pade' with the state award ShreshTa shikshaka (Best teacher) in the year 2016.
Dr.
Honganuru has been selected as the president for the 1st Jaanapada Mahasammelana in Chamarajanagara, 2017.