| G. S. Shivarudrappa | |
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| Born | (1926-02-07)7 February 1926 Issuru, Shikaripura, Kingdom of Mysore, British India |
| Died | 23 December 2013(2013-12-23) (aged 87) Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Occupation | Writer, professor |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Period | 1950–2007 |
| Genre | Poetry, criticism |
| Literary movement | Navya, Navodaya and Pragathisheela |
Guggari Shanthaveerappa Shivarudrappa (7 February 1926 – 23 December 2013), or colloquially GSS, was an Indian Kannada poet, writer, and researcher who was awarded the title of Rashtrakavi (national poet) by the Government of Karnataka in 2006.
Early life
Shivarudrappa was born on 7 February 1926 in Issur Village, Shikaripura Taluk, in Shivamogga district of Karnataka. He died on 23 December 2013 in Bangalore. His father was a school teacher. He did his primary and secondary schooling in Shikaripura.
Education
Shivarudrappa gained his BA in 1949 and MA in 1953 from University of Mysore, having secured gold medals on three occasions. He was a student and follower of Kuvempu and was heavily inspired by Kuvempu's literary works and life.
In 1965, G.S. Shivarudrappa secured a doctorate for his thesis "Saundarya Samīkṣe" (Kannada : ಸೌಂದರ್ಯ ಸಮೀಕ್ಷೆ), written under the guidance of Kuvempu, a pioneering work in the field of literary aesthetics.
Professional life
Shivarudrappa started his career in 1949 as a lecturer in Kannada language at the Mysore University. In 1963, he joined Hyderabad's Osmania University as a reader, eventually becoming the head of the Kannada department. He remained at Osmania University until 1966.
In 1966, Shivarudrappa joined the Bangalore University as a professor. He was later elected as the director of the university and he continued to contribute to the university's Kannada Study Center (Kannada : ಕನ್ನಡ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ ಕೇಂದ್ರ).
In cities like Davanagere, Shivamogga, and Mysore, he lectured in Kannada. In 1966, he moved his headquarters to Bangalore University, where he served as Director until his retirement from the government in 1986. From 1987 to 1990, he served as the Karnataka Sahitya Academy's president.
Later life and death
Shivarudrappa has worked as a Kannada professor at the Maharaja's College, Mysore and later at the Postgraduate Kannada Department of Bangalore University. He died on 23 December 2013 at his Banashankari, Bangalore residence. The State Government declared a two-day mourning in his honour.
Rashtrakavi
Shivarudrappa was honoured with the title of Rashtrakavi (Sanskrit for "Poet of the Nation") by the Government of Karnataka during the Suvarna Karnataka (Golden Jubilee celebrations of Karnataka) occasion on 1 November, the Kannada Rajyotsava day, 2006. He was the third Kannada poet to be honoured with this title, after Govinda Pai and Kuvempu.
Literary works
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Collection of poems
- Saamagaana
- Cheluvu-Olavu
- Devashilpa
- Deepada Hejje
- Chakragathi
- Anaavarana
- Tereda Daari
- Godhe
- Vyakthamadhya
- Teerthavaani
- Kaarthika
- Kaadina Katthalalli
- Agniparva
- Yede Tumbhi Haadidenu
- Nooraru Kavithegalu
- Samagra Kavya
- Nana hanathe
- Mera Diya Aur Anya Kavitayen
Criticism
- Parisheelana
- Vimarsheya Poorva Pashchima
- Soundarya Sameekshe (Ph.D. thesis)
- Kaavyaartha Chintana
- Gattibimbha
- Anuranana
- Pratikriye
- Kannada Sahithya Sameekshe
- Mahakavya Swaroopa
- Kannada Kavigala Kaavyakalpane
- Desiyatheyalli Aralida Datta Pratibhe
- Yavudoo Sannadalla
- Pampa : Ondu Adhyayana
- Samagra Kannada Sahitya Charitre – A history of Kannada literature and language and its growth over the centuries
- Kuvempu - Punaravalokana/Kuvempu - a Reappraisal – A biographical work on Kuvempu, done for Government of Karnataka
Travelogues
- Moscowdalli 22 dina (22 Days in Moscow) – Winner of Soviet Land Nehru Award.
- Englandinalli Chaturmaasa (Four months in England)
- Americadalli Kannadiga (Kannadiga in America)
- Gangeya Shikharagalalli (In the Crest of the River Ganges)
Biography
G s shivarudrappa
- Shri Kuvempu
- Kavi Bendre
- Fakeer Mohan Senapathi
Autobiography
- Chaturanga
Works on G. S. Shivarudrappa
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- Gourava A Felicitation Volume about the Life and Literature of G. S. Shivarudrappa
- Hanate A Felicitation Volume about the Life and Literature of G. S. Shivarudrappa
- Aakashadeepa A Felicitation Volume about the Life and Literature of G. S. Shivarudrappa
- G. S. Shivarudrappa (Biography) by H. S. Venkateshamurthy
- G. S. S. Sanchaya (An Anthology of Selected Writings)
- Government of Karnataka published his Complete Works in 9 volumes at a subsidized price.
Awards and honours
- Pampa Award – 1998
- Rashtrakavi Award (Poet of the Nation) – 2006
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Shivarudrappa G". Archived from the original on 29 November 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- "Down memory lane". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 16 March 2007. Archived from the original on 28 November 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- Khajane, Muralidhar (23 December 2013). "Rashtrakavi G.S. Shivarudrappa no more". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
- "ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಕವಿ ಜಿಎಸ್ ಶಿವರುದ್ರಪ್ಪ ವಿಧಿವಶ | Kannada poet, writer and researcher GS Shivarudrappa passes-away - Kannada Oneindia". Kannada.oneindia.in. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ Prestigious Rashtra Kavi title for Shivarudrappa
- "Rajmangal Publishers | Kannada to Hindi Translation Book Publishers India". Rajmangal Publishers. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- "Samagra Kannada Sahitya Charitre" Book Info from Kamat's Potpourri
- "Kannada qualifies for classical status". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2007.
External links
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- 2013 deaths
- Kannada people
- Kannada poets
- Kannada-language writers
- People from Shimoga district
- Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Kannada
- University of Mysore alumni
- Academic staff of Maharaja's College, Mysore
- Maharaja's College, Mysore alumni
- Rashtrakavi
- 20th-century Indian poets
- Poets from Karnataka
- Academic staff of Bangalore University
- Indian male poets
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- Academic staff of Osmania University