C.K.Nagaraja Rao Writer
C.K. Nagaraja Rao (Kannada: ಸಿ ಕೆ ನಾಗರಾಜ ರಾವ್, 12 June 1915 – 10 April 1998) was a Kannada writer, dramatist, stage artist, director, journalist and social activist.He was the first recipient of the Moortidevi Award instituted by Bharatiya Jnanpith for his magnum opus "Pattamahadevi Shantaladevi" in 1983. The same work received "Best Creative Literary Work" award by the Karnataka Sahitya Academy in 1978.
