D.R. Bendre or Da.Ra.Bendre ( ದತ್ತಾತ್ರೆಯ ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರ ಬೇಂದ್ರೆ Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre, ),((1896-1981) who wrote under the pen-name of Ambikatanayadatta, is amongst the most famous of Kannada poets of the Navodaya period. He also made several contributions to Marathi literature. 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author. ... Kannada - aptly described as sirigannada (known to few as Kanarese) is one of the oldest Dravidian languages and is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 45 million people. ... Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ...

He started off with some amazingly simple and earthly romantic poetry, in fact often using the "spoken" language, thus gaining instant admiration of the masses. His later works dig deeper into social and philosophical matters. He is a recipient of the prestigious Jnanpith Award. The Jnanpith Award is the highest literary honour conferred in the Republic of India. ...

He was part of the famous Geleyara Gumpu a grouping of for promotion of study of literature and included famous authors, poets and intellectuals like Ananda Kanda, Sham. Ba. Joshi, Siddavanahalli Krishna Sharma, Enke, G.B.Joshi, V. K. Gokak, and R. S. Mugali. V. K. Gokak (Vinayak Krishna Gokak) (1909-1992) was an author and scholar of Kannada literature. ...

Ambikatanayadatta (1896-1981)

Life

He was born on Jan 31, 1896 at Dharwad in Karnataka. He completed his matriculation in 1913 and joined the Ferguson College, Pune for his higher education. by 1920 he joined Victoria High School in Dharwad as a teacher. He was married to Laxmibai in 1919 at Hubli, by this time his first collection of poems KrishnaKumari was pusblished. Dharwad Peda Dharwad, also known as Dharwar, is a town in Indias Karnataka state. ... It has been suggested that Divisions of Karnataka be merged into this article or section. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Dharwad Peda Dharwad, also known as Dharwar, is a town in Indias Karnataka state. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Bendre started the cutrual movement of Nada-habba a celebration of land and its culture which is still prevailant in karnataka. This festival is celebrated during the navaratri. In 1935 he earned his M.A. degree. on December 26, 1943 he presided over the prestigious 27th Kannada Literary Conference at Shimoga. From 1944 -1956 he worked at the D.A.V College Solapur as a professor for Kannada and later was appointed by All India Radio as Advisor to Dharwad AIR Station. in 1958 Aralu Maralu, a collection of pomes was awarded the Sahitrya Academy Award. He was feciliated during the 1964 Mysore Dasara Festival and was the year in which Naku Tanti was published which eaned him the Jnanpith Awards. It has been suggested that Divisions of Karnataka be merged into this article or section. ... Navratri or Navratra is a Hindu festival of worship and dance. ... Solapur is a city in Maharashtra, India. ... Kannada - aptly described as sirigannada (known to few as Kanarese) is one of the oldest Dravidian languages and is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 45 million people. ... // Overview All India Radio (AIR for short), officially known as Akashwani (Devanagari: आकाशवाणी, ākāshvānī) is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India), an autonomous corporation of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. ... Advisor is the title of the British colonial head of administration in the Unfederated Malay States of Johor, Kelantan, Terengganu, Perlis and Kedah. ... Dharwad Peda Dharwad, also known as Dharwar, is a town in Indias Karnataka state. ...

It can be noted that his work in Marathi was also appreciated and his book Samvada was awarded with Kelkar prize in 1965. He was also awarded with the Prestigious Padmashri and D.Litt by Karnataka University Dharwad in the year 1968. The next year he earned the fellowship of the Sahitya Academy. In 1972 the Government of Karnataka producted a documentary on him and Udipi Adimaru conferred him with the Title Kula Thilaka. on April 7, 1974 he Janapith Awards were declared and Bendre has got it for Naku Tanthi it was presented to him at a special function organized at New Delhi on November 8 1974. Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ...

No other kannada poet wrote as much and effective as Bendre did on LIFE ( Baduku )

He passed away on October 26, 1981 at Harkishandas Hospital in Mumbai. Mumbai (Hindi/Marathi: मुंबई) (pronounced ), formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of the state of Maharashtra, and the most populous city of India, with an estimated population of about 13 million (as of 2006)[1]. Mumbai is located on Salsette Island, off the west coast of Maharashtra. ...

Works

Poetry Collections

• Krishnakumari (1922)
• Gangavatarana (1951)
• Gari (1932)
• Aralu Maralu (1957)
• Naku Tanti (1964) (Four Chords, Jnanpith award)
• Nadalele

Jnanpith Award (pronounced Gyanpeeth Award) is the highest literary honour presented by the Government of India. ...

Drama

• Ambikatanayadatta Nataka Samputa (1982)

Other Languages

• Samvad (1965) (Marathi, Kelkar Award)
• Vittala Sampradaya (1984) (Marathi)

Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ... Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ...

External links

• Kamat's Potpourri
• Dharwad City