Kodagina Gowramma
Gowramma (1912–1939), better known as Kodagina Gowramma, was an Indian writer who wrote in Kannada and lived in Kodagu. She was a feminist and supporter of the Indian Freedom Movement.[1]
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| Born | Gowramma 1912 Madikeri, Coorg State, British India |
| Died | 1939 (aged 26–27) Coorg State, British India |
| Pen name | Kodagina Gowramma |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Literary movement | Feminism |
| Notable works | Manuvina Rani, Aparaadhi Yaaru |
| Spouse | B. T. G. Krishna |
LifeEdit
Gowramma was born in 1912 to N.S Ramayya and Nanjamma in Madikeri[2] and married to B. T. Gopal Krishna of Somwarpet taluk in Kodagu, then known as Coorg, a province in British India.[3] She invited Mahatma Gandhi to her family house, during his campaign in Coorg, and donated all her gold ornaments towards the Harijan (Dalit) Welfare Fund.[4]
She drowned in a whirlpool, aged 27, on 13 April 1939.[5]
WorksEdit
Gowramma wrote in Kannada under the name 'Kodagina Gowramma'.[1] Her stories, such as “Aparaadhi Yaaru” (Who is the criminal), “Vaaniya Samasye”, “Aahuthi” and “Manuvina Raani”, were modern and progressive. Her story ”Manuvina Rani” made her famous. A volume of her best known stories, Gowramma Kathegalu, was issued from Madikeri.[3][5]
InfluenceEdit
Decades later, her works inspired Triveni, another woman writer in Kannada.[citation needed] A volume of Gowramma's stories was published as Mareyalagada Kathegalu and prefaced by Kannada writer Vaidehi.[3]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vēṇugōpāla Soraba, Je Hēmalata (1 September 1995). Women writers in South Indian languages. B.R. Pub. Corp. p. 9. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ↑ Kallammanavar, Srikanth (5 January 2014). "The roots of Kannada in Kodagu". Deccan Herald. deccanherald.com. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Rao, H.S. Raghavendra (1 March 2012). "Pioneering steps". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ↑ Kamath, Dr. S. U. (1993). Karnataka State gazetteer, Kodagu District. Bangalore: Director of Print, Stationery and Publications at the Government Press. p. 660. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Rajan, K. Sundar (8 April 2003). "Short stories (Book Review)". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 August 2014.