0 9 ▁– ▁ 2 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁writer ▁in ▁the ▁K ann ada ▁language ▁and ▁a ▁scholar ▁of ▁English ▁and ▁K ann ada ▁liter atures . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁fifth ▁writer ▁to ▁be ▁hon oured ▁with ▁the ▁J nan p ith ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁for ▁K ann ada ▁language , ▁for ▁his ▁ep ic ▁B har ath a ▁S ind hu ▁R ash mi . ▁B har ath a ▁S ind hu ▁R ash mi ▁de als ▁with ▁the ▁V edic ▁age ▁and ▁is ▁perhaps ▁the ▁longest ▁ep ic ▁narr ative ▁in ▁any ▁language ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁Century . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁G ok ak ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Pad ma ▁Sh ri ▁from ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁for ▁Dy ava ▁Pr ith vi . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁life ▁G ok ak ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁a ▁Des has tha ▁Bra h min ▁family ▁on ▁ 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁to ▁Sund arab ai ▁and ▁Kr ish na ▁R ao . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁Maj id ▁High ▁School , ▁Sav an ur , ▁and ▁attended ▁the ▁K arn ata ka ▁College ▁D har aw ada ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁literature . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁awarded ▁first ▁class ▁hon ours ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford . ▁On ▁his ▁return ▁from ▁Oxford ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁principal ▁of ▁Will ing don ▁College , ▁Sang li . ▁He ▁was