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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|None}}<br /> {{Confusing|date=August 2021}}<br /> {{Dynamic list|multiple=no}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}<br /> This is a list of historical and modern &#039;&#039;&#039;Karnataka literature&#039;&#039;&#039;, arranged in chronological order of the historical [[polity]] or era from which the works originated. Karnataka literature originates from the Karnataka region of [[South India]], which roughly corresponds to the modern state of [[Karnataka]].<br /> <br /> This list includes, but is not limited to, works written in the [[Sanskrit]] and [[Kannada script|Kannada]] languages. Where information is available, the author or authors of the text are listed, followed by the title of the text and the language or languages in which the text is written. Multiple works by the same author are listed separately.<br /> <br /> ==[[Western Ganga Dynasty]] (350–1000)==<br /> <br /> * [[Pujyapada|Pūjyapāda]] – &#039;&#039;[[Sarvārthasiddhi]]&#039;&#039; (Sanskrit)<br /> * [[Jinasena|Jinasena II]] – &#039;&#039;[[Ādi purāṇa|Ādipurāṇa]]&#039;&#039; (Sanskrit)<br /> * Madhava II – &#039;&#039;Dattaka Sutrain&#039;&#039; (Sanskrit)<br /> * [[Sripurusha]] – &#039;&#039;Gajasastra&#039;&#039;<br /> * [[Shivamara II]] – &#039;&#039;Gajashtaka&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> *Shivamara II – &#039;&#039;Sethubandha&#039;&#039; ([[Prakrit]])<br /> * Hemasena or Vidya Dhananjaya – &#039;&#039;Raghavpandaviya&#039;&#039;<br /> * Vidhibhasimha – &#039;&#039;Gadyachintamani&#039;&#039; <br /> *Vidhibhasimha – &#039;&#039;Kshatrachudamani&#039;&#039;<br /> * Guru Nemichandra – &#039;&#039;Gommatasara&#039;&#039;<br /> * [[Chavundaraya]] – &#039;&#039;Chavundaraya Purana&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> *Chavundaraya – &#039;&#039;Charitrasara&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> *Chavundaraya – &#039;&#039;Trishashti Laksan Puran&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * [[Nagavarma I]] – &#039;&#039;Chandombhudhi&#039;&#039;<br /> * Jinasena I – &#039;&#039;Harivamsha&#039;&#039; (Sanskrit)<br /> <br /> ==[[Rashtrakuta dynasty|Rashtrakuta Dynasty]] (753–982)==<br /> <br /> * Trivikrama – &#039;&#039;Nalachampu&#039;&#039; (Sanskrit)<br /> * Halayudha – &#039;&#039;Kavirahasya&#039;&#039; <br /> *Halayudha – &#039;&#039;Mritasanjivini&#039;&#039;<br /> * Somadevasuri – &#039;&#039;Nitikavyamrita&#039;&#039;<br /> * Mahaviracharya – &#039;&#039;Ganita-Sara-Samgraha&#039;&#039;<br /> * Virasenacharya – &#039;&#039;Jayadhavala-Tika&#039;&#039;<br /> * Jinasenacharya – &#039;&#039;Parsvabhyudaya&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;Mahapurana&#039;&#039;<br /> *Jinasenacharya – &#039;&#039;Dhavala&#039;&#039;<br /> * Gunabhadra – &#039;&#039;Uttarapurana&#039;&#039; (Sanskrit)<br /> * [[Asaga]] – &#039;&#039;Vardhamana Purana&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * [[Amoghavarsha|Amoghavarsha I]] – &#039;&#039;Prashottara Ratnamakike&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> *Amoghavarsha I – &#039;&#039;Kavirajamarga&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * [[Sri Ponna]] – &#039;&#039;Bhuvanaika-Ramabhyudaya&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> *Sri Ponna – &#039;&#039;Santipurana&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> *Sri Ponna – &#039;&#039;Jinaksaramale&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * [[Adikavi