<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> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Pampa Prashasti </Th> </Tr>

Who has been chosen for the prestigious pampa award by the karanataka government for 2017