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डॉ. जी. एस. शिवरुद्रप्पा (जन्म: 1926) कन्नड़ के राष्ट्र कवि के रूप में जाने जाते हैं। लगभग 30 पुस्तकें प्रकाशित । सोवियत लैंड नेहरू पुरस्कार केंद्र साहित्य अकादमी पुरस्कार कर्नाटक साहित्य अकादमी पुरस्कार राज्योत्सव पुरस्कार पंप पुरस्कार आदि कई पुरस्कारों से पुरस्कृत। ------- Guggari Shanthaveerappa Shivarudrappa (7 February 1926 – 23 December 2013) or colloquially GSS was an Indian Kannada poet writer and researcher who was awarded the title of Rashtrakavi (national poet) by the Government of Karnataka in 2006. Kannada Shivarudrappa was honoured with the title of Rashtrakavi (Sanskrit for Poet of the Nation) by the Government of Karnataka during the Suvarna Karnataka (Golden Jubilee celebrations of Karnataka) occasion on 1 November the Kannada Rajyotsava day 2006.[6] He was the third Kannada poet to be honoured with this prestigious title of Rashtrakavi after Govinda Pai and Kuvempu. ------ Awards and Honours: Soviet Land Nehru Award – 1973Kendra Sahithya Academy Award – 1984 (for the work Kaavyartha Chintana) Pampa Award – 1998[8] President of 61st All India Kannada Sahithya Sammelana which took place in Davanagere Karnataka Sahithya Academy Honorary Award – 1982 Maasthi Award - 1995 Nadoja Award from Kannada University Honorary Doctorate from Bangalore University and Kuvempu University Rashtrakavi Award (Poet of the Nation) – 2006[6] Sahitya Kala Kaustubha - 2010 Nrupatunga Award - 2009