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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 ...
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. [1]
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.
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 .
Deva Raya II's rule was a high point in the development of Kannada literature, [19] when competition between Vaishnava and Veerashaiva writers was fierce and literary disputations between the two sects were common. [20]
Secularism is considered in political philosophy and philosophy of religion. As a philosophy, secularism is closely associated with naturalism and materialism, rejecting consideration of immaterial or supernatural substances, such as a soul, in favour of a material universe. [45]
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.