Govindaray Hammanna Nayak (18 September 1933 – 26 May 2023) was an Indian writer and academic. A professor of Kannada at University of Mysore, he was awarded the Central Sahitya Akademi Award for his work Sanskrit Chintana in 2014
Nayak was born in Soorve near Ankola, a village in coastal Karnataka, India. In 1951, Nayak earned his high school diploma from Peoples Multi-purpose High School, Ankola and a M. A. in Kannada from University of Mysore.
Nayak died on 26 May 2023, at the age of 89.
His works Sanskrit Chintana Nirapekshe Samakalina Nijadani Bendre Naada Naadu Olavu Moulya Marga (vol 1-5) Matte Matte Pampa Shathamanada Kannada Sahitya -1 Harishchandra Kavya Ondu Vimarshe Sthitiprajne Krithisaakshi
Awards Central Sahitya Akademi Award (2014) Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award Pampa Award
References
An article on Nayak from "Karavali Munjavu" a Kannada e-paper dated 19 September 2010.
External links G. H. Nayak's reminiscences of Maharaja's College, Mysore