Pampa]] – &#039;&#039;Adipurana&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> *Adikavi Pampa – &#039;&#039;[[Vikramarjuna Vijaya]]&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * [[Shivakotiacharya]] – &#039;&#039;[[Vaddaradhane]]&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> <br /> ==[[Seuna (Yadava) dynasty|Seuna (Yadava) Dynasty]] (860–1317)==<br /> <br /> * Kamalabhava – &#039;&#039;Santhishwarapurana&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * Achanna – &#039;&#039;Varadhamanapurana&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * Chundarasa of Pandharapura – &#039;&#039;Dashakumara Charite&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> <br /> ==[[Western Chalukya Empire]] (973–1189)==<br /> <br /> * [[Ranna (Kannada poet)|Ranna]] – &#039;&#039;Ajitapurana&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> *Ranna – &#039;&#039;Sahasabhimavijaya&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> *Ranna – &#039;&#039;Gadayuddha&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> *Ranna – &#039;&#039;Rannakanda&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * Chavundaraya II – &#039;&#039;Lokopakara&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * Chandraraja – &#039;&#039;Madanatilaka&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * Shridharacharya – &#039;&#039;Jatakatilaka&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * Kirtivarma – &#039;&#039;Govaidya&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * Durgasimha – &#039;&#039;Panchatantra&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * Nagavarma – &#039;&#039;Kavyavalokana&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * Brahmashiva – &#039;&#039;Samayaparikshe&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * Vadiraja – &#039;&#039;Yashodharacharitam&#039;&#039; (Sanskrit)<br /> *Vadiraja – &#039;&#039;Parshvanatha Charitam&#039;&#039; (Sanskrit)<br /> * Bilhana – &#039;&#039;Vikramankadeva Charitha&#039;&#039; (Sanskrit)<br /> * Vijananeshvara – &#039;&#039;Mitakshara&#039;&#039; (Sanskrit)<br /> * [[Someshvara III|Someshwara III]] – &#039;&#039;Abhilashithartha Chinthamani&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;Manasollasa&#039;&#039; (Sanskrit) <br /> *Someshwara III – &#039;&#039;Chandraprabhacharite&#039;&#039; (Sanskrit)<br /> * Jagadekamalla – &#039;&#039;Sangithachudamani&#039;&#039; (Sanskrit)<br /> * Jagaddala Somanatha – &#039;&#039;Karnataka Kalyanakaraka&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * Karnaparya – &#039;&#039;Neminatha Purana&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * Nayasena – &#039;&#039;Dharmamrita&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * Brahmasiva – &#039;&#039;Samayaparikshe&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * Shantiraja – &#039;&#039;Sukumaracharita&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * Vritta Vilasa – Translation of Sanskrit text &#039;&#039;Dharama Parikshe&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * [[Nagavarma II]] – &#039;&#039;Kavyavalokana&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> *Nagavarma II – &#039;&#039;Bhashabhushana&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> *Nagavarma II – &#039;&#039;Abhidana Vastukosha&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> <br /> ==[[Hoysala Empire]] (950–1343)==<br /> <br /> * [[Madhvacharya]] – &#039;&#039;[[List of works by Madhvacharya|Sarvamula Granthas]]&#039;&#039; (Sanskrit)<br /> * Vidyatirtha – &#039;&#039;Rudraprashnabhashya&#039;&#039; (Sanskrit)<br /> * [[Nagachandra]] – &#039;&#039;Ramachandra Charitapurana&#039;&#039; (Kannada) <br /> *Nagachandra – &#039;&#039;Mallinathapurana&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * Harihara – &#039;&#039;Girija Kalyana&#039;&#039; (Kannada) <br /> *Harihara – &#039;&#039;Basavarajadevara Ragale&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * [[Raghavanka]] – &#039;&#039;Harischandra Kavya&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> *Raghavanka – &#039;&#039;Siddhara Chanitra&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> *Raghavanka – &#039;&#039;Veeresha Charite&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> *Raghavanka – &#039;&#039;Sharabha Charitre&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> *Raghavanka – &#039;&#039;Somanathacharita&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> *Raghavanka – &#039;&#039;Harihara Mahatwa&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * [[Janna]] – &#039;&#039;Yashodhara Charite&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> *Janna – &#039;&#039;Ananthanatha Purana&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * [[Nemichandra]] – &#039;&#039;Leelavati&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> *Nemichandra – &#039;&#039;Neminatha Purana&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * Achanna – &#039;&#039;Vardhamana Purana&#039;&#039; <br /> * [[Rudrabhatta]] – &#039;&#039;Jagannatha Vijaya&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * Mallikarjuna – &#039;&#039;Sukti&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> *Mallikarjuna – &#039;&#039;Sudharnava&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * [[Kesiraja]] – &#039;&#039;[[Shabdamanidarpana]]&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * Hastimalla – &#039;&#039;Adipurana&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * Andayya – &#039;&#039;Vardhamana Purana&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> *Andayya – &#039;&#039;Kabbigarakava &#039;&#039;(Kannada) <br /> * Choundarasa – &#039;&#039;Abhinava Dasha Kumara Charitha&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> *Choundarasa – &#039;&#039;Nala Champu&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * Rajaditya – &#039;&#039;Kshetraganita&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> *Rajaditya – &#039;&#039;Vyavaharaganita&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> *Rajaditya – &#039;&#039;Lilavati&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * Ratta Kavi – &#039;&#039;Rata-Mata&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * Bandhuvarma – &#039;&#039;Neminatha Purana&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> *Bandhuvarma – &#039;&#039;Harivamsha&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * Mahabalakavi – &#039;&#039;Neminatha Purana&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * Padmarasa – &#039;&#039;Dikshabodhe&#039;&#039; (Kannada)<br /> * Hastimalla – &#039;&#039;Adipurana&#039;&#039;<br /> * Trivikrama – &#039;&#039;Ushaharana&#039;&#039; (Sanskrit)<br /> * Narayana Pandita – &#039;&#039;Madhwavijaya&#039;&#039; (Sanskrit)<br /> *Narayana Pandita – &#039;&#039;Manimanjari&#039;&#039; (Sanskrit)<br /> *Narayana Pandita – &#039;&#039;Parijataharana&#039;&#039; (Sanskrit)<br /> * Vidyacharkarvartin II – &#039;&#039;Rukminikalyana&#039;&#039; (Sanskrit)<br /> <br /> ==[[Kalachuris of Kalyani|Kalachuri dynasty]] (1164–1181), [[Virashaiva]] Saints and [[Vachana]]karas==<br /> <br /> * [[Basavanna]] (known as &#039;&#039;Basaveshvara&#039;&#039; wrote the spiritual lyrics &#039;&#039;[[vachanas]]&#039;&#039; – Kannada)<br /> * Madivala Machayya (&#039;&#039;vachanakara&#039;&#039; – Kannada)<br /> * Madara Channayya (&#039;&#039;vachanakara&#039;&#039; – Kannada)<br /> * Sakalesha Madarasa (&#039;&#039;vachanakara&#039;&#039; – Kannada)<br /> * Ramanna (&#039;&#039;vachanakara&#039;&#039; – Kannada)<br /> * Sujikayakada Ramitande (&#039;&#039;vachanakara&#039;&#039; – Kannada)<br /> * Medara Ketayya (&#039;&#039;vachanakara&#039;&#039; – Kannada)<br /> * Kayakada Basappa (&#039;&#039;vachanakara&#039;&#039; – Kannada)<br /> * Virupaksha Pandita – (&#039;&#039;Chennabasavapurana&#039;&#039; – Kannada) <br /> * Dharani Pandita – (&#039;&#039;Bijjalarayacharite&#039;&#039; – Kannada)<br /> * Chandrasagara Varni (&#039;&#039;Bijjalarayapurana&#039;&#039; – Kannada)<br /> <br /> ==[[Vijayanagara Empire]] (1336–1646), Kannada Haridasa Sahitya==<br /> <br /> * [[Kumara Vyasa]] (1430 AD) (&#039;&#039;Gadugina Bharata&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;Karnataka Bharata KathaManjari&#039;&#039; a Kannada adaptation of Mahabharata and &#039;&#039;Airavata&#039;&#039;. His title was &#039;&#039;Rupaka Samrajya Chakravarti&#039;&#039; (Emperor of the World of Metaphors).) <br /> * Narahri or Kumara Valmiki (1500 AD) (&#039;&#039;Torave Ramayana&#039;&#039; in Kannada &amp; &#039;&#039;Smriti Kaustubha&#039;&#039; in Sanskrit)<br /> * Vittalanatha (&#039;&#039;Bhagavatha&#039;&#039;) – Kannada<br /> * Ratnakarvarni (16th century) (&#039;&#039;Bharatesha Vaibhava&#039;&#039;, Triloka Sataka, &#039;&#039;Someswara Sataka&#039;&#039;) – Kannada<br /> * Nanjunda – &#039;&#039;Kumara Rama Charita&#039;&#039; (16th century) – Kannada<br /> * BhimaKavi – &#039;&#039;Basavapurana&#039;&#039;(1369 AD) – Kannada<br /> * Padmanaka – Kannada<br /> * Kereya Padmarasa – &#039;&#039;Padmaraja Purana&#039;&#039; (1385 AD) – Kannada<br /> * Lakkana Dandesa &#039;&#039;Shivatatwa Chintamani&#039;&#039; (1428 AD) – Kannada<br /> * Gubbi Mallanacharya – &#039;&#039;Veerasaivamrita&#039;&#039; (1513 AD) – Kannada <br /> * Singiraja – Kannada<br /> * [[Chamarasa]] (&#039;&#039;Prabhulinga Leele&#039;&#039;) – Kannada<br /> * Akalanka (16th century), Jain scholar – Kannada<br /> * Bhattakalaka (16th century) – Kannada grammarian<br /> * Mangaraja (1360 AD) (&#039;&#039;Khagendra-Mani-Darpana&#039;&#039;, work on poisons and antidotes) – Kannada <br /> * Sayana (&#039;&#039;Vedartha Prakasha&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Yajnatantra Sudhanidhi&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Prayaschitra Sudhanidhi&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;Purushartha Sudhanidhi&#039;&#039;) – Sanskrit<br /> * [[Vidyaranya|Madhava Vidyaranya]] (&#039;&#039;Parasara – Madhaviya&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Sarva-darshana-samgraha&#039;&#039;) – Sanskrit<br /> * Devanna Bhatta (&#039;&#039;Smriti Chandrika&#039;&#039;) – Sanskrit<br /> * [[Gangadevi]] (Poet, &#039;&#039;Madhura Vijayam&#039;&#039;) – Sanskrit<br /> * [[Tirumalamba]] Devi (Poet, &#039;&#039;Varadambika Parinayam&#039;&#039;) – Sanskrit<br /> * [[Krishnadevaraya]] (&#039;&#039;Madalasa Charita&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Satyavadu Parinaya&#039;&#039;&amp; &#039;&#039;Rasamanjari&#039;&#039; – Sanskrit<br /> * Ramaraja (&#039;&#039;Bakhair&#039;&#039; – Battle of Talikota – Persian??)