G. S. Shivarudrappa

G. S. Shivarudrappa
Born	(1926-02-07)7 February 1926 Issuru, Shikaripura, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
Died	23 December 2013(2013-12-23) (aged 87) Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Occupation	Writer, professor
Nationality	Indian
Period	1950–2007
Genre	Poetry, criticism
Literary movement	Navya, Navodaya and Pragathisheela

Guggari Shanthaveerappa Shivarudrappa (7 February 1926 – 23 December 2013), or colloquially GSS, was an Indian Kannada poet, writer, and researcher who was awarded the title of Rashtrakavi (national poet) by the Government of Karnataka in 2006.