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{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] --><br />
| name = Subbanna Ranganath Ekkundi<br />
| image = S.R.Ekkundi-pic.jpg<br />
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| pseudonym = ಸು.ರಂ.ಎಕ್ಕುಂಡಿ<br />
| birth_name = Subbanna Ranganath Ekkundi<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|1|20|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Ranebennur]], [[Haveri District]], [[Karnataka]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|1995|8|20|1923|1|20|df=yes}}<br />
| death_place = [[Bangalore]], Karnataka<br />
| spouse = Indira Ekkundi<br />
| occupation = Highschool Teacher <br />
| nationality = [[India]]<br />
| period = 1945-1995<br />
| genre = [[Kannada]] [[Poetry]]<br />
| subject = Various Themes <br />
| awards = [[Sahitya Akademi Award]], <br/> Best Teacher National Award and [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] Land Award.<br />
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'''Subbanna R. Ekkundi''' (1923–1995) was a recipient of [[Sahitya Akademi Award]], National Aaward for Teacher and Soviet Land Award.<br />
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Ekkundi was born in [[Ranebennur]] of [[Haveri district]] in the year 1923. His father was Ranganath and mother was Rajakka. He was a student of literature at [[Willingdon college, Sangli]]. At Willingdon, [[V. K. Gokak]] and [[R. S. Mugali]] were Ekkundi's professors. Ekkundi and [[Gangadhar V. Chittal]] from [[Bankikodla-Hanehalli|Hanehalli]] were classmates at Willingdon. After graduating with B.A. (Hons.) Literature in the year 1944, Subbanna Ekkundi joined the [[Anandashram High School, Bankikodla]] as a teacher and retired as Head Master of that institute in 1977. Ekkundi was married to Indira Ekkundi from [[Haveri]].<br />
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In 1992, Ekkundi was awarded the [[Sahitya Akademi]] and the [[Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry|Karnataka Sahitya Akademi]] awards for his outstanding poetical work ''Bakulada Hoovugalu'' in [[Kannada]]. His poem ''Ladhak Irali Nepa Irali'' which was written during the Second [[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.<ref>{{cite book|title=Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology|author= K. M. George|pages=678|year= 1992 |publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m1R2Pa3f7r0C&pg=PA678| isbn=81-7201-324-8}}</ref> His work is described by an entry in the Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature <ref>{{cite book|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian literature vol. 2|author=Amaresh Datta|year=1988|pages=1142|publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zB4n3MVozbUC&pg=PA1142|isbn=81-260-1194-7}}</ref> Besides politics, his poetry deals primarily with traditional Indian mythological and religious themes. His ''Ubhaya Bharati'' concerns the famous debate between the Hindu philosophers [[Adi Shankara]] and [[Mandana Mishra]].<br />
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In 1970, Ekkundi was given award from the Land of the Soviets.{{clarify |date=May 2016 |reason= The Soviet Union?}} [[Kannada University]] at [[Hampi]] conferred a Ph.D. degree to a student on a thesis entitled ''S. R. Ekkundi...''.{{clarify |date=May 2016 |reason= Does the title of the thesis really just trail off with ellipses?}}<br />
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An anthology of his complete poems was released in the year 2008 in a book titled ''Bellaki Hindu''.<ref name="The Hindu">[https://web.archive.org/web/20080915194631/http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/28/stories/2008072853110400.htm], Article In The Hindu newspaper.</ref><br />
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==Collection of Poems==<br />
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* ''Matsyagandhi'' (1975)<br />
* ''Bakulada Hoovugalu'' (1991)<br />
* ''Ubhaya Bharati''<br />
* ''Subhadra''<br />
* ''Ananda Teertha''<br />
* ''Mithile''<br />
* ''Kathan Kavanagalu''<br />
* ''Havadigara Huduga''<br />
* ''Bellakkigalu''<br />
* ''Santana''<br />
* Godhiya Tenegalu<br />
* ''Parivallagalu <br />
* Bellakki Hindu (An Anthology of Complete Poems) <br />
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==Other Work==<br />
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* ''Neralu'' (Collection of Short Stories)<br />
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* ''Eradu Russian Kadambrigalu'' - Translated from [[Russian language|Russian]] to English to Kannada (fiction)<br />
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* Panjugalu<br />
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==Awards==<br />
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* Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for Bakulada Hoovugalu<br />
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* Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award for Bakulada Hoovugalu <br />
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* Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Honorary Award for Lifetime Achievement<br />
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* Best Teacher Award <br />
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* Vardhamana Award<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/kar/writers/6110.htm Ekkunid's Photo]<br />
* [http://www.vishvakannada.com/archives/html/vol5no1/ekkundi.htm A poem by Ekkundi in Vishva Kannada]<br />
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[[Category:Kannada poets]]<br />
[[Category:Educators from Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:1923 births]]<br />
[[Category:1995 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:People from Haveri district]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Kannada]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian poets]]<br />
[[Category:Poets from Karnataka]]<br />
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