Poornachandra Tejaswi

K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi
ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ
Born 8 September 1938(1938-09-08)
Kuppalli, Shimoga district, Karnataka
Died 5 April 2007(2007-04-05) (aged 68)[1]
Mudigere, Karnataka
Pen name Poochante
Occupation Writer, Novelist, Farmer, Ornithologist
Nationality India
Genres Fiction
Literary movement Pragatishila (Progressive)

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Kuppali Puttappa Poornachandra Tejaswi (Kannada: ಕುಪ್ಪಳಿ ಪುಟ್ಟಪ್ಪ ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ) (Sep 8, 1938 - Apr 5, 2007[1]) was a prominent Kannada writer and novelist who has made a great impession in "Navya" period of Kannada literature and inaugurated the bandaya or "protest literature" with his short-story collection Abachoorina Post Offisu.

At early stages of his writing career, Tejaswi wrote poems but later concentrated on short stories, novels and essays. Poornachandra Tejaswi has a distinguished style of writing which has heralded a new era in Kannada literature.[2]

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Early life

Tejaswi was born on September 8, 1938 in Kuppali in Shimoga district of Karnataka. Although he was the son of "Rashtrakavi" Kuvempu, he came out of his father's shadow and established his own image at an early age. Tejaswi received Rajyotsava Award for his first short story "Linga Banda", a look at the rainy western ghats from the eye of a young boy. After completion of his education from Maharaja college of Mysore, due to his interests in nature and farming, he moved to Mudigere taluk of Chikmagalur District after buying a coffee estate. Apart from literature he was actively involved in painting, photography and philosophy.

Literary works

Tejaswi has let his pen run in almost all forms of literature including poems, short stories, novels, Travel literature, plays and science fiction literature. Nature and incidents related to nature enjoy major role in most of his works. Karvalo is one such novel where the author himself participates in an adventure of discovering an flying lizard in the dense forests of Western ghats. Even after twenty six years of its publication (published in 1980) it stays in top 10 list of Kannada books sold every week. Tejaswi has translated a number of English books to Kannada enriching the depth of Kannada literature.

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Awards

Bibliography

Collections of poems

Novels

Photo Album

Others

Biography

Short story collections

Translated Works

Travel literature

Plays

Science and nature writings

Tejaswi's works in visual media

Movies

Plays

Death

Poornachandra Tejaswi died of cardiac arrest at his farm house Niruttara, Mudigere in Chikmagalur district of Karnataka state, on April 5, 2007 approximately at 2.00 p.m.[1] He was 69 at the time of death.

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