{{Short description|Public university in Hampi, Karnataka, India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox university |name = Kannada University |image = Kannada University, Hampi Logo.svg |motto = |established = {{start date and age|1991}} |chancellor = Governor of Karnataka |vice_chancellor= D. V. Paramashivamurthy |city = Hampi, Karnataka |country = India |coor = {{coord|15|17|3.4|N|76|29|22.7|E|type:edu_region:IN|display=inline,title}} |students = |type = Public |campus = Rural |academic_affiliation = UGC |website = {{Official website|kannadauniversity.org}} }}
'''Kannada University''',<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/alluniversity.pdf |title=Untitled Page |access-date=6 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617093548/https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/alluniversity.pdf |archive-date=17 June 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> also called '''Hampi Kannada University''', '''Hampi University''', or '''Kannada University, Hampi''', is a public research university in Hampi, Karnataka, founded in 1991 by the Government of Karnataka through the Kannada University Act, 1991,<ref>{{Cite web| title=Kannada university act - Arrangement of sections | year=1991 | url=http://dpal.kar.nic.in/.%5C23%20of%201991%20(E).pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062237/http://dpal.kar.nic.in/.%5C23%20of%201991%20(E).pdf | archive-date=2016-03-04}}</ref> with the aim to develop the Kannada language and to promote the literature, traditions, culture, and folklore of Karnataka.
The university confers "Nadoja" awards, every year, which is equivalent to an Honorary Doctor of Literature (D.Litt) degree. The award instituted by the university is given to eminent personalities for their contribution in various fields.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.deccanherald.com/content/213027/6-get-nadoja-awards.html| title = 6 get Nadoja awards {{!}} Deccan Herald| date = 20 December 2011}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.kannadauniversity.org/ Official website of the Kannada University]
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Category:Universities in Karnataka Category:Universities and colleges established in 1991 Category:1991 establishments in Karnataka Category:Hampi Category:Academic language institutions
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