<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Pampa Prashasti </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Civilian award for contributions to Literature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Awarded for </Th> <Td> Highest literary award of Karnataka </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Sponsored by </Th> <Td> Government of Karnataka </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Reward ( s ) </Th> <Td> ₹ 1 lakh ( 1987 -- 2007 ) ₹ 3 lakh ( 2008 -- present ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First awarded </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Last awarded </Th> <Td> 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Highlights </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total awarded </Th> <Td> 31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First winner </Th> <Td> Kuvempu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Last winner </Th> <Td> Nisar Ahmad </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who has been chosen for the prestigious pampa award by the karanataka government for 2017
Nisar Ahmad