Dr siddalingaiah kannada poetry
Siddalingaiah (poet)
Indian poet (–)
Dr. Siddalingaiah | |
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Siddalingaiah at Tathvapada singers gathering in Mandya in | |
| Born | Siddalingaiah ()3 February Manchinabele, Mysore State (present–day Karnataka), India |
| Died | 11 June () (aged&#;67) Bangalore, India |
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| Education | M.Siddalingaiah: Activist-poet became fiery Dalit voice in Kannada: ಸಿದ್ದಲಿಂಗಯ್ಯ ನವರು (೩ ಫೆಬ್ರವರಿ ೧೯೫೪ - ೧೧ ಜೂನ್ ೨೦೨೧) ಕನ್ನಡ ದ ಲೇಖಕರಲ್ಲೊಬ್ಬರು. 'ಬಂಡಾಯ ಸಾಹಿತಿ', 'ದಲಿತ ಕವಿ' ಎಂದೇ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧರಾದ ಸಿದ್ಧಲಿಂಗಯ್ಯನವರು ದಲಿತ ಹೋರಾಟ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಸಮಾನತೆಗಾಗಿ ಕಾವ್ಯ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ರಚಿಸಿದವರು. ಕಾವ್ಯ, ನಾಟಕ, ಪ್ರಬಂಧ, ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ, ಸಂಶೋಧನೆ, ಆತ್ಮಕಥನ ಮುಂತಾದ ಪ್ರಕಾರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ರಚನೆ ಮಾಡಿದವರು. ಎರಡು ಬಾರಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಿಧಾನಪರಿಷತ್ತಿನ ಸದಸ್ಯರಾಗಿದ್ದರು. A. and Ph.D in Kannada |
| Alma&#;mater | Bangalore University |
| Period | – |
| Genre | Dalit-Bandaya Movement |
| Literary movement | Dalit-Bandaya movement |
| Notable works | Holemadigara Haadu, Saviraaru Nadigalu and Meravanige |
| Notable awards | Padma Shri (Posthumous) |
Siddalingaiah ( in Magadi, Bangalore – 11 June ), was an Indian poet, playwright, and Dalit activist, writing in the Kannada language.
He is credited with starting the Dalit-Bandaya movement in Kannada and with starting the genre of Dalit writing. He is one of the founders of the Dalita Sangharsh Samiti along with B. Krishnappa.
In , at the age of 34, he became a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council, serving till and, in , chairman of the Kannada Development Authority, a post with Cabinet rank that he held until [citation needed]
He has been head of the Department of Kannada at Bangalore University and a member of the University Syndicate of Kannada University, Hampi.
He is recognized as a symbol of the Dalit movement and a primary public intellectual and Kannada poet.[1]
Death
Siddalingaiah died on 11 June , in Bangalore, due to a COVID illness.[2]
Works
Poetry
- Saaviraaru Nadigalu (Thousands of Rivers, )
- Kappu Kaadina Haadu (The Song of the Black Forest, )
- Aayda Kavithegalu (Selected Poems, )
- Meravanige (Procession, )
- Nanna Janagalu mattu Itara Kavitegalu (My People and Other Poems, )
- Kudiva Neeliya Kadalu ()
Autobiography
- Ooru Keri-1&#;: Atmakathana ()
- Ooru Keri-2&#;: Atmakathana ()
- Ooru Keri-3&#;: Atmakathana ()
Plays
Criticism and essays
- Hakkkinota
- Gramadevathegalu
- Avataragalu
- Jana Samsakruthi
- Aa Mukha Ee Mukha