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Palakala Seetharam Bhat (16 August 1931 – 26 September 2017) was a Kannada writer. He received Bal sahitya puraskar for his Contribution to Children's Literature in 2012 by Sahitya Akademi.[1][2]

Background[edit | edit source]

Bhat served as a primary school and high school teacher at Jain High School, Moodabidri till his retirement in 1988. He started writing for children inspired by the works of Panje Mangesh Rao. He founded the "Shishu Sahitya Male" in 1954, which has brought out more than 100 books for children. He wrote 25 dramas, 58 collection of stories, 35 poems, and other works for children.[3]

Awards[edit | edit source]

Poetry[edit | edit source]

  • Eḷeyara geḷeya
  • Kandana koḷalu
  • Kiriyara kinnari
  • Gāḷipaṭa
  • Tam'mana tambūri
  • Tim'mana tuttūri
  • Puṭṭana pīpi
  • Bālara bāvuṭa
  • Yaku Gothilla
  • makkaḷa muddu[7]

Books[edit | edit source]

  • Baa Nanna Magane[8]
  • Bannada Meenu
  • Haadi Kuni
  • Kathe Helajjee
  • Kittana Sahasa
  • Ondu gidada atma kathe
  • Parisara Kathegalu
  • Puttiya guttu

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "BAL SAHITYA PURASKAR (2010–2016)". sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  2. "ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಸಾಹಿತಿ ಪಳಕಳ ಸೀತಾರಾಮ ಭಟ್ ಇನ್ನಿಲ್ಲ". themangaloremirror.in. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  3. "Palakala Seetharam Bhat, writer, dead". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  4. "ಖ್ಯಾತ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಸಾಹಿತಿ ಪಳಕಳ ಸೀತಾರಾಮ ಭಟ್ಟ ನಿಧನ". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  5. "ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಸಾಹಿತಿ ಪಳಕಳ ಸೀತಾರಾಮ ಭಟ್‌ ನಿಧನ". udayavani.com. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  6. "ಹೊಸ ಕೃತಿಗಳ ರಚನೆಯಾಗಲಿ ಪಳಕಳ ಸೀತಾರಾಮ ಭಟ್ಟ". varthabharati.in. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  7. "Kannada books". nbtindia.gov.in. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  8. "Kannada books". nbtindia.gov.in. Retrieved 26 August 2018.