<br /> * Timmanna Kavi, patronised by king Krishnadevaraya, Kannada<br /> * Kereya Padmarasa, &#039;&#039;Padmaraja Purana&#039;&#039; – Kannada <br /> * Linganna, Keladinripavijayam – Kannada<br /> * Unknown author, &#039;&#039;Krishnadevarayana Dinachari&#039;&#039; is a recent discovery in Kannada.<br /> * Chatu Vithalanatha, Kannada<br /> * Madhura, Kannada <br /> * Salva<br /> * Mallanarya, Veerasaivamrita – Kannada<br /> * Lakkana Dandesa, &#039;&#039;Shivatatwa Chintamani&#039;&#039; – Kannada<br /> * Shivagna Prasadi Mahadevayya and Halageyadeva, &#039;&#039;Shunya Sampadane&#039;&#039; – Kannada<br /> * Kallumathada Prabhuva – Kannada<br /> * Jakkanna – Kannada<br /> * Maggeya Mayideva – Kannada<br /> * Tontada Siddalingayati – Kannada<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Haridasa]]&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> * [[Purandaradasa]] (1484–1564 AD) (Father of Carnatic music. Composed 475,000 songs in Kannada. His titles were&#039;&#039;DasaShreshta&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;Purandaropanishat&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Sangitapitamaha&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Kanakadasa]] (1509–1607 AD) (&#039;&#039;Padas and Keertans&#039;&#039; <br /> &#039;&#039;RamadhyanaCharite&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Haribhakthisara&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Kalacharithre&#039;&#039;, <br /> &#039;&#039;Mohana Tarangini&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Nalacharitre&#039;&#039; – Kannada)<br /> * Narahari Thirtha <br /> * Padmanabha Thirtha <br /> * Akshobhya Thirtha <br /> * [[Jayatirtha]] – &#039;&#039;Nyaya sudha&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Tattva prakashika&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Prameya deepika&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Nyaya deepika&#039;&#039; [http://www.dvaita.org/scholars/jayatirtha/ Important works]<br /> * [[Sripadaraya]] of Mulbagal (1500 AD)<br /> * [[Vyasatirtha]] (1447 – 1539 AD) – Guru of [[Purandaradasa]], [[Kanakadasa]] and [[Krishnadevaraya]] wrote &#039;&#039;Nyayamritam&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Tarkatandava&#039;&#039;, Tatparya Chandrika [http://www.dvaita.org/scholars/vyasaraja/ Important Works] <br /> * Sri Vadirajaswami<br /> <br /> ===Later Haridasa===<br /> <br /> * Guru [[Raghavendra Swami]] (1600–1671 AD) the great Sage of Manthralaya.[http://www.dvaita.org/scholars/raghavendra/raghav5.shtml Important works]<br /> * Vijaya Dasa (1687–1755 AD) <br /> * Mohana Dasa <br /> * Gopala Dasa (1721–1762 AD)<br /> * Helavanakatte Giriyamma <br /> * Jagannatha Dasa (1728–1809 AD) (&#039;&#039;Harikathamrithasara&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Uga Bhogas&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Keerthanas&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;Tathva Suvalis&#039;&#039;– Kannada)<br /> <br /> ==Kannada literature from [[Mysore Kingdom]], [[Keladi Nayaka]] kingdom==<br /> <br /> * Basappanayaka (&#039;&#039;Shivatatwa Ratnakara&#039;&#039; – History Keladi Kings)<br /> * Linganna (&#039;&#039;Keladi Napra Vijaya&#039;&#039;– History of Keladi Kings)<br /> * [[Chikkupadhyaya]], Minister and teacher of His Highness Sri Chikkadevaraja [[Wodeyar]] (1670 AD) – more than 30 works in [[Kannada]]<br /> * Tirumalaraya (1680 CE) (&#039;&#039;Chikkadevaraja Vijayam&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Chikkadevaraja Vamshaavali&#039;&#039; – History of Mysore Kings) <br /> * Govinda Vaidya (1648 CE) (&#039;&#039;Narasaraja Vijaya&#039;&#039; – History of Mysore Kings) <br /> * Bhattakalanka Deva (1604 AD) (&#039;&#039;Karnataka Shabdaushasana&#039;&#039; on grammar)<br /> * Sakdakshara Deva (1657 AD) (&#039;&#039;Rajshekhara Vilasa&#039;&#039; – romantic champu)<br /> * Noorondayya (1740 AD) (&#039;&#039;Soundara Kavya&#039;&#039;) <br /> * [[Nijaguna Yogi]] (1650 AD) (&#039;&#039;Viveka Chintamani&#039;&#039; – Shaiva work)<br /> * Nanja Raja (1760 AD) (&#039;&#039;Shiva Bhakti Mahatmya&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;Hari Vamsa&#039;&#039; – Puranic works) <br /> * Brahma Kavi (&#039;&#039;Samaya Pariksha&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Sarvajna]] (1650 AD) (&#039;&#039;tripadis&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;vachanas&#039;&#039; pithy three lined poems in Kannada)<br /> <br /> == Kannada literature from old Bangalore (18th century – 20th century) ==<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;18th-century Kannada&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> * Guru Nanjesh (&#039;&#039;Jayastuti&#039;&#039;)<br /> * Ekambara Dikshit (&#039;&#039;Veerabhdra Vijaya&#039;&#039;)<br /> * Jayaram Pande (&#039;&#039;Radha Madhava Vilasa&#039;&#039;)<br /> * Mudduveeraswamy (1700 AD) (&#039;&#039;Vachanakara&#039;&#039;)<br /> * Sarpabhooshana Shivayogi (1795–1839 AD) (&#039;&#039;Vachanakara&#039;&#039;)<br /> * Mahant Desika (&#039;&#039;Vachanakara&#039;&#039;)<br /> * Jeerage Basavalingacharya (&#039;&#039;Vachanakara&#039;&#039;)<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;19th-century Kannada&#039;&#039;&#039; (topics: grammar, linguistics, Jain and Virashaiva philosophy, geology, agriculture, politics)<br /> * Siddhanti Velanada<br /> * Subramanya Shastri<br /> * Siddhanti Shivakumara Shastri<br /> * Srinivasa<br /> * Nagasharma<br /> * Dakshinamurthy Shastri<br /> * Padmaraja Bhramasuri<br /> * Ramanathapuram Raguraya<br /> * S. N. Narasimhaiah<br /> * Doddabele Narayana Shastri – commentary on &#039;&#039;Jaimini Bharatha&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Sundarakhanda&#039;&#039;, translations of Kalidasa works<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;20th-century Kannada&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> * Bidare Ashwatha Narayana shastri (&#039;&#039;Dhammapada&#039;&#039;)<br /> * B. Puttiah (printing technology)<br /> * Panyam Sudarashastri (a translation of &#039;&#039;Bhasa Dharma&#039;&#039;)<br /> * S.K. Nasasimhaiya (biography of Magadi Kempe Gowda)<br /> * Toppulu Raghavacharya (translation of commentary on &#039;&#039;Gita&#039;&#039;)<br /> * Mahant desika (&#039;&#039;Yakshagana&#039;&#039; composition)<br /> * Balasaraswati (first detective novel)<br /> * Mahadevaswamy (nicknamed &#039;&#039;Abhinava Allama&#039;&#039;)<br /> * Pt. Shivakumar Swamy<br /> * Siddalingaswamy of Beli Matha<br /> * Nanjundaswamy of Guruvanna Matha<br /> * Pt. B. Shivamurty Shastri<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;20th-century Sanskrit Keerthanakaras&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> * Singeri NarasimhaShastri<br /> * M. Lakshminarasimha Shastri<br /> * Varada Desikachar<br /> * [[Jaggu Vakulabhushana]]<br /> * Rariapalli Anantha Krishna Sharma<br /> * Motaganahalli Subramanya Shastri<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039; 20th-century harikathe dasaru&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> * [[Gururajulu Naidu]]<br /> * Sant Keshava Das<br /> * Bhadragiri Achuth Das<br /> * Malur Sonnappa<br /> * Muiratnam Mudaliar<br /> <br /> ==Modern Kannada