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Ferdinand Kittel (1832–1903), Christian missionary and Kannada writer. The nascent beginnings of modern Kannada literature can be traced to the early 19th century under the stewardship of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar III, the ruler of the princely state of Mysore, and court poets who attempted to steer away from the ancient champu form of prose and popularize prose renderings of Sanskrit ...
The inscription is written in pre-old Kannada (Puruvada-hala Kannada), which later evolved into old Kannada, middle Kannada and eventually modern Kannada. [13] The Halmidi inscription is the earliest evidence of the usage of Kannada as an administrative language.
Kempu Narayana's Mudramanjusha ("Seal Casket", 1823) is the first modern novel written in Kannada. Modern Kannada literature was cross-fertilized by the colonial period in India as well., [132] [133] with translations of Kannada works and dictionaries into European languages as well as other Indian languages, and vice versa, and the ...
Dr. D. R. Nagaraj (20 February 1954 – 12 August 1998) [1] was an Indian cultural critic, political commentator and an expert on medieval and modern Kannada poetry and Dalit movement who wrote in Kannada and English languages. He won Sahitya Akademi Award for his work Sahitya Kathana.
This is a list of important milestones in Kannada literature starting with Kavirajamarga (850 C.E.). These writings are the earliest available works in each listed genre . Though many notable works have been accomplished in each genre during later years, these writings are the forerunners for later developments.
[1] [2] Before the rise of the Kadambas, the centres of power ruling the land were outside the Karnataka region; thus the Kadambas' ascent to power as an independent geo-political entity, with Kannada, the language of the soil as a major regional language, is a landmark event in the history of modern Karnataka with Mayuravarman as an important ...
Pampa (c. 10th century), also referred to by the honorific Ādikavi ("First Poet"), was a Kannada-language Jain poet whose works reflected his philosophical beliefs. [1] He was a court poet of Vemulavada Chalukya king Arikesari II, who was a feudatory of the Rashtrakuta Emperor Krishna III.
As a young man, Muddana was modest and shy. He therefore published some of his initial works anonymously. These published literary works include Adbhuta Ramayanam (in modern Kannada prose style), Sri Rama Pattabhishekam (242 Shatpadi format poetry stanzas), ಹಾಗೂ Sri Ramashwemedham (reputedly his greatest work [citation needed]).