Ride from Agumbe to Kuppali on R15 :Birth place of Rashtra Kavi Kuvempu | Roots of India
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Channel: MysticRider Prateek · 2017 · Travel & Events
Amazing places in Karnataka: Kuppalli , is a small village in Thirthahalli taluk of Shimoga district in the state of Karnataka in India. It is famous for being the birthplace and childhood home of the renowned Kannada playwright and poet Kuvempu. Indeed, this pen-name Kuvempu pays homage to the author's home, created as it is from the first letters from his full name "Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa" (Venkatappa being his father's name). Kuvempu is the pen name of Kuppalli Venkatappa Puttappa. This pen name pays homage to Kuppalli from the first letters from his full name. In long five decades Kuvempu created abundant 30 major collections of poems, children's Literature and translations, plays and novels. For his great prolific literature excellence Kuvempu was awarded and honored as "Rashtrakavi". The childhood house of Kuvempu at Kuppali has at present been transformed into a museum by Rashtrakavi Kuvempu Pratishtana (a trust dedicated to Kuvempu). This trust has carried out huge developmental works in Kuppali to showcase Kuvempu and his works to the external world. Kavishala Kavishaila located on top of a small hill in Kuppalli is a rock monument made of megalithic rocks and dedicated to Kuvempu. The view around this place is awesome. Rocks are arranged and placed in a circular fashion to resemble the Stonehenge in England. At the centre of this rock monument is the place where Kuvempu was laid to rest after his death and a memorial has been constructed at that location. Kavimane Kavimane means the House of the poet in Kannada language is the ancestral house of Kuvempu. This three storied house where Kuvempu spent his childhood is located in the middle of green forests of Malnad. This house has been converted into a meuseum. Kavimane is open to public on all days of the year from 9:00 AM to 6:30 PM. There is an entry fee of Rs. 5 for adults and for children above 10 years. Kuppalli is also the birthplace of another famous Kannada Poet and Playwright Poornachandra Tejaswi, son of Kuvempu.
