Govindray H. Nayak

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