Chandrashekhara Kambara
Chandrashekhara Kambara | |
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Occupation | |
Alma mater | PhD from |
Period | 1937–present |
Genre | Fiction |
Notable awards | Jnanpith Award Sahitya Akademi Award Padma Shri Pampa Award Padma Bhushan |
Spouse | Satyabhama |
Children | 4 |
Chandrashekhara Basavanneppa Kambara (
Kambara's plays mainly revolve around folk or
He has been conferred with many prestigious awards including the
Early life
Chandrashekhara Kambara was born in kannada-speaking family in
Popularly known as Shivapur Kambar Master in his native district, Kambara had his schooling in
Career
After a brief stint in teaching in the University of Chicago, he taught in Bangalore University for over two decades and was a Fulbright scholar.[1]
He has been elected as the chairman of Sahitya Academy on 12 February 2018.
He served as the chairman of National School of Drama Society, New Delhi from 1996 to 2000 and as the president of Karnataka Nataka Academy from 1980 to 1983. He started using north Karnataka dialect of Kannada in his poems and plays which is not very common in Kannada literature.
Kambara is the founder vice-chancellor of the Kannada University at Hampi. His grand vision of Kannada literature and Karnataka culture is reflected in the way he showed commitment to build it. The architecture, the choice of the subjects that cover the diverse variety of culture and society of Karnataka, selection of place, faculty or academic activities, the scholars whom he drafted from different parts of the state and the Nadoja honorary award instead of the honorary doctorate which he introduced, show Kambara's native vision which was evolved in his literary works for decades.[6]
As the first vice-chancellor of the University, Kambara served two terms of three years each, during which he could shape it in a unique manner, compared to other traditional universities. All the constructions during his tenure as the vice-chancellor are on hillocks, with huge stone structures resembling the Vijayanagara period architecture. He also created a separate publication unit for publishing the results of research and project works going on in Kannada University.[14]
He is a strong supporter of imparting school education with Kannada language as the medium of instruction.[15] His justification for this stance is that only mother tongue can provide an "experience," which is an integral part of learning and learning through any other language only gives people "information," which makes them less competent.[16] This concurs with UNESCO's recommendation that "providing education in a child's mother tongue is a critical issue."[17]
Works
Kambara has to his credit 25 plays, 11 anthologies of poems, 5 novels, 16 research works and several scholarly write-ups on folk theatre, literature and education.[1] Some of his popular plays include "Jokumaraswamy", "Jayasidnayaka", "Kadu Kudure", "Nayi Kathe", "Mahamayi", "Harakeya Kuri" and others. He was conferred with the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1991 for another popular play Sirisampige.[18]
He was a pioneer in introducing
Many of his works have been
Apart from his literary career, Kambara has been associated with direction of feature films. His directorial work in many movies on the plays scripted by him; he has directed films such as Karimayi, Sangeeta and Kadu Kudare. Jeeke Maastara Pranaya Prasanga. Two of his plays which have been made into television series. His contributions include many documentaries for the Government of Karnataka and Government of India.[3] His "Kaadu Kudure" entered into the Indian Panorama and won the National Award. His film "Sangeeta" won the Best Feature Film State Award in the year 1981. He has also adopted his play G.K. Maastarara Pranaya Prasanga for television.
Besides his voluminous works, Kambar has presented papers on Indian Folklore and theatre in the University of Chicago, American Oriental Centre, New York, International Theatre Institute – Berlin, Moscow, and Jade: Akita Japan and many universities and cultural organizations in India. The Folklore Dictionary he compiled for Kannada Sahitya Parishad is a monumental work.
