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Dr.Panchakshari Hiremath (born 1933) is a writer and noted poet short story writer, essayist, critic, translator, orator, editor and freedom fighter who writes in Kannada, Urdu and Hindi. In 2005, he won the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for translation.
Hiremath was born at Bisarahalli, Koppal District in Karnataka. He was actively involved in the freedom struggle of Hyderabad Karnataka. He worked as a professor in Karnataka University and Karnatak College, Dharwad. His first collection of poems appeared in 1959.
Hiremath is most famous as a Poet. He is a strong opponent of division of Indian society on the basis of language Hiremath strongly opposed dividing the society on the basis of language. Some of Hiremath's own works have been translated into Hindi, Urdu, Malayalam, Tamil, Marathi, Nepali, English, Spanish, French and German.
Awards
2010 'Goenka Hindi Sahitya Sarswata Sammana' Awarded by Kamala Goenka Foundation, Bangalore.
In 2005, Hiremath won the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for translating Qurratulain Hyder Urdu short stories Patjhar Ki Awaz to Kannada. The translated collection was titled Hemantha Ruthuvina Swaragalu.
In 2003, Hiremath won The Gorur Foundation Trust's award for Poetry. He has also won many other awards including the Soviet Land Nehru Award, the Karnataka State Sahitya Akademi Award, Sri Moorusavirmath Literary Award, Karandikar Literary Award, and the Karnataka State Rajyotsava Award Bhaaratendu Harischandra Samman (2008), awarded by Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha, University Wing, Chennai. Sahitya Vibhushan (2008), awarded by H.H.Jagadguru Vishwaradhya Jnana Peetham, Jangamwadi Math, Varanasi. Nudi Namana (2008), awarded by Kanthavara Karnataka Sangha, Dist. Udupi. Shivakamala Sahitya Prashasthi (2009), awarded by H.H.Jagadguru Vishwaradhya Jnana Peetham, Jangamwadi Math, Varanasi.
1968 Samaja Bandhu. Awarded in Sarva-Dharma Conference held at Navalgund, 1972 Nudi Kala Kushala and Vidya Vachaspati title conferred by Dr. Ja.Cha.Ni.durin Rath Saptami celebrations, 1992 Shiva Sahitya Sarwabhaum title conferred by Bendre Pratishthan, Adnur, 1997 Sahitya Sudhakar title conferred by H.H. Jagadguru Shrimadrambhapuri Peetha, Balehonnur, 2002 Navaratna title conferred by Bharat Ratna M. Visweshwarayya Institute, Bangalore, 2003 Satkula Kavi Tilak title conferred by H.H. Swamiji of Guddaleshwarmath, Hosaritti, 2003 Sahitya Martand title conferred during Hindi Sahitya Sammelan held at Prayag, 2003 Yashaswi Kavi conferred by Acharya Rupchandaji of Manas Mandir Institute, Delhi, 2006 Sahitya Shiroratna title conferred by H.H. Jagadguru Shrimadrambhapuri Peetha, Balehonnur. during Dashahara Durbar held in Shimoga, 2007 Sahitya Vibhooshanam title conferred by H.H.Jagadguru Vishwaradhya Jnana Peetham, Jangamwadi Math, Varanasi. during Akhila Bharat Veerashaiva Sammelan,
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