Representation pic

Google on Friday dedicated its doodle to renowned 20th century Kannada poet and author Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa aka Kuvempu to mark his 113th birth anniversary. According to Google's blog, 'known more famously by his pen name Kuvempu, he is considered one of the greatest Kannada writers of his time. The Kannada language is spoken mainly in Kuvempu's home state of Karnataka, and he strongly advocated for it to be the main medium of education.'