Awards and Honors
Five of his books have been awarded by the Karnataka Sahitya Academy. His well known play Jokumaraswamy has won the "Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya Award" of Natya Sangh as the "Best Play of the Year" in India in the year 1975. Another popular play Jaisidanayaka won the Vardhamaana Prasasti as the "Best Book of the Year" - 1975 in Karnataka.
His Saavirada Neralu won the "Ashan Award" (Kerala) as the best collection of poems in 1982. He won the K.V. Shankare Gowda Award for Theatre in 1990. He is the recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, New Delhi, for playwrighting in the year 1983 and the Sahitya Akademi Award, New Delhi, for the play Siri Sampige in 1991.
Dr. Kambara received the eighth Jnanpith Award for the Kannada language, the highest literary honor conferred in India, in September 2011 for the year 2010. The prestigious award which was instituted in 1961, carries a cheque for 7.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze replica of goddess Vagdevi. The Chief Minister of Karnataka, D. V. Sadananda Gowda was among the many dignitaries who wished him on the occasion of receiving this award. At a felicitation ceremony held a week after winning the award, the Government of Karnataka announced that it will reprint all works of Kambara, including his plays and make them available at all government school libraries. His works will also be translated to different languages. A drama festival featuring his plays will be staged to honour the laureate.
List of awards:
Akademy Ratna, Central Sangeet Natak Akademy … 2011
Jnaanapeeth … 2010
Devaraj Urs Award. Government of Karnataka … 2007
Joshua Sahitya Puraskaram - Andhra Pradesh … 2005
Nadoja Prashasti, Kannada University, Hampi … 2004
Pampa Prasasti … 2004
Kabeer Samman … 2002
Padmashree … 2001
Maasti Prasasti … 1997
Janapada and Yakshagana Academy Award … 1993
Sahitya Academy Award for ‘Siri Sampige’ (New Delhi) … 1991
Karnataka Sahitya Academy … 1989
Karnataka Government Rajyotsava Prasasti … 1988
Nandikar, Calcutta … 1987
Karnataka Nataka Academy … 1987
Sangeet Nataka Academy Award (New Delhi) … 1983
Kumaran Ashan Award – Kerala … 1982
Kannada Sahitya Parishat Vajramahotsava Festivals … 1975
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