Born in 1904 in Chikmagalur, Karnataka, Kuvempu’s birth name is Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa. He is regarded as one of the greatest Kannada literary masters of the twentieth century. He was a champion for social equality and extensively voiced against caste discrimination, gender inequality, and superstitions, which he believed were taking the society down a wrong […]
G.S. Shivarudurappa – The Visionary who Shaped Modern Kannada Literature
G.S. Shivarudrappa (Guggari Shanthaveerappa Shivarudrappa) was a renowned Kannada poet, writer and a researcher. He is revered for his contribution to modern Kannada literature, and for his body of research on ancient Kannada literature. He has been conferred the title of Rashtrakavi by the Karnataka Government in the year 2006. G.S. Shivarudurappa – The Rashtrakavi […]
The Litterateur and Dreamer – P. T. Narasimhachar
His eloquent words inspired a period of sparkling renaissance in Kannada literature. P T Narasimhachar or Pu TiNa – as he was known – was a dramatist, poet and a great story teller. His simple but lyrical style established his reputation as one of the towering talents in the Karnataka literary scene. Pu TiNa, Kuvempu […]
Of Literature and Traditions – H S Shivaprakash
H S Shivaprakash is an acclaimed poet and playwright from Karnataka. He writes in Kannada, but many of his works have been translated into English and other Indian regional languages. Apart from being a writer, he also travels around the world sharing his thoughts on literature and the arts and a variety of mystic and […]
The One Who Knows All – Sarvajna
Sarvajna or ‘the one who knows all’ was a famous Kannada poet from the 16th century known for his Thripadis or three-line pomes. Sarvajna is reputed to have written 2000 poems on the topics of religion, idolatry, sophistry, astrology and Kannada culture. His pithy three line expressions on these topics are relevant even in the […]
The Classical Novelist – Samasa
Sami Venkatadri Iyer, popular called Samasa, was a novelist, poet and dramatist of the classical Kannada school of literature. The language used in his works is mellifluous and heavy on imagery, though the same is far removed from colloquial Kannada. Of his of works, very few survive today. The handful of his works which are […]
The Famous Writer and Poet – Dr. Panchakshari Hiremath
Dravidian literature has been known to give to our society a bouquet of noted authors and poets who have brought with them not only the objective beauty of their work but also a subjective social relevance in the form of their art. Amongst all the Dravidian languages, Kannada has the biggest influence on South Indian […]
The Radical Poet – Kanaka Dasa
Kanaka Dasa (1509-1609) was a great poet musician of Karnataka, in the tradition of Purandara Dasa. He belonged to the Kurube Gowda community, who were warriors. He later turned to the Haridasa tradition and became a poet who composed beautiful lyrics in Kannada. His Early Life and Childhood Kanaka Dasa’s original name was Thimmappa Nayaka. […]
The Life of a Litterateur – Dattatrey Ramachandra Bendre
The Navodaya or new wave of Kannada Poetry was the golden period for Kannadigas as during this time, they got a chance to renew the dormant poetic prowess trapped in the shackles of the British rule. It was this period when the beauty of the language and its poetry reached new heights, rising like a […]
