▁his ▁talent ▁to ▁blo om ▁in ▁K ann ada , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁bright ▁future ▁in ▁wait ▁for ▁G ok ak ▁and ▁K ann ada ▁literature . ▁His ▁K avy an ama ( P en ▁name ) ▁is ▁" V IN A Y AK A " ▁ ▁His ▁ep ic ▁' B har ath a ▁S ind h ur ash mi ', ▁running ▁into ▁ 3 5 0 0 0 ▁lines , ▁is ▁not ably ▁the ▁longest ▁ep ic ▁written ▁in ▁this ▁century , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁J nan p ith ▁Award ▁and ▁also ▁honor ary ▁doctor ates ▁from ▁K arn ata ka ▁University ▁and ▁Pacific ▁University , ▁USA . ▁ ▁His ▁novel ▁' S amar as ave ▁Je ev ana ' ▁was ▁translated ▁by ▁his ▁daughter ▁Y ash od h ara ▁B hat ▁into ▁English ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁' The ▁Ag ony ▁and ▁the ▁E c st asy ' ▁and ▁released ▁to ▁world wide ▁popular ity . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁K arn ata ka ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁an ▁ag itation ▁which ▁demanded ▁the ▁replacement ▁of ▁S ansk rit ▁with ▁K ann ada ▁as ▁the ▁medium ▁of ▁instruction ▁in ▁schools . ▁V . K ▁G ok ak ▁also ▁head ed ▁the ▁' G ok ak ▁Committee ' ▁which ▁recommended ▁declaring ▁K ann ada ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁language ▁in ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁G ok ak ' s ▁writing ▁reflected ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁religion , ▁philosophy , ▁education ▁and ▁cult ures