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Kanavi was born on 28 June 1928 in Hombal, a village in present-day northern Karnataka, to Pravathavva and Sakkareppa. [1] [2] His father, Sakkareppa, was a school teacher who was noted to have taught poems from saint-poets like Nijaguna Shivayogi and Sarpabhushana Shivayogi, and other tatva-pada (philosophical songs) to the young Kanavi.
Rai was born on 8 June 1915 to Duggappa and Deyyakka Rai in a Tulu-speaking [8] Bunt family. [1] His given name is unique since it includes the Kannada alphabet 'ಞ' (a palatal consonant pronounced nasally as "nya"), which is used very rarely in the written Kannada of today and is absent in the English alphabet which often leads to various other transliterations of his given name such as ...
After completing his M.A. in Kannada as a gold medalist, Kalburgi joined Karnataka University as a Kannada lecturer for post-graduate students. In 1966, he was promoted to Professor in the Kannada Department. In 1982, he became the Head of the department. He then became the chairperson of the Basaveshwara Peetha. [6]
As editor of Saakshi magazine he helped bring Kannada literature to the masses. [3] Adiga's grandson is Manu Raju, Senior Political reporter for CNN. [4] Another grandson, Sharat Raju, is a film director in the US.
Sarvajña was a Kannada poet, pragmatist and philosopher of the 16th century. The word "Sarvajna" in Sanskrit literally means "the all knowing". His father was Kumbara Malla and his mother was Mallaladevi. His birth anniversary is celebrated on February 20 every year. He belongs to the caste of Kumbara.
Published in 1943, Mankuthimmana Kagga is one of the best known of major literary works in Kannada. The title of this work can be translated as "Dull Thimma's Rigmarole". [3] [4] Facing life's challenges with cheerfulness, understanding everything as a divine play, recognizing our own and others needs, honoring human aspirations and dreams, working for noble causes and above all, dissolving ...
Shreedhar Swami was a gifted composer and fluent in Marathi, Sanskrit, Kannada, Hindi and English. All through his extensive travelling, he managed to spare some time for religious writing. All through his extensive travelling, he managed to spare some time for religious writing.
According to the scholar R.S. Mugali, Vaddaradhane is one of the finest pieces of Jain literature, which stands out by itself in all of Kannada literature. [4] In addition to religious content describing the lives of Jain saints (Jainas), [1] it treats on Jain tenets regarding the torments of flesh and spirit, interpretations of fate (), rebirth and the plight of humans on earth.