Kirtinath Kurtakoti

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Kirtinath Kurtakoti (Kannada: ಕೀರ್ತಿನಾಥ ಕುರ್ತಕೋಟಿ) (13 October 1928 – 31 July 2003) was a Kannada writer and critic who won among other awards, the Central Sahitya Akademi honour of India.[1] Apart from Kannada, he was well-versed in other languages including Hindi and Sanskrit.

Early life[edit]

Kurtakoti was born in the town of Gadag in the Indian state of Karnataka on 13 October 1928.[1] He completed his graduation in Bachelor of Arts from Karnataka College in Dharwad and served as a teacher in few colleges, before moving to the town of Anand in Gujarat. He completed his post-graduation in English and was employed at the Sardar Patel University in Gujarat.[1] He married Saraswati.

Contribution[edit]

His most prominent Kannada work is Marathi Samskruti - Kelavu Samasyegalu (Marathi Culture - Some Problems) which was originally written in Marathi by Sham. Bha. Joshi. This won him the Karnataka Sahitya Akademi award. Kannada Book Authority (KBA) allegedly included this translated version in a publication that it brought out, without taking the permission of Kurtakoti, forcing him to send a legal notice to KBA.[2] He won the central Sahitya Akademi Award in 1995 for his book Uriya Nalage.[3] Other books include Chandragupta, Bhringada Benneri, Nadedu Banda Daari and Putta Bangara. He has also written plays like Aa Mani, which have been staged by troupes like Ninasam.[4] His book Nadedu Banda Daari (Path Traversed) is a treatise on the achievement of Kannada literature from the past to the present, while his book Bhringada Benneri provides an overview of the poems of D. R. Bendre.

Later life[edit]

He spent his retired life at Dharwad. He held certain positions like that of an adviser to Manohara Granthamele, a publishing house and was also nominated to the Jnanpith language panel. He was also a member of the syndicate of the Kannada University at Hampi.[1] On 31 July 2003, aged 75, he died of cardiac arrest, just about three hours after his wife's death.[1]

Works[edit]

  • Uriya Nalage
  • Marathi Samskruti-Kelavu Samasyegalu
  • Yugadharma mattu Sahitya Darshana
  • Nadedu Banda Daari
  • Bhringada Benneri
  • Chandragupta
  • Pratyabhijnana
  • Adhyayana mattu Parayana
  • Putta Bangara
  • Rajakeeya mattu Dharma
  • Arthantara
  • Aa Mani

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Kannada critic Kurtakoti dead". The Times of India. 1 August 2003. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
  2. ^ "Kurtakoti says KBA published his work sans permission". The Times of India. 10 February 2002. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
  3. ^ "Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007". Sahitya Akademi. Archived from the original on 31 March 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  4. ^ Narayan Raichur (12 April 2004). "Conflict between real and surreal". Archived from the original on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
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