poets, scholars and writers==<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Sahitya Academy Awardees&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> * 1955 [[Kuvempu]] (K. V. Puttappa) &#039;&#039;Sri Ramayana Darsanam&#039;&#039; (epic)<br /> * 1956 [[R. S. Mugali]] &#039;&#039;Kannada Sahitya Charitre&#039;&#039; (history of literature) <br /> * 1958 D. R. [[Bendre]] &#039;&#039;Aralu-Maralu&#039;&#039; (poetry)<br /> * 1959 [[K. Shivaram Karanth]] &#039;&#039;Yakshagana Bayalata&#039;&#039; (a treatise on folk-drama) <br /> * 1960 &#039;Vinayaka&#039; ([[V. K. Gokak]]) &#039;&#039;Dyava-Prithvi&#039;&#039; (poetry)<br /> * 1961 [[A. R. Krishnashastry]] &#039;&#039;Bengali Kadambarikara Bankim Chandra&#039;&#039; (a critical study) <br /> * 1962 [[Devudu Narasimha Sastri]] &#039;&#039;Mahakshatriya&#039;&#039; (novel)<br /> * 1964 [[B. Puttaswamayya]] &#039;&#039;Kranti-Kalyana&#039;&#039; (novel)<br /> * 1965 [[S. V. Ranganna]] &#039;&#039;Ranga Binnapa&#039;&#039; (philosophical reflections)<br /> * 1966 [[P. T. Narasimhachar]] &#039;&#039;Hamsa Damayanti Mattu Itara Rupakagalu&#039;&#039; (musical plays)<br /> * 1967 [[D. V. Gundappa]] &#039;&#039;Shrimad Bhagavadgita Tatparya Athava Jivanandharmayoga&#039;&#039; (philosophical expositions) <br /> * 1968 &#039;Srinivasa&#039; ([[Masti Venkatesha Iyengar]]) &#039;&#039;Sannakathegalu&#039;&#039; (12–13) (short stories)<br /> * 1969 [[H. Tipperudraswamy]] &#039;&#039;Karnataka Samskriti Sameekshe&#039;&#039; (cultural study) <br /> * 1970 [[Shamba Joshi|S. B. Joshi]] &#039;&#039;Karnataka Samskritiya Poorva Peethike&#039;&#039; (cultural study)<br /> * 1971 [[Adya Rangacharya]] &#039;&#039;Kalidasa&#039;&#039; (literary criticism) <br /> * 1972 [[S. S. Bhoosnurmath]] &#039;&#039;Shoonyasampadaneya Paramarshe&#039;&#039; (commentary) <br /> * 1973 [[M. V. Seetharamiah|V. Sitaramiah]] &#039;&#039;Aralu Baralu&#039;&#039; (poetry) <br /> * 1974 [[Gopalakrishna Adiga]] &#039;&#039;Vardhamaana&#039;&#039; (poetry) <br /> * 1975 [[S. L. Bhyrappa]] &#039;&#039;Daatu&#039;&#039; (novel)<br /> * 1975 [[L. Gundappa]] Translations from Tamil, Sanskrit to Kannada <br /> * 1976 [[M. Shivaram]] &#039;&#039;Mana Manthana&#039;&#039; (psychiatric studies)<br /> * 1977 [[K. S. Narasimhaswamy]] &#039;&#039;Tereda Baagilu&#039;&#039; (poetry)<br /> * 1978 [[B. G. L. Swamy]] &#039;&#039;Hasuru Honnu&#039;&#039; (travelogue) <br /> * 1979 [[A. N. Murthy Rao]] &#039;&#039;Chitragalu Patragalu&#039;&#039;<br /> * 1980 [[Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar]] &#039;&#039;Americadalli Goruru&#039;&#039; (travelogue) <br /> * 1981 [[Chennaveera Kanavi]] &#039;&#039;Jeewa Dhwani&#039;&#039; (poetry) <br /> * 1982 [[Chanduranga]] &#039;&#039;Vyshakha&#039;&#039; (novel) <br /> * 1983 [[Yashwant Chittal]] &#039;&#039;Katheyaadalu Hudugi&#039;&#039; (short stories) <br /> * 1984 [[G. S. Shivarudrappa]] &#039;&#039;Kavyartha Chintana&#039;&#039; (literary criticism) <br /> * 1985 [[T. R. Subba Rao]] &#039;&#039;Durgaasthamaana&#039;&#039; (novel)<br /> * 1986 [[Vyasaraya Ballal]] &#039;&#039;Bandaaya&#039;&#039; (novel) <br /> * 1987 [[Poornachandra Tejaswi|K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi]] &#039;&#039;Chidambara Rahasya&#039;&#039; (novel) <br /> * 1988 [[Shankar Mokashi Punekar]] &#039;&#039;Avadheshwari&#039;&#039; (novel) <br /> * 1989 [[H. M. Nayak]] &#039;&#039;Samprati&#039;&#039; (belles lettres) <br /> * 1990 [[Devanur Mahadeva]] &#039;&#039;Kusuma Bale&#039;&#039; (novel) <br /> * 1991 [[Chandrashekhara