Siddalingaiah (poet)
Siddalingaiah Devaiah (Born 1954, Magadi, Bangalore) is an Indian poet-playwright writing in the Kannada language, and Dalit activist and politician. He is credited with starting the Dalit-Bandaya movement in Kannada and with starting the genre of Dalit writing. He is one of the founders of the Dalita Sangharsh Samiti along with B. Krishnappa.
Dr. Siddalingaiah | |
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 Siddalingaiah at Tathvapada singers gathering in Mandya in 2012 | |
| Born | Siddalingaiah 1954 Manchanabele,[1] Karnataka, India |
| Occupation | Poet, Dramatist, Kannada Professor, Legislator and Dalit Activist |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | M. A. and Ph.D in Kannada |
| Alma mater | Bangalore University |
| Period | 1974-present |
| Genre | Dalit-Bandaya Movement |
| Literary movement | Dalit-Bandaya movement |
| Notable works | Holemadigara Haadu, Saviraaru Nadigalu and Meravanige |
| Notable awards | Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award and Nrupatunga Award |
In 1988, at the age of 34, he became a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and, in 2006, chairman of the Kannada Development Authority, a post with Cabinet rank that he held until 2008.
He has been head of the Department of Kannada at Bangalore University and a member of the University Syndicate of Kannada University, Hampi. He is acknowledged as a symbol of the Dalit movement and a leading public intellectual and Kannada poet.[2]
Works
- Saaviraaru Nadigalu (Thousands of Rivers, 1979)
- Kappu Kaadina Haadu (The Song of the Black Forest, 1982)
- Aayda Kavithegalu (Selected Poems, 1997)
- Meravanige (Procession, 2000)
- Nanna Janagalu mattu Itara Kavitegalu (My People and Other Poems, 2005)
- Kudiva Neeliya Kadalu (2017)
- Ooru Saagaravagi (2018)
Autobiography
- Ooru Keri-1 : Atmakathana (1997)
- Ooru Keri-2 : Atmakathana (2006)
- Ooru Keri-3 : Atmakathana (2014)
- A Word With You, World : The Autobiography of a Poet (Navayana, 2013) Translated by S.R. Ramakrishna (Excerpt)
- Satyanarayana, K & Tharu, Susie (2013) From those Stubs Steel Nibs are Sprouting: New Dalit Writing from South Asia, Dossier 2: Kannada and Telugu, New Delhi: HarperCollins India.
Plays
- Panchama
- Nelasama
- Ekalavya
Criticism and Essays
- Hakkkinota
- Gramadevathegalu
- Avataragalu
- Jana Samsakruthi
- Aa Mukha Ee Mukha
References
- kannada wikipedia}}
- Satyanarayana and Tharu (2013). From those Stubs Steel Nibs are Sprouting: New Dalit Writing from South India Vol II. New Delhi: Harper Collins India. pp. 151–155. ISBN 978-93-5029-376-8.