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About K. V. Narayana
- Kampalapura Veeranna Narayana (born 1948), also known as KVN, is a linguist, professor of Kannada language and literature, and a literary critic.
- He is currently the Chairman of the Kuvempu Bhasha Bharathi Pradikara, Government of Karnataka.
- He hails from Piriyapattana in Mysore district.
- During his time as a professor in Bangalore University, he initiated investigations into Kannada language and culture from the root level.
- He served as the registrar of Hampi Kannada University.
- His major areas of interest are Kannada language, literature, teaching and science. He received the Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Honorary Award for a lifetime's contribution to Kannada language and literature.
- He initiated a series of workshops on Kannada, what he calls Karnataka Odu, a special knowledge zone on Kannada.
- He is considered as one of the major thinkers of our times.
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