Kuppalli is a small village in Thirthahalli taluk of Shimoga district in the state of Karnataka. It is famous for being the birthplace and childhood home of the renowned Kannada playwright and poet Kuvempu.
`Kavishaila` is a rock monument made of megalithic rocks and dedicated to Kuvempu. It is on the top of a small hill in Kuppalli. Arranged in a circular fashion, the rocks have been placed to resemble the `Stonehenge in England`.
At the centre of this rock monument is the place where Kuvempu was laid to rest after his death and a memorial has been constructed at that location. Near this monument, is a small rock where Kuvempu used to sit and discuss about literature and other topics with his other litterateur friends. A rock containing the etched signatures of Kuvempu, B. M. Srikantaiah and T S Venkannaiah is present near the monument.
`Kavimane` is the ancestral house of Kuvempu. Kavimane means House of the poet in the Kannada language. Nestled in the midst of green forests of Malnad, the house presents a scintillating view. It is a three-storeyed tiled house including the ground floor and is the house where Kuvempu spent most of his childhood. This house has now been renovated and converted into a museum. This house is open on all days of the year from 9:00 AM to 6:30 PM.
Kuppalli is around 18 km from Thirthahalli. From Shimoga, one has to take the National Highway NH-13 (Shimoga - Thirthahalli road) to reach Kuppalli. The total distance from Bangalore to Kuppalli is around 350 km. The distance from Mangalore to Kuppalli is 161 km.
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