TV9 - "Nanna Kathe" With "Jayadev" Son Of Rashtrakavi G.S. Shivarudrappa - Part 2

TV9 - "Nanna Kathe" With "Jayadev" Son Of Rashtrakavi G.S. Shivarudrappa - Part 2..............!


Dr. G.S. Shivarudrappa (Kannada: ಜಿ.ಎಸ್. ಶಿವರುದ್ರಪ್ಪ) (born February 7, 1926) is a Kannada poet, writer and researcher who was awarded the title of Rashtrakavi by the Government of Karnataka on November 1, 2006.G.S. Shivarudrappa was born in Shikaripura, in Shivamogga district of Karnataka. His father was a school teacher. He did his primary and secondary schooling in Shikaripura.

Mr. Shivarudrappa who is a known "Navodaya" poet has made a lasting contribution to the Kannada literature.

Born on February 7, 1926, Mr. Shivarudrappa has worked as a Kannada professor at the Maharaja College of Mysore and later at the Postgraduate Kannada Department of Bangalore University. He received the Central Sahitya Akademi Award in 1984 for his literary contribution. He has also bagged several awards including the Karnataka State Sahitya Academy and Soviet Land Nehru Award. He presided over the Akhil Bharatiya Kannada Sahitya Sammelana held in Davanagere in 1992.

His main collections of poems are Saamagaana, Karthika, Deepada Hejje, Preeti Illada Mele, Devashilpa, Gode, Anavarana, Tereda Daari and Kaadina Kattalalli. (The Hindu, 02' Nov 2006). Shivarudrappa pursued his B.A. in 1949 and M.A. in 1953 from University of Mysore, having secured gold-medals on three occasions. He was a student and follower of Kuvempu and was heavily inspired by Kuvempu's literary works and life.

In 1965, G.S. Shivarudrappa secured a doctorate for his thesis Soundarya Sameekshe (Kannada: ಸೌಂದರ್ಯ ಸಮೀಕ್ಷೆ), written under the guidance of Kuvempu.



Deenabandhu trust is a voluntary organization committed to the welfare of orphaned,abandoned and destitute children of all castes,creed and religion. It was founded in 1992 and has an orphanage and a school.

Based in Chamrajanagar, the most backward district in Karnataka lacks even the basic amenities such as clean water. The district has a high percentage of families that are backward and are considered SC/STs. Deenabandhu trust is an attempt for the upliftment of these families by providing quality education and vocational skills. It aims to provide poor and orphan children a wholesome environment in which they fully develop latent potentials of their personality - physical, mental, intellectual, moral and spiritual.

Mr. Jayadev, the secretary of the organization, is a native to the district. He is the son of G.S. Shivarudrappa, a renowned poet in Karnataka. Jayadev worked as a professor at the local government college for a number of years before taking voluntary retirement to devote all his efforts for the working of the trust.

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