B. M. Srikantaiah

Belluru Mylaraiah Srikantaiah (3 January 1884 – 5 January 1946),[1][2] known popularly as B. M. Srikantiah, was an Indian author, writer and translator of Kannada literature.

Belluru Mylaraiyya Srikantaiah
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BornTuruvekere, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
DiedBangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
OccupationPoet, writer
NationalityIndian
GenreFiction
Literary movementNavodaya
RelativesAnasuya Shankar (niece)
Aryamba Pattabhi (niece)

Prominent Students

Works
  • Gadayuddha Natakam (ಗದಾಯುದ್ಧ ನಾಟಕಂ) (play)
  • Aswatthaaman ( ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥಾಮನ್ ) (Play)
  • Honganasugalu ( ಹೊಂಗನಸುಗಳು ) (Poetry)

Translations
  • English Geetegalu (ಇಂಗ್ಲೀಷ್ ಗೀತೆಗಳು )(English Songs, 1921)
  • " lead kindly light"
  • Kural (1940, Bangalore)
  • Silappatikaram[3]

Literary criticism
  • Kannadigarige olleya saahitya (Good literature for Kannada People)
  • Kannada Kaipidi (History of Kannada Literature)

See also

References
  1. Ranganna, S. V. (1972). B. M. Srikantia. Kannada Writers and Their Work. Mysore: Institute of Kannada Studies, University of Mysore. p. 11. OCLC 902691.
  2. Murthy Rao, A. N. (1974). B. M. Srikantayya. Makers of Indian Literature. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 10. OCLC 1859561.
  3. B M Srikantiah: Biographical Sketch (PDF). Shodh Ganga. p. 87. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
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