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W arnataka is the land that gave birth to
seven Jnanapeeth award winners, the
highest honour bestowed for ndian
literature.
W rom the period of Adikavi Pampa, who
proclaimed his wish to be reborn as a little
bee in the land of annada, annada poetry
has come a long way to uvempu and
Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre.
Pre-history
W annada poetry has been traced back to
around 5th century A.D, though none of
those early works have been found.
W %he earliest extant poetry in tripadi meter are
the appe Arabhatta records of 700 C.E.
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W %he first well known annada poet was
Adikavi Pampa who wrote in an archaic
style of kannada called Halegannada
(literally "Old annada").
W His Vikramarjuna Vijaya is hailed as a
classic even to this day.
W ith this and his other important work
Adipurana he set a trend of poetic
excellence for the annada poets of
the future.
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W annada poetry called vachanas, were
pithy comments on that period's social,
religious and economic conditions.
W ore importantly, they hold a mirror to
the seed of a social revolution, which
caused a radical re-examination of the
ideas of caste, creed and religion.
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Bhakti
W annada poets have the unique distinction
of sowing the seeds of one of the richest
forms of classical music: South ndian
Carnatic music. %he Dasas or saints, around
15th century, sang the glory of God through
poems. %hese poems called Padas were
usually of 10 to 20 lines. %hey expressed the
desire of the Bhakta or devotee to be one
with God.
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W %he Haridasas spread the message of
peace, love and bhakti in their Dasa
Sahitya, which are also popularly
known Devaranamas
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anakadasa
Navodaya
W Navodaya literally means a new birth.
W %his indeed was the reincarnation of
annada poetry which was dormant for quite
a few centuries in the face of British
occupation of ndia.
W %his period saw greats like Srikanthaiah,
uvempu, Bendre, Shivaram aranth
writing poetry.
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W t was B. . Srikanthaiah who started this
movement of sorts with his translation of a
few critically acclaimed English poems of the
Romantic period.
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any educated annadigas,
especially those were in the
teaching profession, realised that
they need to express themselves in
their mother tongue and started
writing poetry in annada.
B . SRAN%HAAH
W uvempu is a case in point who was
convinced by his professor (of British origin)
that he should write in his mother tongue.
uvempu went on to become a Rashtrakavi
(national poet).
W His love of nature, realisation of the
greatness of man's spirit and the vision to
see the blend of nature and God made him
more than annada's ordsworth.
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W Another interesting case is that of
Shivaram aranth who was a man of
great intellect, rock-solid convictions
and a profound social sense.
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Navya (New)
ndian ndependence in 197 brought with it
the promises of freedom and a new genre
sprouted in annada poetry.
%he torch-bearer of this tradition was
Gopalakrishna Adiga .
%he Navya poets wrote for and liked
disillusioned intellectuals.
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Gopalakrishna Adiga
Other genres
W annada poetry in the last 50 years
has been closely related to social
aspects.
W %he cruel caste system gave rise to
the Bandaya and Dalita genres of
poetry.
W %he atrocities against women and the
general ill-treatment meted out to them
in ndian society gave rise to the Stri
(oman) genre of poetry.
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Awards
W annada poetry has won seven
Jnanapeeth awards, the highest for
any other ndian language.
W Sahitya Academy Awards are also
given to annada for their eminent
contributions to annada poetry.
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Jnanapeeth awardees
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KuppaIi Venkatappagowda
Puttappa
(Kuvempu)
W ear = 1967
W 4rk = Sri Ramayana Darshanam
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attatreya Ramachandra
Bendre
W ear = 1973
W 4rk = Nakutanti (Naku %hanthi)
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K.Shivaram Karanth
W ear =1977
W 4rk = M44kajjiya Kanasugalu
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aasti Venkatesh Ayengar
W ear = 1983
W ork = hikkaveera Rajendra
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V. K. Gokak
(Vinayaka Krishna Gokak)
W ear = 1990
W 4rk = Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi
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&.R. Ananthamurthy
Kannada
W ear = 199
W work = his contribution to annada
literature.
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Girish Karnad
W ear = 1998
W ork = "for his contributions to
modern ndian drama
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ist of other important
Kannada poets
W Asaga
W Gopalakrishna Adiga
W appe Arabhatta
W Amoghavarsha
W Basava
W Chandrashekhara ambara
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W Chamarasa
W Chikkupadhyaya
W Gangadhar V. Chittal
W anaka Dasa
W Purandara Dasa
W Dinakara Desai
W Subbanna Ekkundi
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W Gangadevi
W . Govinda Pai
W Janna
W Gourish aikini
W Jayant aikini
W ayyara inyanna Rai
W umara Vyasa
W Akka ahadevi
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W A. N. urthy Rao
W Nagavarma
W Nagavarma
W Adikavi Pampa
W Sri Ponna
W Allama Prabhu
W Rajasekhara
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W Ranna
W Rudrabhatta
W Sarvajna
W Shishunala Sharif
W B. . Srikantaiah
W %. N. Srikantaiah
W %irumalamba
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W Vyasatirtha
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W . S.Narasimhaswamy
W. S. Nissar Ahmed
WShivakotiacharya
WG. S. Shivarudrappa
Poet Sarvajna
W A famous annada poet ,his statue has
been unveiled in Ayanavaram
park,Chennai in August 2009.
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