On the event of Kannada poet D R Bendre’s loss of life anniversary, let’s take a look at 5 information concerning the litterateur.
1. Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre was his full title, and he grew to become standard as Da Ra Bendre. He was born on January 31, 1896 and died on the age of 85 on October 26, 1981.
2. He has many titles, together with ‘Varakavi’, that means ‘gifted poet’, ‘Kavikula Tilaka’ – a jewel amongst poets – and Kavya Garudiga, a sorcerer-poet. His works, which had been in Dharwad Kannada (North Kannada), caused a renaissance in Kannada literature.
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3. He had a deep curiosity in Quantum Physics, Arithmetic and Human Physiology.
4. He was married on the age of 23 to a lady, Lakshmibai, who was ten years his junior. They’d 9 youngsters and lived for 47 years collectively till Lakshmibai handed away in 1966.
5. Bendre was conferred with the Padma Shri in 1968, the Sahitya Akademi award in 1969 and the Jnanapitha prashasthi, which is the very best literary award within the nation, in 1973, for Naaku Tanti (4 Strings), his poetry assortment from 1964.
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Politicians, actors and several other different netizens went on social media on Wednesday to pour in messages of affection, respect and remembrance.
“On the loss of life anniversary of Varakavi Shri D. Ra. Bendre, who proclaimed the glory of Kannadigas as ‘The world shall be born from Karnataka’, we pay our respects. Bendre, who has cultivated prolific literature for almost 8 a long time, has enriched Kannada literature along with his intuitive, heart-touching poetic energy,” Dr Sudhakar Okay, Karnataka’s well being minister tweeted.
“Tributes to Kannada Saraswat world legend, Padma Shri, Jnanpith awardee Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendrey on his martyrdom. Allow us to proudly bear in mind Dr. Bendre’s literary cultivation and his mental consciousness, which enriched the richness of Kannada literature and poetic world,” Congress MP D Okay Suresh wrote.