Ekkundi S. R.

Ekkundi S. R.

Infobox Writer
color = #B0C4DE
name = S. R. Ekkundi


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pseudonym = Su Ra Ekkundi
birthdate = 1923
birthplace = Ranebennur, Haveri District, Karnataka
deathdate = 1995
deathplace = Bangalore
occupation = Poet and teacher
nationality = India
period =
genre = Kannada Poetry
subject =
influences = Mangesh V. Nadkarni, Sundar Nadkarni
influenced = V. K. Gokak, R. S. Mugali


website =

Subbanna R. Ekkundi was a recipient of Sahitya Akademy, nation award for teacher and Soviet Land award.

Overview

Ekkundi was born in Ranebennur, Haveri district in the year 1923. At Willington College, Sangli, he was a student of literature. At Willington Collage, V. K. Gokak and R. S. Mugali were Ekkundi's teachers. Ekkundi and Gangadhar V. Chittal were classmates at Willington. After graduating B.A. (Hons.) in the year 1944, Subbanna Ekkundi joined Anandashram High School, Bankikodla as a teacher and retired as a Head Master of that institute in 1977.

Ekkundi was married to Indira Ekkundi from Haveri.

. R. Ekkundi's career

In 1992, Ekkundi was given the Sahitya Akademi award for his outstanding poetical work "Bakulada Hoovugalu" in Kannada. His Poem "Ladhak Irali Nepa Irali" written during 2nd Indo-China war was well received. His political sympathies were with the Communist party. After his retirement, he was given a national award for teaching. He was the author of many works of poetry and short stories. [ citebook|title=Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology|author= K. M. George|pages=678|year= 1992 |publisher=Sahitya Akademi |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=m1R2Pa3f7r0C&pg=PA678&sig=gPHkiL95i83ylngbS2JYNIEqaJY| id=ISBN 8172013248] His work is described by an entry in the Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature [citebook|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian literature vol. 2|author=Amaresh Datta|year=1988|pages=1142|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=zB4n3MVozbUC&pg=PA1142&sig=qbINvfnNEozAr0LS4SxEfpRKHBA|id=ISBN 8126011947] Besides politics, his poetry deals primarily with tradition Indian mythological and religious themes. His "Ubhaya Bharati," concerns the famous debate between the Hindu philosophers Adi Shankara and Mandana Mishra.

In 1970, Ekkundi was given award from the Land of the Soviets.

Major poetry

* Bakulada Hoovugalu
* Ubhaya Bharati
* Subhadra
* Matsyagandhi
* Kathan Kavyagalu
* Havadigan Hudug
* Bellakkigalu

Other work

* Neralu (fiction)
* Erdu Russian Kadambrigalu - Translated from Russian to English to Kannada (fiction)

References

External links

* [http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/kar/writers/6110.htm Ekkunid's Photo]
* [http://www.vishvakannada.com/archives/html/vol5no1/ekkundi.htm A poem by Ekkundi in Vishva Kannada]


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