K. S. Narasimhaswamy

K. S. Narasimhaswamy
Born (1915-01-26)26 January 1915
Kikkeri, Mandya district, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
Died 27 December 2003(2003-12-27) (aged 88)
Bangalore, India
Occupation Poet
Nationality India
Period Navodaya, Romantic movement

Dr. K. S. Narasimhaswamy (26 January 1915 – 27 December 2003) was a prominent Indian poet in the Kannada language. His most popular collection of poems Mysooru Mallige has seen more than thirty two reprints[1] and sought as an ideal gift for newly married couples in Karnataka.[2] Narasimhaswamy has been conferred many prestigious awards including Sahitya Akademi Award and Kannada sahitya Academy Award.[3]

Early life

Narasimhaswamy was born in Kikkeri in Mandya district. He had his early education in Mysore. In 1934 he joined Central College in Bangalore and completed his Bachelor of Arts degree. He married 'Venkamma in Tiptur in 1936. He often portrayed his wife as the inspiration for his poems which mainly deal with romance in married life.[1]

Works

His romantic love poems, inspired by Robert Burns (whose work he translated to Kannada as Robert Burnsna Premageetegalu) were unique to the language at the time when most Kannada poetry dealt with nature and the natural world.[3] He is considered to be part of the Navodaya movement in Kannada literature. By virtue of his 'simple Kannada' poetry, Narasimhaswamy was able to bring Kannada poetry to a broad audience. Film director T.S. Nagabharana made a romantic film based on Mysooru mallige which won several national awards.

Awards and honors

Narasimhaswamy received many awards and recognitions, including the Pampa Award for Kannada literature for his poetry collection Dundu Mallige in 1997. He was the president of the 60th Kannada Sahitya Sammelana, held in Mysore in 1991, and he received the Sahitya Academy award for Tereda Baagilu in 1978. He was conferred an honorary doctorate by Bangalore University and an Honorary Fellowship by the Sahitya Academy and Kannada Sahitya Parishat.

Publications

Poetry collections

Translations

Prose

References

  1. 1 2 "Narasimhaswamy passes away". Online webpage of The Times of India (The Times of India). December 29, 2003. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
  2. ↑ "'Mysore Mallige' K.S.Narasimhaswamy is dead". Online webpage of Mysore Samachar. Mysore Samachar. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
  3. 1 2 "A poet who was inspired by satire and folklore". Online webpage of The Hindu (Chennai, India: The Hindu). December 29, 2003. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
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