G. S. Shivarudrappa

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G.S. Shivarudrappa
ಜಿ.ಎಸ್. ಶಿವರುದ್ರಪ್ಪ

Born February 7, 1926 (1926-02-07) (age 82)
Shikaripura, Shivamogga district, Karnataka
Occupation Writer, Professor
Nationality India
Genres Fiction
Literary movement Navya

Dr. G.S. Shivarudrappa (Kannada: ಜಿ.ಎಸ್. ಶಿವರುದ್ರಪ್ಪ) (born February 7, 1926) is a Kannada poet, writer and researcher who was rewarded as Rashtrakavi by the Government of Karnataka on November 1, 2006.

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[edit] Early life

G.S. Shivarudrappa was born in Shikaripura, in Shivamogga district of Karnataka. His father was a school teacher. He did his primary and secondary schooling in Shikaripura.

Mr. Shivarudrappa who is a known "Navodaya" poet has made a lasting contribution to the Kannada literature.

Born on February 7, 1926, Mr. Shivarudrappa has worked as a Kannada professor at the Maharaja College of Mysore and later at the Postgraduate Kannada Department of Bangalore University. He received the Central Sahitya Akademi Award in 1984 for his literary contribution. He has also bagged several awards including the Karnataka State Sahitya Academy and Indo Soviet Land Award. He presided over the Akhil Bharatiya Kannada Sahitya Sammelana held in Davanagere in 1992.

His main collections of poems are Saamagaana, Karthika, Deepada Hejje, Preeti Illada Mele, Devashilpa, Gode, Anavarana, Tereda Daari and Kaadina Kattalalli. (The Hindu, 02' Nov 2006)

[edit] Education

Shivarudrappa pursued his B.A. in 1949 and M.A. 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 Soundarya Sameekshe (Kannada: ಸೌಂದರ್ಯ ಸಮೀಕ್ಷೆ), written under the guidance of Kuvempu.

[edit] Professional life

Dr. G.S.S, as he is popularly known, started his career in 1949 as a lecturer in Kannada language at the Mysore University. On receiving the invitation from Hyderabad's Osmania University in 1963, he joined that university as a reader and the head of the Kannada department. He continued to serve in Osmania University till 1966.

In 1966, G.S.S joined the Bangalore University as a professor. He was later elected as a director of the university and he continued to contribute in Kannada Study Center (Kannada: ಕನ್ನಡ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ ಕೇಂದ್ರ) at the university. It was during his administration as a director that the department of Kannada in the university was converted as Kannada Study Center.

[edit] Rashtrakavi

Dr. G.S.S was honoured as a Rashtrakavi (Sanskrit: Poet of the Nation) by the Government of Karnataka during the Suvarna Karnataka (Golden Jubilee celebrations of Karnataka) occasion on November 1, the Kannada Rajyotsava day, 2006[1]. He was the third Kannada poet to be honoured with this prestigious title of Rashtrakavi, after his mentor and guide Kuvempu, and Govinda Pai.

[edit] Literary works

[edit] Poem collections

  • Saamagaana
  • Cheluvu-Olavu
  • Devashilpi
  • Deepada Hejje
  • Anaavarana
  • Tereda Baagilu
  • Gode
  • Vyakthamadhya
  • Teerthapaani
  • Kaartika
  • Kaadina Katthalalli
  • Preeti illada mele
  • Chakragati

[edit] Prose/research works

  • Parisheelana
  • Vimarsheya Poorva Pashchima
  • Soundarya Sameekshe (Ph.D. thesis)
  • Kaavyaartha Chintana
  • Gatibimba
  • anuranana
  • Pratikriye
  • Kannada Sahithya Sameekshe
  • Mahakavya Swaroopa
  • Kannada Kavigala Kaavyakalpane
  • Samagra Kannada Sahitya Charitre - A history of Kannada literature and language and its growth over the centuries[2]
  • Kuvempu-a Reappraisal - A biographical work on Kuvempu, done for Government of Karnataka

[edit] Travelogues

  • Moscowdalli 22 dina (22 Days in Moscow) - This work is a recipient of Soviet Land Nehru Award.
  • Englandinalli Chaturmaasa (Four months in England)
  • Americadalli Kannadiga (Kannadiga in America)
  • Gangeya Shikharagalalli (In the mounts of the river Ganga)

[edit] Awards and honours

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Prestigious Rashtra Kavi title for Shivarudrappa
  2. ^ "Samagra Kannada Sahitya Charitre" Book Info from Kamat's Potpourri
  3. ^ Kannada qualifies for classical status. Online webpage of Deccan Herald. Deccan Herald. Retrieved on 2007-07-13.
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