Mogeri Gopalakrishna Adiga(18.2.1918–14.11.1992) was a modernKannada poet.He is known by some commentators as the "pioneer ofNew style"poetry.[1]
Gopalakrishna Adiga | |
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| Born | 1918 Mogeri,South Canara,Madras Presidency,British India (present-dayKundapura taluk,Udupi district,Karnataka,India) |
| Died | 1992 (aged 73–74) Bangalore,Karnataka |
| Occupation | Poet,writer,professor |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Literary movement | Navya |
| Relatives | Manu Raju(grandson) Sharat Raju(grandson) |
Biography
editHe was born in the coastal village of Mogeri,Udupidistrict, inKarnatakaState. After primary education in Mogeri and Baindooru, he went to high school in Kundapur.[2]As editor ofSaakshimagazine he helped bringKannada literatureto the masses.[3]
Adiga's grandson isManu Raju,Senior Political reporter forCNN.[4]Another grandson,Sharat Raju,is a film director in the US.
Work
editIn the 1950s and 1960s Adiga was a teacher inMysore.[5]From 1964 until 1968 he was the principal of Lal Bahadur College inSagara,and from 1968 until 1971 he was Principal of Poorna Prajna College inUdupi.[6]
His style has been described[by whom?]as a response to theindependence of IndiafromBritish rulein 1947. The style calledNavyawas generally about the new times. Inspired by modernWestern literatureand Indian tradition, he set out to portray the "disillusionment and angst of the times".[6]
Works
edit- Bhavataranga- 1946
- Anathey' - 1954 (novel)
- Bhoomi Geetha- 1959
- Mannina Vasane(book of essays) - 1966
- Vardhamana- 1972
- Idanna Bayasiralilla(poems) - 1975
- Samagra Kavya(collection of poems) - 1976
- [1]Sakshi(Magazine) - 1962
Quotes
edit- "ಇರುವುದೆಲ್ಲವ ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಇರದುದರೆಡೆಗೆ ತುಡಿವುದೆ ಜೀವನ?" (Iruvudellava bittu iradudaredege tudivude jeevana?)
Is life leaving everything we have and craving for things which we do not have?
- "ಮೌನ ತಬ್ಬಿತು ನೆಲವ" (mouna tabbitu nelava)[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^http:// hinduonnet /thehindu/mp/2002/09/26/stories/2002092600660200.htm[usurped]The Hindu - 26 September 2002
- ^"Gopalakrishna Adiga Biography - Biography of Gopalakrishna Adiga".Poem Hunter.Retrieved22 January2022.
- ^Gopalakrishna Adiga remembered[usurped]The Hindu - 4 October 2004
- ^"CNN Profiles - Manu Raju - Chief Congressional Correspondent".CNN.
- ^The Mysore generationThe Hindu- 25 Apr 2004.
- ^ab"Indian Poets Writing In Kannada".Archived from the original on 26 October 2009.Retrieved8 October2010.
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