B. M. Srikantaiah

B. M. Srikantaiah

Infobox Writer
name = Belluru.Mylaraiyya. Srikantaiah


caption = © Kamat's Potpourri
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birthdate = 3-Jan-1884
birthplace = Nagamangala taluk, Mandya district, Karnataka
deathdate = 5-Jan-1946
deathplace = Bangalore, Karnataka
occupation = Poet, Writer, Professor
nationality = India
period =
genre = Fiction
subject =
movement = Navodaya
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B M Srikanthaiah or B M Shri (Kannada: ಬಿ ಎಮ್ ಶ್ರೀಕಂಠಯ್ಯ )(1884-1946) was one of the most influential authors, writers and translators of Kannada literature.

He was born in Sampige village, Mandya District Nagamangala taluk. He studied at Srirangapatanam and Mysore, before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from a Bangalore College and a Master of Arts degree in Madras. He joined Maharaja College in Mysore as a Lecturer. After completing 25 years of service at there he moved to Central College in Bangalore, later Vidyaranya College under the K. E. Board in Dharwad. He was also an honorary professor at the Kannada Department of the University of Mysore when it was founded in 1927.

One of this most famous works is the translation of the hymn "Lead, Kindly Light" as "Karunallu Baa Belake".

Known as the "Kannada Kanva" for his guardianship of Kannada Literature, he was instrumental in encouraging and promoting Kannada and inspiring writers such as Kuvempu and G. P. Rajarathnam to write in Kannada, at a time when English was becoming the common medium.

He championed the cause of Kannada and encouraged a generation of writers to express in their mother-tongue.

His book of translations, English Geethegalu is one of the famous books.

He was awarded the 'Raja Sevaskta' award by the Maharaja of Mysore and was the president of the Kannada Saithya Sammelana in 1938 at Gulburga.A circle in Bangalore where 100 feet road and CMH road meet, has been named after him: B M Sri Circle.

Works

* Gadayuddha Natakam (play)
* Aswatthaaman (Play)
* Honganasugalu (Poetry)

Translations

* English Geetagalu (English Songs, 1921).Literary Criticism
* Kannadigarige olleya saahitya (Good literature for Kannada People)
* Kannada Kaipidi (History of Kannada Literature)

See also

* Kannada language
* Kannada literature
* Kannada poetry


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