Poornachandra Tejaswi

Infobox Writer
name = K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi


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pseudonym = Poochante
birthdate = birth date|1938|9|8|df=y
birthplace = Kuppalli, Shimoga district, Karnataka, India
deathdate = death date and age|2007|4|5|1938|9|8|df=y [http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=41718 Mangalorian.com - Noted Kannada writer Poornachandra Tejasvi passes away] ]
deathplace = Mudigere, Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka, India
occupation = Writer, Novelist, Farmer,Ornithologist
nationality = India
period =
genre = Fiction
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movement = Navya
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Kuppali Puttappa Poornachandra Tejaswi (Kannada: ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ) (September 08 1938 – April 5, 2007) was a prominent Kannada writer and novelist who has made a great impession in "Navya" period of Kannada literature.

At early stages of his writing career, Tejaswi wrote poems but later concentrated on short stories, novels and essays. Poorna Chandra Tejaswi has a distinguished style of writing which has heralded a new era in Kannada literature.cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2007/04/13/stories/2007041301730100.htm|title= Flights of fancy|work=Online webpage of The Hindu|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=2007-07-12]

Early life

Tejaswi was born on September 08, 1938 in Kuppali in Shimoga district of Karnataka. Although he was the son of "Rashtrakavi" Kuvempu, he came out of his father's shadow and established his own image at an early age. Tejaswi received Rajyotsava Award for his first short story "Linga Banda", a look at the rainy western ghats from the eye of a young boy. After completion of his education from Maharaja college of Mysore, due to his interests in nature and farming, he moved to Mudigere taluk of Chikmagalur District after buying some coffee estates. Apart from literature he was actively involved in painting, photography and philosophy.

Literary works

Tejaswi has let his pen run in almost all forms of literature including poems, short stories, novels, Travel literature, plays and science fiction literature. Nature and incidents related to nature enjoy major role in most of his works. Karvalo is one such novel where the author himself participates in an adventure of discovering an imaginary flying lizard in the dense forests of Western ghats. Even after twenty six years of its publication (published in 1980) Karvalo stays in top 10 list of Kannada books sold every week ^{[citation needed]} . Tejaswi has translated a number of English books to Kannada enriching the depth of Kannada literature.

Further reading

* PoornaChandra Tejaswi, "Annana Nenapu", although not supposed to be an autobiography, Tejaswi extensively narrates about his childhood and early life.

Awards

* Sahitya Academy award in 1987
* Kannada Sahitya Academy award in 1987
* Pampa Award in 2001
* Rajyotsava Award

Bibliography

Collections of poems

* Somuvina Swagatalahari mattu Itara Kavanagalu
* Bruhannale

Novels

* Mayaloka: 1
* Chidambara Rahasya
* Karvalo
* Jugari Cross
* Millennium series

Biography

* Annana Nenapu

hort story collections

* Parisarada Kate
* Huliyoorina Sarahaddu
* Abachoorina Post Office
* Tabarana Kate
* Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu
* Kadina Kategalu (Volume1 to Volume4)
* Linga banda
* Panjrolliya Pischachia Savaalu
* Gudugu Heliddenu
* Urvashi
* Gandhiji Deseinda
* Swaroopa
* Nigoodha Manushyaru
* MaayaMruga
* Rahasya Vishwa

Translated Works

* Rudraprayagada Bhayanaka Narabakshaka (The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag: OUP/UK 1948 - Jim Corbett)
* The Great Escape
* Papillon 1 & 2

Travel literature

* Alemariya Andaman mattu Mahanadi Nile

Plays

* Yamala Prashne

cience and nature writings

* Missing Link
* Hakki Pukka
* Dakshina Bharathada Hakkigalu
* Vismaya (Volume1 to Volume3)
* Flying Saucers (Volume1 to Volume3)
* Hejje Moodada hadi
* Sahaja Krushi
* Nadeyuva kaddi haaruva yele
* Kadina kathegalu 1 & 2
* At the end of the millennium Tejaswi has undertaken a gigantic task of bringing some of the greatest works of twentieth century, written in other world languages to Kannada. The collection of publishing were called the Millennium series.

Tejaswi's works in visual media

Movies

* Abachoorina Post office
* Tabarana Kate
* Kubi mattu Iyala
* Krishnegowdara Aane

Plays

* Jugari Cross
* Chidambara Rahasya
* Krishnegowdana Aane
* Yamala Prashne
* Maayamruga

Death

Poornachandra Tejaswi died of cardiac arrest at his farm house "Niruttara", Mudigere in Chikmagalur district of Karnataka state, on April 5 2007 approximately at 2.00 p.m. He was 69 at the time of death.

Trivia

* Tejaswi heralded a new wave, when he (with like-minded friends) compiled Kuvempu's Sri Ramayana Darshanam in Kuvempu's handwriting.
Government of Karnataka too aided the effort with grants, but the cost of the book was high and ended up with mediocre success.

* A controversy started in early 2004 demanding inducting Madhwacharya's name in Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate, written by Kuvempu. Tejaswi, as son of Kuvempu and holder of copyrights of Kuvempu's articles strongly criticized any attempts to change the poem.

* Being a coffee-planter himself, Tejaswi was at the fore-front of agitations demanding the right price and treatment for coffee crop.

* Tejaswi was renowned for his interests in wild-life. He had a great appetite and was known for his fondness for good-food.

* Within his community of friends, Tejaswi was famous for not being punctual. He continued the habit of keeping them waiting for meetings, even though his close friends P. Lankesh and K. Ramadas would yell at him.

ee also

*Kannada
*Kannada literature

References

External links

*imdb name|id=1253437|name=Poornachandra Tejaswi
* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?art_id=633916707 Pampa Award to Tejaswi in 2001]

Persondata
NAME=Poornachandra Tejaswi, Kuppalli Puttappa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Poochante
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Kannada writer and novelist
DATE OF BIRTH=September 08, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH=Kuppalli, Shimoga district, Karnataka, India
DATE OF DEATH=April 5, 2007
PLACE OF DEATH=Mudigere, Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka, India