Pampa award - wikipedia Pampa award Pampa Prashasti Civilian award for contributions to Literature Awarded for Highest literary award of Karnataka Sponsored by Government of Karnataka Reward ( s ) ₹ 1 lakh ( 1987 -- 2007 ) ₹ 3 lakh ( 2008 -- present ) First awarded Last awarded 2017 Highlights Total awarded 31 First winner Kuvempu Last winner Nisar Ahmad The Pampa Award ( or Pampa Prashasti ) is a literary award in the Indian state of Karnataka. The award was established in 1987 by Government of Karnataka. It is one of the highest literary honors conferred by the Department of Kannada and Culture, Government of Karnataka State. It is awarded each year for a best literary work, written in the Kannada language ( one of the 22 Official languages of India ) or for a lifetime contribution to Kannada literature by a citizen of Karnataka. Contents 1 Award 2 Ceremony 3 List of Awardees 4 References 5 External links Award The award is named after the first Kannada poet Adikavi Pampa. The award comprises a cash prize of ₹ 1 lakh, a shawl, a citation and a memento. However, from 2008, cash prize was increased to ₹ 3 lakh. Prior to 1996, the awards were given for a best single work by a Kannada writer. Since then, the award has been given to writers for their lifetime contribution to the Kannada literature. Kuvempu was the first recipient of the award for Sri Ramayana Darshanam. Ceremony The Pampa Prashasti is presented by the Minister of State for Kannada and Culture, during the Kadambotsava, a cultural festival held annually in poet Pampa 's town of Banavasi in Uttar Kannada district. List of Awardees Year Writer Work Refs. Kuvempu Sri Ramayana Darshanam T.N. Srikantaiah Bharathiya Kavya Meemaamse K. Shivaram Karanth Mai Managala Sulliyali S.S. Bhoosnurmath Shoonya Sampadaneya Paramarshe 1991 P.T. Narasimhachar Shri Haricharitha A.N. Murthy Rao Devaru Gopalakrishna Adiga Suvarna Puthalli Sediyapu Krishna Bhatta Vichara Prapancha 1995 K.S. Narasimhaswamy Dundu Mallige M.M. Kalburgi Lifetime contribution G.S. Shivarudrappa Lifetime contribution 1998 Javare Gowda Lifetime contribution 1999 Chennaveera Kanavi Lifetime contribution 2000 L. Basavaraju Lifetime contribution Poornachandra Tejaswi Lifetime contribution 2002 M. Chidananda Murthy Lifetime contribution 2003 Chandrashekhara Kambara Lifetime contribution H.L. Nage Gowda Lifetime contribution 2005 S.L. Bhyrappa Lifetime contribution 2006 G.S. Amur Lifetime contribution 2007 Yashwant V. Chittal 2008 T.V. Venkatachala Sastry 2009 Chandrashekhar Patil Govindray H. Nayak 2011 Baraguru Ramachandrappa Lifetime contribution 2012 D.N. Shankara Bhat Lifetime contribution 2013 Kayyar Kinhanna Rai Lifetime contribution 2014 G. Venkatasubbiah Kannada Lexicography 2015 B.A. Sanadi Lifetime contribution 2016 Hampa Nagarajaiah Lifetime contribution 2017 Nisar Ahmad Lifetime contribution References Jump up ^ `` Kadambotsava from Monday ''. The Hindu. 2004 - 02 - 01. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Archive News - The Hindu ''. Hinduonnet.com. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Karnataka / Bangalore News : Dept. announces all awards at once ''. The Hindu. 2005 - 06 - 27. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 01. ^ Jump up to : `` Archive News ''. The Hindu. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 01. Jump up ^ `` India News, Latest Sports, Bollywood, World, Business & Politics News - Times of India ''. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Archive News ''. The Hindu. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Archive News ''. The Hindu. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Finally, Pampa award for Champa ''. The Hindu. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` G.H. Nayak refuses to accept award at Dasara celebrations ''. The Hindu. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` Sanadi chosen for Pampa Award ''. Bengaluru. The Hindu. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016. Jump up ^ `` Hampa Nagarajaiah bags prestigious Pampa award ''. The Times of India. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` Pampa Award for Nisar Ahmed ''. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018. External links Pampa Award recipients ( in Kannada ). 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Question: who has been chosen for the prestigious pampa award by the karanataka government for 2017
Answer: Nisar Ahmad