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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 work describes the entire region between the Godavari river in the north and Kaveri river in the south as "Kannada country", which includes large territories north and east of modern Karnataka where Kannada is now not spoken. [5] An English translation of a quote from the writing goes as follows, [9] In all of the earth . No fairer land you ...
The first novel printed was John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, along with other texts including Canarese Proverbs, The History of Little Henry and his Bearer by Mary Martha Sherwood, Christian Gottlob Barth's Bible Stories and "a Canarese hymn book." [130] Modern Kannada in the 20th century has been influenced by many movements, notably Navodaya ...
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 ...
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.
One Jain family produced several authors, including Mallikarjuna, the noted anthologist (1245); his brother-in-law Janna (1209), the court poet of King Veera Ballala II; Mallikarjuna's son Keshiraja (1260), considered by D. R. Nagaraj, a scholar on literary cultures in history, to be the greatest theorist of Kannada grammar; and Sumanobana, who ...
Vaddaradhane by Shivakotiacharya is the earliest extant prose work in Kannada. It is a didactic work consisting of nineteen stories and is based on Harisena 's Brhatkathakosa . The work is also known for mentioning the precursor to modern idli called iddalige prepared using black gram batter.
Mankuthimmana Kagga, written by Dr. D. V. Gundappa and published in 1943, is one of the best-known modern literary works in Kannada. It is widely regarded as a masterpiece of Kannada literature and is referred to as the Bhagavad Gita in Kannada. [1] The title of the work can be translated as "Dull Thimma's Rigmarole".