Themes
In his lengthy
Shivapura is an imaginary
Filmography
- Karimaayi (1975) (director)
- Kaadu Kudure (1979) (director)
- Sangeeta (1980) (director)
- G.K. Maastarara Pranaya Prasanga (1986) (television)
- Rishyashringa (1970)
- Huliya Neralu (1980)
- Singaaravva (1982) (writer)
- Harakeya Kuri (1983) (writer)
Awards and honours
Central awards
- Padma Bhushan (2021) [24]
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (2011)
- Jnanpith Award (2010)
- Padma Shri (2001)
- Sahitya Akademi Award (1991)
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1983)
State awards
- Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan Award (Kerala, 2018)[25]
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship(Akademy Ratna Award, 2011)
- Devaraj Urs Award (Karnataka, 2007)
- Joshua Sahitya Puraskaram (Andhra Pradesh, 2005)
- Nadoja Award (2004)
- Pampa Award (2004)
- Sant Kabir Award (2002)
- Masti Award (Karnataka, 1997)
- Janapada and Yakshagana Academy Award (1993)
- Karnataka Sahitya Academy (1989)
- Rajyotsava Award(Karnataka, 1988)
- Nandikar Award (Calcutta, 1987)
- Karnataka Natak Academy (1987)
- Kumaran Ashan Award (Kerala, 1982)
- Kannada Sahitya Parishat (1975)
Five of his books have been awarded by the Karnataka Sahitya Academy. His well-known play Jokumaraswamy has won the "
His Saavirada Neralu won the "Ashan Award" (Kerala) as the best collection of poems in 1982. He won the K.V. Shankare Gowda Award for Theatre in 1990. He is the recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, New Delhi,[19] for playwrighting in the year 1983 and the Sahitya Akademi Award, New Delhi, for the play Siri Sampige in 1991.[26]
Kambara received the eighth
List of works
His rich contribution to Kannada literature in the field of poetry, plays, novels and stories, and on his research and political perceptions are listed below.[3]
Poetry
- Mugulu (1958)
- Helatena Kela (1964)
- Takararinavaru (1971) [Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry]
- Saavirada Neralu (1979) [Ashan Award – 1982, Kerala]
- Aayda Kavanagalu (1980)
- Belli Meenu (1989)
- Akkakku Haadugale (1993)
- Eevaregina Helatena Kela (1993)
- Chakori (1996) [Translated into English, 1999]
- Rocks of Hampi (Collection of Poems Translated into English by O. L. Nagabhushana Swamy, 2004)
- Ayda Kavitegalu (Akshara Prakashana, 2007)
- Ellide Shivapura (2009)
- Samagra Kavya (2018)
Plays
- Bembattida Kannu – 1961
- Narcissus – 1969
- Rishyashringa (Filmed) – 1970
- Jokumaraswamy – 1972
- Chalesha — 1973 (translated to Hindi by Dakshina Bharath Hindi Prachar Sabha, Madras in 1973)
- Sangya Balya Anabeko Naadolaga – 1975
- Kittiya Kathe – 1974
- Jasisidanayaka – 1975 (Translated to Hindi by Saraswathi Vihar, New Delhi in 1984 and English. State Academy of Literature Award and "Vardhamana Prashasti" as the Best Book of the Year in Kannada)
- Alibaba – 1980 (translated and published in Indian Literature, Sahitya Academy)
- Kaadu Kudure – 1979 (Filmed and received National Award)
- Naayi Kathe – 1980 (Filmed as Sangeeta and received 5 Karnataka State Film Awards)
- Kharokhara – 1977
- Mathanthara – 1978
- Harakeya Kuri – 1983 (Filmed and received National Award, translated into Hindi by Gyan Bharathi, New Delhi in 1989)
- Kambara Avara Natakagalu – 1984
- Sambashiva Prahasana – 1987 (Translated into Hindi, English by Seagull Books, Calcutta in 1991 and Tamil)
- Siri Sampige (Sahitya Akademi Award, 1991)
- Huliya Neralu (Filmed) – 1980
- Boleshankara – 1991
- Pushpa Rani – 1990
- Tirukana Kanasu – 1989
- Mahamayi – 1999 (Translated into English by NSD, New Delhi in 2000 and Hindi)
- Nela Sampige – 2004 (Collection of Plays published by Kannada Pustaka Pradhikara, Government of Karnataka)
- Jakkana – 2008
- Shivaratri – 2011[30]
- Maarikadu
Novels
- Anna Tangi – 1956
- Karimaayi – 1975 (Filmed)
- G.K. Maastarara Pranaya Prasanga – 1986 (filmed for Doordarshan, translated to Hindi by Vidya Prakashan Mandir, New Delhi)
- Singarevva Mattu Aramane – 1982 (State Academy of Literature Award, translated to English by Katha Books, New Delhi in 2002, Hindi by Radhakrishna Prakashan, New Delhi in 1984 and to Malayalam by DC Books, Kottayam in 1999 as Kulothe Chingaramma) (Filmed by T. S. Nagabharana)
- Shikhara Soorya – 2007 (published by Akshara Prakashana and second edition by Ankita Pustaka)
- Shivana Dangura - 2015
Research and critical perceptions
- Uttara Karnataka Janapada Rangabhumi – 1980
- Sangya Balya – 1966
- Bannisi Hadavva Nana Balaga – 1968
- Bayalaatagalu – 1973
- Matado Lingave – 1973
- Namma Janapada – 1980
- Bandire Nanna Jayolage – 1981
- Kannada Folklore Dictionary (2 volumes) – 1985
- Bedara Huduga Mattu Gilli – 1989 (State Academy of Literature Award)
- Lakshapathi Rajana Kathe – 1986
- Kasigondu Seru – 1989
- Nelada Mareya Nidhana – 1993
- Brihaddesiya Chintana – 2001
- An Anthology of Modern India Plays for the National School of Drama – 2000
- Desheeya Chintana – 2004 (collection of articles on culture and literature. Published by Ankita Pustaka)
- Tudi Irada Daari - 2009
- Marave Marmarave – 2007
- Idu Desi – 2010
- Smit - 1968
See also
- Kannada language
- Kannada literature
- Kannada poetry
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