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Senior Kannada writer, critic, and folklore student Prof. Mogalli Ganesh passed distant successful the aboriginal hours of Sunday (October 5, 2025) astatine his residence successful Hosapete, Vijayanagara district. He was 63. He is survived by his woman and 3 daughters.
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Professor Mogalli had been suffering from aggregate organ ailments for the past fewer years and was hospitalised respective times for treatment. He was precocious brought location and was nether the attraction of his household members.
Born connected July 1, 1962, astatine Santemogenahalli successful Channapattana taluk of Ramanagara district, Professor Mogalli came from a Dalit household and roseate to prominence arsenic 1 of Karnataka’s astir archetypal voices successful lit and folklore studies. He held treble master’s degrees – 1 successful Economics and different successful Folklore – and obtained his Ph.D. for his probe connected the improvement of Karnataka’s colony deity culture.
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He served arsenic a Professor successful the Department of Folklore Studies astatine Kannada University, Hampi, for astir 28 years and was a Syndicate Member of Karnataka Folklore University, Shiggavi, successful Haveri district.
A prolific writer, Professor Mogalli authored works crossed aggregate literate forms including abbreviated stories, novels, plays, and captious essays. His large abbreviated communicative collections see Buguri (1992), Atte (1998), Bhoomi (2002), Mannu (2004), Kannemale (2010), Mogalli Kathegalu (2010), and Devara Dari (2017). His novels see Tottilu (2006), Kireeta (2007), Anadi (2008), Hokkulu (2024), Alli Yaroo Illa (2024), and Bittuhoda Manushya.
His captious and taste studies’ works see Deshi (1997), Sollu (1998), Dalitaru Mattu Jagatikarana (1998), Dalita Kathana (2005), Maukhika Kathana (2006), Hampi Jeevajala Janapada (2007), Adima (2004), Takararu (2008), Jaati Meemamse (2012), Ambedkar Emba Mahanadi Mattu Dalitikaranagonda Gandhiji (2017), Dalita Janapada (2024), Samskruti Mattu Asprushyate (2024), Avyakta Charitre (2010), and Adima Janapada (2018).
His thoroughfare plays see Moote (1994), Ottappa (1995), Maaru Maaru Desha Maru (1998), and Baligamba (2000). He besides edited respective volumes, including Dalita Adhyayana, Deshi Kathana, Hyderabad Karnatakada Kathegalu, Urida Negilu, Mateeya Bhayavatara, and Bannada Chitta.
Nanembudu Kinchittu is his autobiography.
Professor Mogalli received galore honours, including the Kavyananda Award, U.R. Ananthamurthy Award, Goruru Ramaswamy Award, Masti Award, Besagarahalli Ramanna Award, Putina Poetry Award, Muddanna Ratnakaravarni Award, B.H. Sridhar Award, National Culture Award, G.S. Shivarudrappa Award, Vardhamana Award, Karnataka Sahitya Academy Honorary Award, and Siddalingayya Poetry Award.
His acclaimed caller Tottilu was translated into English arsenic The Cradle and published by Lincom GmbH successful 2018. Several of his abbreviated stories person been translated into Swedish, German, Polish, and galore Indian languages, earning him a wide readership beyond Karnataka.
