29 December in Hindu history
29 December 1904
Kuvempu born at Hirekodige
K. V. Puttappa, the Kannada poet Kuvempu, is born. His epic Sri Ramayana Darshanam wins the Jnanpith in 1967, the first for Kannada.
K. V. Puttappa, the Kannada poet Kuvempu, is born. His epic Sri Ramayana Darshanam wins the Jnanpith in 1967, the first for Kannada.