Career
In 2000, he was awarded Karnataka Sahitya Akademi for his work in drama writings. General Рractitioner Nayak a.k.a. Gaonkar was born in Hiregutti village, a village in coastal area. He earned his high school diploma (1945) from Gibbs High School, Kumta and his Bachelor of Science degree (1950) from the Karnataka College, Dharwar.
After working almost two decades, he retired as headmaster of Shri Sadguru Nityanand High-School, Sanikatta village.
Prior to this, Nayak was principal of the Primary School Teachers Training College Ankola. General Рractitioner Nayak now lives in Hubli.
