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| honorific-prefix ='''[[Doctor of philosophy|Dr.]]'''
| honorific-prefix = '''[[Doctor of philosophy|Dr.]]'''
| name         = Siddalingaiah  
| name             = Siddalingaiah
| image         = Dr. Siddalingaiah.jpg
| image           = Dr. Siddalingaiah.jpg
| imagesize     = 250px
| imagesize       = 250px
| 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 date|1954|02|03|df=y}}
| 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 age|2021|06|11|1954|02|03|df=y}}
| 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
| nationality  = Indian
| education       = M. A. and Ph.D in Kannada
| citizenship  =
| alma_mater       = [[Bangalore University]]
| education     = M. A. and Ph.D in Kannada
| period           = 1974-2021
| alma_mater   = [[Bangalore University]]  
| genre           = Dalit-Bandaya Movement
| period       = 1974-2021
| subjects         =  
| genre         =Dalit-Bandaya Movement
| movement         = Dalit-[[Bandaya movement]]
| subjects     =
| notableworks     = Holemadigara Haadu, Saviraaru Nadigalu and Meravanige
| movement     = Dalit-[[Bandaya movement]]
| spouse           =  
| notableworks = Holemadigara Haadu, Saviraaru Nadigalu and Meravanige
| partner         =  
| spouse       =  
| children         =  
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| relatives       =  
| children     =  
| awards           = [[Padma Shri]] (Posthumous)
| relatives     =
| signature       =  
| awards = Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award and Nrupatunga Award
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}}
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'''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 literature|Dalit writing]]. He is one of the founders of the Dalita Sangharsh Samiti along with [[B. Krishnappa]].
'''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 literature|Dalit writing]]. He is one of the founders of the Dalita Sangharsh Samiti along with [[B. Krishnappa]].


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==Death==
==Death==
Siddalingaiah died on 11 June 2021, in Bangalore, due to [[Covid-19]] illness.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://kannada.news18.com/news/state/bengaluru-urban-kannada-poet-dr-siddalingaiah-died-due-to-covid-sesr-577193.html|title=Kannada poet Dr. Siddalingaiah died due to Covid|work=News 18|date=11 June 2021|access-date=11 June 2021}}</ref>
Siddalingaiah died on 11 June 2021, in Bangalore, due to a [[COVID-19]] illness.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://kannada.news18.com/news/state/bengaluru-urban-kannada-poet-dr-siddalingaiah-died-due-to-covid-sesr-577193.html|title=Kannada poet Dr. Siddalingaiah died due to Covid|work=News 18|date=11 June 2021|access-date=11 June 2021}}</ref>


== Notable works ==
== Notable works ==
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* 1998-99 -[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Lyricist]] for his song ''Hasivininda Satthoru'' from the movie 'Pratibhatane'
* 1998-99 -[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Lyricist]] for his song ''Hasivininda Satthoru'' from the movie 'Pratibhatane'
* 1986 - [[Rajyotsava Prashasti|Rajyostava Award]] by [[Karnataka Government]]
* 1986 - [[Rajyotsava Prashasti|Rajyostava Award]] by [[Karnataka Government]]
* 2022 - Padma Shri Award (Posthumous) for Literature and Education by Government of India<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=January 25, 2022 |title=Late CDS Bipin Rawat, Kalyan Singh and Ghulam Nabi Azad among Padma awardees {{!}} Full list here|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/late-cds-bipin-rawat-kalyan-singh-and-ghulam-nabi-azad-among-padma-awardees-1904364-2022-01-25|access-date=2022-01-25|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 22:12, 24 June 2022



Siddalingaiah
Siddalingaiah at Tathvapada singers gathering in Mandya in 2012
Siddalingaiah at Tathvapada singers gathering in Mandya in 2012
BornSiddalingaiah
(1954-02-03)3 February 1954
Manchanabele,[1] Karnataka, India
Died11 June 2021(2021-06-11) (aged 67)
Bangalore
OccupationPoet, Dramatist, Kannada Professor, Legislator and Dalit Activist
EducationM. A. and Ph.D in Kannada
Alma materBangalore University
Period1974-2021
GenreDalit-Bandaya Movement
Literary movementDalit-Bandaya movement
Notable worksHolemadigara Haadu, Saviraaru Nadigalu and Meravanige
Notable awardsPadma Shri (Posthumous)

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 a 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

See also

References

  1. kannada wikipedia}}
  2. 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.
  3. "Kannada poet Dr. Siddalingaiah died due to Covid". News 18. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. "ಕವಿ ಸಿದ್ದಲಿಂಗಯ್ಯಗೆ ಪಂಪ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ". Prajavani.com. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  5. "ಬಂಡಾಯ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಮೂಲ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತ ಅಲ್ಲ" [Nrupatunga Award for Poet Siddalingaiah] (in ಕನ್ನಡ). 8 September 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  6. "Siddalingaiah to chair 81st Kannada lit fest". Deccan Herald. 20 December 2014.
  7. "Late CDS Bipin Rawat, Kalyan Singh and Ghulam Nabi Azad among Padma awardees | Full list here". India Today. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.