Mysore/Mysuru, Jan. 12 -- Kuvempu Vishwamanava Welfare Trust fetes former PM

Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda (HDD) has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting that the late poet laureate Kuvempu be conferred the Bharat Ratna posthumously.

In his letter, Deve Gowda highlighted Kuvempu's stature as a great poet, philosopher and thinker who enriched lives through his intellect and made immense contributions to the Kannada language, literature and culture.

He noted that Kannada literature, once described as a small stream, grew into a mighty river due to Kuvempu's monumental contributions.

Deve Gowda observed that had Kuvempu's works been translated into English and other European languages during his lifetime, he might h...