S. R. Ekkundi

S. R. Ekkundi
Born 20 January 1923
Ranebennur, Haveri District, Karnataka
Died 20 August 1995
Bangalore
Pen name Su Ra Ekkundi
Occupation Poet and teacher
Nationality India
Genre Kannada Poetry
Notable awards Sahitya Akademi award,
Nation award for teachers,
Soviet Land award.

Subbanna R. Ekkundi (1923–1995) was a recipient of Sahitya Akademi award, Nation award for teacher and Soviet Land award.

Ekkundi was born in Ranebennur of Haveri district in the year 1923.His father was Rangacharya and mother was Rajakka. He was a student of literature at Willingdon college, Sangli. At Willingdon, V. K. Gokak and R. S. Mugali were Ekkundi's professors. Ekkundi and Gangadhar V. Chittal from Hanehalli were classmates at Willingdon. After graduating with B.A. (Hons.) Literature in the year 1944, Subbanna Ekkundi joined the Anandashram High School, Bankikodla as a teacher and retired as Head Master of that institute in 1977. Ekkundi was married to Indira Ekkundi from Haveri.

In 1992, Ekkundi was given the Sahitya Akademi award for his outstanding poetical work Bakulada Hoovugalu in Kannada. His poem Ladhak Irali Nepa Irali which was written during the Second Indo-China war was well received. His political sympathies were with the Communist party. After his retirement, he was given a national award for teaching. He was the author of many works of poetry and short stories.[1] His work is described by an entry in the Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature [2] Besides politics, his poetry deals primarily with traditional Indian mythological and religious themes. His Ubhaya Bharati, concerns the famous debate between the Hindu philosophers Adi Shankara and Mandana Mishra.

In 1970, Ekkundi was given award from the Land of the Soviets. Kannada University at Hampi conferred a Ph.D. degree to a student on a thesis entitled S. R. Ekkundi....

A collection of his poems was released in the year 2008 in a book titled Bellaki Hindu.[3]

Major poetry

  • Bakulada Hoovugalu
  • Ubhaya Bharati
  • Subhadra
  • Matsyagandhi
  • Ananda Teertha
  • Kathan Kavyagalu
  • Havadigan Hudug
  • Bellakkigalu
  • Santana

Other work

References

  1. ↑ K. M. George (1992). Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology. Sahitya Akademi. p. 678. ISBN 81-7201-324-8.
  2. ↑ Amaresh Datta (1988). Encyclopaedia of Indian literature vol. 2. Sahitya Akademi. p. 1142. ISBN 81-260-1194-7.
  3. ↑ , Article In The Hindu newspaper.

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