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|birth_place = Teerthapura, [[Chikkanayakanahalli]], [[Tumkur district]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]<br />
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'''Tirthapura Nanjundaiah Shrikantaiah''' ({{lang-kn|ತೀರ್ಥಪುರ ನಂಜುಂಡಯ್ಯ ಶ್ರೀಕಂಠಯ್ಯ}}) (26 November 1906 – 7 September 1966), commonly known as <br />
'''Thee. Nam. Shree.''' (ತೀ. ನಂ. ಶ್ರೀ.), was an Indian [[Kannada language|Kannada]] literary [[poet]], [[linguist]] and [[teacher]].<br />
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Shrikantaiah was instrumental in preparing and publishing Kannada version of [[Constitution of India]] in 1952.<ref name="constitution">[http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/03/28/stories/2002032803410400.htm New Kannada version of Constitution released] The Hindu - 28 March 2002</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Shrikantaiah was born on 26 November 1906 in Teerthapura in [[Tumkur district]] to Nanjundiah and Bhageerathamma. His family were the descendants of the Kings of Hagalavadi.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} He received his [[Bachelors of Arts|B.A.]] in 1926 and an [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in [[English language|English]] in 1929. He received an M.A. in the [[Kannada language]] from [[Mysore University]] later that year.<ref name="d">[http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/may232006/spectrum13012006522.asp A scholar unmatched] Deccan Herald - 23 May 2006</ref><br />
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==Works==<br />
His most famous work was a book titled ''Bharatiya Kavya Meemamse'' ({{lang-kn|ಭಾರತೀಯ ಕಾವ್ಯ ಮೀಮಾಂಸೆ}}) about Indian poetics. This work was a thorough analysis of the relationship between 11th century Alankara poetry ([[Figure of speech]]) and India in prose and poetic forms. Thi Nam Sri's book delves into the tradition of Kavyalankara and related classical texts and asserts that Rasa-Dhvani principles are an integral part of this comparison of different streams of poetry.<ref name="d" /><br />
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He is credited for suggesting the term ''Rashtrapathi'', a [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] equivalent for [[President of India]].{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} When there was a discussion on the equivalent term for the President of Indian republic, as a member of Indian constitution council, it was he who suggested ''Rashtrapathi'',{{when|date=February 2021}} a word with a similar connotation to President. The term was accepted unanimously and is still the term in use.<br />
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His poetry work of ''Olume'' ({{lang-kn|ಒಲುಮೆ}}) is a collection of poems on [[love]], first of its kind in [[Kannada language]].{{citation needed|date=May 2016}}<br />
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==Later life==<br />
He worked in an array of government offices and educational institutions, including the [[Karnataka University]] and the [[University of Mysore]]. He retired from government service in 1952. He received a [[Rockefeller Foundation|Rockefeller]] scholarship in 1955 to pursue advanced studies of linguistics in the [[United States]]. He continued to work as a professor of [[Kannada language|Kannada]] until he died of a sudden heart attack in [[Kolkatta]] in 1966.<ref name="d" /><br />
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==Literary works==<br />
* Bharatiya Kavya Meemamse<br />
* Kannada Madhyama Vyakarana (grammar)<br />
* Rakshasana Mudrike<br />
* Olume (collection of poems)<br />
* Nantaru<br />
* Samalokana<br />
* Pampa<br />
* Kavya Sameekshe<br />
* Gadāyuddhasaṅgraha (editor)<br />
* Naṃbiyaṇṇana Ragaḷe of Harihara (editor)<br />
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==Remembrances==<br />
The Department of Kannada and the Ti Nam Sri Birth Centenary Committee initiated a yearlong celebration of Shrikantaiah's life in 2006 to commemorate his birth centenary. This was done in coordination with a number of educational institutions including the Central Institute of Indian Languages in [[Mysore]], [[Deccan College (Pune)|Deccan College]] in [[Pune]], and the Central Sahitya Academy in [[Delhi]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070611134120/http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/27/stories/2005112718980400.htm Birth centenary of Ti. Nam. Sri. to be observed for a year] The Hindu - 27 November 2005</ref><br />
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South End Circle [[Jayanagar, Bangalore|Jayanagar]] Bangalore has a statue of Ti. Nam. Sri has been unveiled and park has been named after him.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Kannada language]]<br />
* [[Kannada literature]]<br />
* [[Kannada poetry]]<br />
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