Devanur Mahadeva
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Devanoora Mahadeva is an Indian writer who writes in Kannada language. The Government of India conferred upon him the Padma Shri award, the fourth highest civilian award.[1]
Known among literary circles to be a rebel, Mahadeva rejected the
Sahitya Academy awardee for his novel Kusuma Baale. In the 1990s he rejected the government's offer to nominate him to Rajya Sabha (the upper house of the Parliament of India) under the writer's quota.[3] In 2022, he published a book on the RSS that gained popularity and critical acclaim both for its content and its innovative open publishing model.[4][5]
Personal life
Mahadeva was born in 1948 in Devanuru village in
in Mysore.Literary contributions
- Dyavanooru (ದ್ಯಾವನೂರು)
- Odalaala (ಒಡಲಾಳ)
- Kusuma Baale (ಕುಸುಮಬಾಲೆ)
- Edege Bidda Akshara (ಎದೆಗೆ ಬಿದ್ದ ಅಕ್ಷರ)
- Devanura Mahadeva Avara Krithigalu (ದೇವನೂರ ಮಹಾದೇವ ಅವರ ಎಲ್ಲ ಕಥೆ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಗಳು)
- RSS: Aaala mattu agala (ಆರ್ ಎಸ್ ಎಸ್: ಆಳ ಮತ್ತು ಅಗಲ)
Awards and recognitions
Devanooru's awards and accolades include:
- Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award.
- Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for the novel Kusumabale
- Padma Shri in 2011[6]
- Yara japthigu sigada navilugalu (ಯಾರ ಜಪ್ತಿಗೂ ಸಿಗದ ನವಿಲುಗಳು). Collection of articles on Devanoora Mahadeva`s works and vision edited by Dr. P Chandrika.
See also
References
- ^ Devanur receives Padma Shri. Cite:http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article1992401.ece
- ^ Devanuru rejects Nrupatunga award. Cite:http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-31/mysore/28219086_1_kannada-sahitya-parishat-kannada-language-kannada-litterateurs Archived 25 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Devanuru rejects Nrupatunga award. Cite:http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-31/mysore/28219086_1_kannada-sahitya-parishat-kannada-language-kannada-litterateurs Archived 25 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ kavitha (15 July 2022). "'I've written it for entire mankind': Kannada writer Devanur on his popular RSS book". The Federal. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
External links
- English translation of his book RSS: Aaala mattu agala from the Internet Archive