Workshop on ‘Literary World of Shantarasa’ held at Gulbarga University

Writer Amresh Nugadoni connected Saturday said that ghazal writer Shantarasa played a important relation successful nurturing Kannada lit successful the Kalyana Karnataka (previously called Hyderabad Karnataka) portion contempt the beardown power of Urdu during the pre-Independence Nizam rule.

He was speaking aft inaugurating a one-day literate store titled “Shantarasa Sahitya Loka” astatine Gulbarga University, organised jointly by the Kannada Studies Institute of Gulbarga University and the Dr. Besagarahalli Ramanna Foundation, Bengaluru.

Mr. Nugadoni said that though Shantarasa was calved into poverty, his relation with the Jangama assemblage had enriched him with accepted knowledge. At a clip erstwhile ornamental penning dominated Kannada literature, Shantarasa established the ‘Satya Snehi’ publishing location successful Raichur, encouraging respective writers and contributing importantly to the maturation of Kannada prose and poetry. By translating works from Urdu into Kannada, helium expanded the scope and power of Kannada literature, helium said.

Highlighting the poet’s rebellious spirit, Mr. Nugadoni noted that Shantarasa openly protested injustice against the portion and drew inspiration from Basavanna’s vachanas. “A secular thinker and a witnesser to his times, Shantarasa remains mostly unfamiliar to readers successful confederate Karnataka. There is simply a request to instrumentality his literate bequest to a wider audience,” helium said.

Speaking connected the occasion, H.T. Potte, Director of the Kannada Studies Institute, expressed interest that contempt the State authorities having established 27 literate foundations crossed Karnataka to beforehand Kannada connection and literature, nary existed successful the Kalyana Karnataka region. “This is simply a onshore that witnessed Vachana literature, Sasa lit and the Dalit movement, and gave Karnataka its earliest disposable literate texts. Yet, not a azygous instauration has been acceptable up here,” helium said, urging the authorities to found literate foundations successful the portion successful the names of eminent poets and writers.

The programme was presided implicit by H.R. Sujatha, president of the Dr. Besagarahalli Ramanna Foundation. Senior theatre property H.S. Basavaprabhu and instauration caput Rajendra Prasad were present.

As portion of the workshop, K. Ravindranath of Hosapete spoke connected ‘Research and Book Editing’ by Shantarasa and professional Shreeshail Nagaral connected the ‘Prose Literature’ of the writer successful the archetypal session. In the 2nd session, professional Shailaja Bagewadi spoke connected ‘Women’s World successful Literature’, Mahantesh Navalakal connected ‘Poetic Traditions’, and translator Suryakant Sujyatha connected ‘Translated Literature’.