WRITER
Chandrashekhara Kambara
1937 - Today

Chandrashekhara Kambara
Chandrashekhara Basavanneppa Kambara (born 2 January 1937) is a prominent Indian poet, playwright, folklorist, film director in Kannada language and the founder-vice-chancellor of Kannada University in Hampi also president of the Sahitya Akademi, country's premier literary institution, after Vinayak Krishna Gokak (1983) and U.R. Ananthamurthy (1993). He is known for effective adaptation of the North Karnataka dialect of the Kannada language in his plays, and poems, in a similar style as in the works of D.R. Bendre. Kambara's plays mainly revolve around folk or mythology interlinked with contemporary issues, inculcating modern lifestyle with his hard-hitting poems. He has become a pioneer of such literature. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chandrashekhara Kambara is the 3,981st most popular writer (down from 2,707th in 2019). (down from 2,086th in 2019)
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Chandrashekhara Kambara ranks 3,981 out of 7,302. Before him are Maurice Scève, Marko Kropyvnytskyi, Shuntarō Tanikawa, Tarabai Shinde, Milovan Glišić, and Jalal Al-e-Ahmad. After him are Elia Abu Madi, Edna O'Brien, Dulce María Loynaz, Richard Beer-Hofmann, Janko Matúška, and Hjalmar Bergman.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMaurice Scève
1501 - 1564
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 3,975
Marko Kropyvnytskyi
1840 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 3,976
Shuntarō Tanikawa
1931 - 2024
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 3,977
Tarabai Shinde
1850 - 1910
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 3,978
Milovan Glišić
1847 - 1908
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 3,979
Jalal Al-e-Ahmad
1923 - 1969
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 3,980
Chandrashekhara Kambara
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 3,981
Elia Abu Madi
1890 - 1957
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 3,982
Edna O'Brien
1930 - 2024
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 3,983
Dulce María Loynaz
1902 - 1997
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 3,984
Richard Beer-Hofmann
1866 - 1945
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 3,985
Janko Matúška
1821 - 1877
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 3,986
Hjalmar Bergman
1883 - 1931
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 3,987
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1937, Chandrashekhara Kambara ranks 295. Before him are Zdeněk Zikán, Eero Mäntyranta, Boris Cyrulnik, Joaquim Carvalho, Willi Koslowski, and Guy Marchand. After him are Ferenc Kósa, Anita Traversi, Richard Marquand, Johnny Dorelli, Carlo Mazzone, and Mirko Marjanović.
Others Born in 1937
Go to all RankingsZdeněk Zikán
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2013
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 289
Eero Mäntyranta
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2013
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 290
Boris Cyrulnik
PSYCHOLOGIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 291
Joaquim Carvalho
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2022
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 292
Willi Koslowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2024
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 293
Guy Marchand
ACTOR
1937 - 2023
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 294
Chandrashekhara Kambara
WRITER
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 295
Ferenc Kósa
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - 2018
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 296
Anita Traversi
SINGER
1937 - 1991
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 297
Richard Marquand
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - 1987
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 298
Johnny Dorelli
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 299
Carlo Mazzone
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2023
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 300
Mirko Marjanović
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2006
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 301