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Medieval Kannada literature covered a wide range of subjects and genres which can broadly be classified under the Jain, Virashaiva, Vaishnava and secular traditions. These include writings from the 7th century rise of the Badami Chalukya empire to the 16th century, coinciding with the decline of Vijayanagara Empire .
In the 19th century, some literary forms, such as the prose narrative, the novel, and the short story, were borrowed from English literature. Modern Kannada literature is now widely known and recognised: during the last half century, Kannada language authors have received eight Jnanpith awards, 63 Sahitya Akademi awards and 9 Sahitya Akademi ...
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Lower level education (in secular subjects) and education in the native language (Kannada in this case) would certianly have been available to the masses. This is clear from the availability of hundreds of bilingual inscriptions (popular before 10th century), where info about royal geneology, accomplishments and such would be in Sanskrit but ...
L. Gundappa (1903-1986) was a distinguished professor of Kannada literature at Bangalore University who played a pivotal role in the revival of Kannada literature. Inspired by his mentor, B. M. Srikantaiah, Gundappa made significant contributions to the field, particularly in the areas of translation and promoting world literature to Kannada readers.
Secularism's origins can be traced to the Bible itself and fleshed out throughout Christian history into the modern era. [18] "Secular" is a part of the Christian church's history, which even has secular clergy since the medieval period.