Lexicographer and writer G. Venkatasubbaiah, who has been chosen for the prestigious Pampa award by the government for 2014, on Thursday said he was elated as Pampa was a “poet dear to my heart, and to receive an award instituted in his name is an honour.”
Pampa Prashasti is the highest literary honour conferred by the government on a litterateur for his/her lifetime contribution to Kannada literature. The award is named after Adikavi Pampa of 10th Century, author of Vikramarjuna Vijaya .
The award, carrying a purse of Rs. 3 lakh and a citation, will be presented to Prof. Venkatasubbaiah by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah during Kadambotsava, scheduled to be held on Saturday, at Banavasi in Uttara Kannada district.
