Belluru Mylaraiah Srikantaiah (3 January 1884 – 5 January 1946),[1][2] was an Indian author, writer and translator of Kannada literature. He was born in Sampige village of Turuvekere Taluk,his mother house and his father is from Bellur of Nagamangala.
Belluru Mylaraiyya Srikantaiah | |
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| Born | Turuvekere, Kingdom of Mysore, British India |
| Died | Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India |
| Occupation | Poet, writer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Literary movement | Navodaya |
| Relatives | Anasuya Shankar (niece) Aryamba Pattabhi (niece) |
Prominent Students
editWorks
edit- Gadayuddha Natakam (ಗದಾಯುದ್ಧ ನಾಟಕಂ) (play)
- Aswatthaaman ( ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥಾಮನ್ ) (Play)
- Honganasugalu ( ಹೊಂಗನಸುಗಳು ) (Poetry)
Translations
edit- English Geetegalu (ಇಂಗ್ಲೀಷ್ ಗೀತೆಗಳು )(English Songs, 1921)
- " lead kindly light"
- Kural (1940, Bangalore)
- Silappatikaram[3]
Literary criticism
edit- Kannadigarige olleya saahitya (Good literature for Kannada People)
- Kannada Kaipidi (History of Kannada Literature)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ranganna, S. V. (1972). B. M. Srikantia. Kannada Writers and Their Work. Mysore: Institute of Kannada Studies, University of Mysore. p. 11. OCLC 902691.
- ^ Murthy Rao, A. N. (1974). B. M. Srikantayya. Makers of Indian Literature. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 10. OCLC 1859561.
- ^ B M Srikantiah: Biographical Sketch (PDF). Shodh Ganga. p. 87. Retrieved 13 February 2017.