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| honorific-prefix = '''[[Doctor of philosophy|Dr.]]''' | | honorific-prefix ='''[[Doctor of philosophy|Dr.]]''' | ||
| name = Siddalingaiah | | name = Siddalingaiah | ||
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| caption = Siddalingaiah at Tathvapada singers gathering in Mandya in 2012 | | caption = Siddalingaiah at Tathvapada singers gathering in Mandya in 2012 | ||
| birth_name = Siddalingaiah | | birth_name = Siddalingaiah | ||
| birth_date = {{birth | | birth_date = {{birth date|1954|02|03|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Manchanabele]],<ref>kannada wikipedia}}</ref> [[Karnataka]], India | | birth_place = [[Manchanabele]],<ref>kannada wikipedia}}</ref> [[Karnataka]], India | ||
| death_date = {{Death date and | | death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|06|11|1954|02|03|df=y}} | ||
| death_place = Bangalore | | death_place = Bangalore | ||
| occupation = Poet, Dramatist, Kannada Professor, Legislator and Dalit Activist | | occupation = Poet, Dramatist, Kannada Professor, Legislator and Dalit Activist | ||
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Siddalingaiah | |
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 Siddalingaiah at Tathvapada singers gathering in Mandya in 2012 | |
| Born | Siddalingaiah 3 February 1954 Manchanabele,[1] Karnataka, India |
| Died | 11 June 2021 (aged 67) Bangalore |
| Occupation | Poet, Dramatist, Kannada Professor, Legislator and Dalit Activist |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | M. A. and Ph.D in Kannada |
| Alma mater | Bangalore University |
| Period | 1974-2021 |
| Genre | Dalit-Bandaya Movement |
| Literary movement | Dalit-Bandaya movement |
| Notable works | Holemadigara Haadu, Saviraaru Nadigalu and Meravanige |
| Notable awards | Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award and Nrupatunga Award |
Siddalingaiah (1954 in Magadi, Bangalore – 11 June 2021), was an Indian poet, playwright, and Dalit activist, writing in the Kannada language. He is credited with starting the Dalit-Bandaya movement in Kannada and with starting the genre of Dalit writing. He is one of the founders of the Dalita Sangharsh Samiti along with B. Krishnappa.
In 1988, at the age of 34, he became a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council, serving till 2001 and, in 2006, chairman of the Kannada Development Authority, a post with Cabinet rank that he held until 2008.
He has been head of the Department of Kannada at Bangalore University and a member of the University Syndicate of Kannada University, Hampi. He is acknowledged as a symbol of the Dalit movement and a leading public intellectual and Kannada poet.[2]
Death
Siddalingaiah died on 11 June 2021, in Bangalore, due to Covid-19 illness.[3]
Notable works
Poetry
- Saaviraaru Nadigalu (Thousands of Rivers, 1979)
- Kappu Kaadina Haadu (The Song of the Black Forest, 1982)
- Aayda Kavithegalu (Selected Poems, 1997)
- Meravanige (Procession, 2000)
- Nanna Janagalu mattu Itara Kavitegalu (My People and Other Poems, 2005)
- Kudiva Neeliya Kadalu (2017)
- Ooru Saagaravagi (2018)
Autobiography
- Ooru Keri-1 : Atmakathana (1997)
- Ooru Keri-2 : Atmakathana (2006)
- Ooru Keri-3 : Atmakathana (2014)
- A Word With You, World : The Autobiography of a Poet (Navayana, 2013) Translated by S.R. Ramakrishna (Excerpt)
- Satyanarayana, K & Tharu, Susie (2013) From those Stubs Steel Nibs are Sprouting: New Dalit Writing from South Asia, Dossier 2: Kannada and Telugu, New Delhi: HarperCollins India.
Plays
- Panchama
- Nelasama
- Ekalavya
Criticism and Essays
- Hakkkinota
- Gramadevathegalu
- Avataragalu
- Jana Samsakruthi
- Aa Mukha Ee Mukha
Accolades
- 2019 - Pampa Award, highest literary award in Kannada, presented by Karnataka Government[4]
- 2018 - Nrupatunga Award by BBMP[5]
- 2015 - Chaired the 81st Kannada Sahitya Sammelana held in Shravanabelagola[6]
- 2007 - Nadoja Award by Hampi University
- 1998-99 -Karnataka State Film Award for Best Lyricist for his song Hasivininda Satthoru from the movie 'Pratibhatane'
- 1986 - Rajyostava Award by Karnataka Government
See also
References
- ↑ kannada wikipedia}}
- ↑ Satyanarayana and Tharu (2013). From those Stubs Steel Nibs are Sprouting: New Dalit Writing from South India Vol II. New Delhi: Harper Collins India. pp. 151–155. ISBN 978-93-5029-376-8.
- ↑ "Kannada poet Dr. Siddalingaiah died due to Covid". News 18. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ↑ "ಕವಿ ಸಿದ್ದಲಿಂಗಯ್ಯಗೆ ಪಂಪ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ". Prajavani.com. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ↑ "ಬಂಡಾಯ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಮೂಲ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತ ಅಲ್ಲ" [Nrupatunga Award for Poet Siddalingaiah] (in ಕನ್ನಡ). 8 September 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ↑ "Siddalingaiah to chair 81st Kannada lit fest". Deccan Herald. 20 December 2014.