B m srikantaiah biography of michael

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B m srikantaiah biography of michael

See also [ edit ]. References [ edit ]. Srikantaiah bi. His contribution is significant not merely because of his personal writings, but due to the sense of direction and commitment that he gave to a generation of scholars. He was responsible for building a dedicated band of creative writers and scholars who thrived hard to realize his dreams and added many new dimensions to his ideas.

This is particularly true with respect to the princely state of Mysore. He was saddled with the twin responsibilities in a given historical context. The first was the task of creating an abiding interest in the literary tradition of Kannada in the face of stiff competition from English and Sanskrit. Secondly, he had to absorb the British and continental influences and use them to create a modern literature for Kannada.

His Shukrageete sums up his vision of life thus: "Truth alone shall triumph and not untruth, Knowledge, and not ignorance, is nectar. Bow to VishwabhArati - mother India of Universal Vision, and not to anything less" Sri Gave impetus to the genre of poetic drama by writing three plays- Gadayuddha nataka , Ashwathaman , and Parasikaru - all Tragedies, on the Greek pattern.

For the first time, tragedy appeared on the kannada stage, Gadayuddha modelled on poet Ranna's epic of the same name. Login Register. He joined Maharaja College in Mysore as a Lecturer. After completing 25 years of service at there he moved to Central College in Bangalore , later Vidyaranya College under the K. Board in Dharwad. He was also an honorary professor at the Kannada Department of the University of Mysore when it was founded in Known as the "Kannada Kanva" for his guardianship of Kannada Literature, he was instrumental in encouraging and promoting Kannada and inspiring writers such as Kuvempu and G.

Rajarathnam to write in Kannada , at a time when English was becoming the common medium.