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Mohanatarangini (River of delight) is the first work of Kanakadasa (1509–1609), a prominent literary figure in Kannada literature whose works are mostly in the Sangatya (composition meant to be sung to the accompaniment of a musical instrument), [1] Shatpadi (Six line poems) and Shataka (hundred verse) metres.
The Kannada Sahitya Sammelana (lit. ' Kannada Literature Conference ' ) is the premier gathering of writers, poets and Kannadigas . It is held with the aim of preserving and developing the Kannada language , its literature, art, culture and music.
Aryamba Pattabhi (born 12 March 1936) is an Indian novelist and writer in Kannada language. [1] She is the younger sister of Triveni, a popular Kannada novelist and the niece of B. M. Srikantaiah, a famous Kannada poet, writer and translator.
Andhra Vignana Sarvasvam - Vol 2 Cover (First Edition) He was the son of Komarraju Venkatappaiah and Gangamma on 18 May 1877 in a Brahmin family in Penuganchiprolu village in Krishna district whis is now part of Andhra Pradesh. His father died two years after his birth, leaving one daughter and two sons.
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.
Srikantaiah, at the behest of T. S. Venkannayya wrote Rakshasana Mudrike, [19] which was a Kannada version of the popular Sanskrit play Mudrarakshasa [20] [21] authored originally by Vishakadatta in 3rd century B. C. [6] Srikantaiah's work on Kannada grammar titled Kannada Madhyama Vyakarana [22] was first published in 1939 and was a standard ...
Ratnakaravarni was a 16th-century Kannada poet and writer. [1] He is considered to be one of the trailblazers in the native shatpadi (hexa-metre, six line verse) and sangatya (composition meant to be sung to the accompaniment of musical instrument) metric tradition that was popularised in Kannada literature during the rule of the Vijayanagara empire in modern Karnataka.
He wrote an English-Kannada dictionary that is a standard reference text for students. Rao worked for government colleges before gaining a position at Bangalore University's English department. He was the first president of the Kannada Book Trust. [1] Rao won the Kendra Sahitya Academy Award for his work English Sahitya Charitre. [2]