Nanjaiah Honganuru
| Dr. M. Nanjaiah | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 1, 1970 Honganuru , Chamarajanagar, Karnataka, India |
| Occupation | Assistant professor of Folklore, Mysore University |
| Genre | Folk Literature, Folk Medicine, Folk Arts, Tribalore, Place Names and Person Names and cultural studies |
Dr. Nanjaiah M., also known as Dr. Nanjaiah Honganuru (Kannada: ಡಾ. ನಂಜಯ್ಯ ಹೊಂಗನೂರು), is a Kannada folklorist in Karnataka state, India. He has written many books on his field, Folklore. His famous books like "Samagra kannada gadegalu" (as an editor),[1] "Janapada dasa sampradaya" and "Jaanapada siri" made his name popular in the field of Folklore. He is currently working as an assistant professor of Folklore in Mysore University.[2] Dr. Nanjaiah recently received the "Kombina honnayya award" for his excellent works in folklore, given by Honnusiri cultural trust, Chamarajnagar, in the year 2016.
Books
Dr. Honganuru has written many books. Few are..
- "Jaanapada siri"
- "Sthalanamagalu"
- "Janapada dasa sampradaya"
- "B. Rachaiah avara jeevana matthu rajaneethi"
- "Samagra Kannada Gadegalu" (As an editor)[3]
Articles
Dr. Nanjaiah has written many articles on Folklore and cultural studies and a few are listed here.
1. "Sthalanamagalu" ,1997
2. "T. Narasipura Thalokina Sthalanamagalu", 1998
3. "Honganurina Shishuprasagalu", 1999
4. "Gundlupet Parisarada Sthalanamagalu", 2000
5. "Janapada Dasa Sampradaaya", 2003
6. "Badalavaneyatha Halligalu", 2005
7. "Gramina Samskriti Indu mattu Naale", Janapada Karnataka No-1, Vol-4, Prasaranga, Kannada University, Hampi,2005
8. "Saaraswatha Tapaswi : Ondu Sthula Parichaya", Appeared in VIDVANMANI - Felicitation Volume of Vidwan M. Shivakumaraswamy Mysore, 1999
9. "Janapada Drishti : Maagi", Bahujana Karnataka Vaara Pathrike Sanchike -2, 2001
10. "Mysore Jilleya Mata Manyagalu", Prajamatha Mysore Jilleya Visheshanka[4]