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A portrait of Dr. D. V. Gundappa in a cap and spectacles, beside a two-storey building, printed in grey, with his name in Hindi and English, on a 60 paise stamp.
D. V. Gundappa
India Post issued this 60 paise stamp on 17 March 1988, a hundred and one years after his birth at Mulbagal in 1887. Known as D.V.G., he left school early and taught himself the classics. He wrote for the press from 1907, started several journals, and was a devoted follower of G. K. Gokhale. His Kannada works include the philosophical poem Manku Timmana Kagga, and his Gita Tatparya received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1967.
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