Kambara]] &#039;&#039;Sirisampige&#039;&#039; (play)<br /> * 1992 [[Subbanna Ekkundi]] &#039;&#039;Bakulada Hoovugalu&#039;&#039; (poetry)<br /> * 1993 [[P. Lankesh]] &#039;&#039;Kallu Karaguva Samaya&#039;&#039; (short stories) <br /> * 1994 [[Girish Raghunath Karnad]] &#039;&#039;Tale Danda&#039;&#039; (play) <br /> * 1995 [[Kirtinath Kurtkoti]] &#039;&#039;Uriya Nalage&#039;&#039; (criticism) <br /> * 1996 [[G. S. Amur]] &#039;&#039;Bhuvanada Bhagya&#039;&#039; (literary criticism) <br /> * 1997 [[M. Chidananda Murthy]] &#039;&#039;Hosatu Hosatu&#039;&#039; (criticism) <br /> * 1998 [[B. C. Ramchandra Sharma|B.C. Ramchandra Sharma]] &#039;&#039;Sapthapadi&#039;&#039; (poetry) <br /> * 1999 [[D. R. Nagaraj]] &#039;&#039;Sahitya Kathana&#039;&#039; (essays) <br /> * 2000 [[Shantinath Kuberappa Desai]] &#039;&#039;Om Namo&#039;&#039; (novel) <br /> * 2001 [[L. S. Sheshagiri Rao]] &#039;&#039;English Sahitya Charitre&#039;&#039; (literary history) <br /> * 2002 Sujana ([[S. Narayana Shetty]]) &#039;&#039;Yugasandhya&#039;&#039; (epic) <br /> * 2003 [[K. V. Subbanna]] &#039;&#039;Kaviraja Marga Mattu Kannada&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Jagattu&#039;&#039; (essays)<br /> * 2004 [[Geetha Nagabhushana]] &#039;&#039;Baduku&#039;&#039; (novel)<br /> * 2005 [[Raghavendra Patil]] &#039;&#039;Teru&#039;&#039; (novel)<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Kendra Sahitya Academy Awardees (translation)&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> *2005 Dr. Panchakshari Hiremath, Urdu to Kannada<br /> *[[Saraswati Samman]] Awardee<br /> *[[S. L. Bhyrappa]]<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Other eminent writers&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * [[Panje Mangesh Rao]]<br /> * De. Javare Gowda<br /> * Annadanayya Puranik – Vachanas, Law, Shiva Sharana literature<br /> * Siddayya Puranik – Vachanas, Shiva Sharana literature<br /> * Chandrika Puranik – Shiva Sharana literature<br /> * Udaya Shankar Puranik – science and technology, columnist<br /> * Haldoderi Sudhindra – columnist<br /> * Pandit Kallinath Shastri Puranik – 12 Puranas and Ayurveda<br /> * Basavaraj Puranik – Shiva Sharana literature<br /> * Samethanahalli Rama Rao (Raasa)<br /> * Anupama Niranjana <br /> * B. M. Srikanthaiah (B. M. Sri) <br /> * Dr. A. N. Krishna Rao (Anakru) <br /> * [[G. P. Rajarathnam]] <br /> * G. B. Joshi (JadaBharata) <br /> * M Govinda Pai <br /> * M. V. Seetaramiah <br /> * Nisar Ahmed K. S.<br /> * P. Lankesh <br /> * Dr. [[Panchakshari Hiremath]]<br /> * [[SAADHANE-RajguruGuruswamiKalikeri]] (Poetry, research, legends, biographies and lyrics)<br /> * S. V. Parameshwara Bhatta <br /> * T. P. Kailasam – drama<br /> * Tha. Ra. Subbarao <br /> * Thee. Nam. Shree <br /> * R. K. Narayan, author <br /> * R. K. Laxman, cartoonist &amp; humorist<br /> * Kamala Markhandaya<br /> * Triveni (&#039;&#039;Sharapanjara&#039;&#039;), novelist<br /> * G. P. Rajaratnam (&#039;&#039;Ratnana Padagalu&#039;&#039;)<br /> * [[Beechi]] – humorist<br /> * Dr M.Shivaram, Rashi – humorist<br /> * [[T. Sunandamma]] – humorist<br /> * H. L. Nage Gowda – folklorist<br /> * Go Ru Chennabsappa (Go Ru Cha) – Janapada Saahithya &amp; Sharana Saahithya <br /> * Anakaru – novelist<br /> * M. Ramamurthy<br /> * [[K. V. Iyer]]<br /> * Devudu<br /> * Niranjana<br /> * Na. Kasturi<br /> * [[Navaratna Rama Rao]]<br /> * T. T. Sharma – journalism<br /> * VeeraKesari<br /> * Siddavanahalli Krishna Sharma<br /> *[[Hariharapriya]]<br /> * R. Kalyanamma<br /> * Tirumale Rajamma<br /> * Ambabai<br /> * H. V. Savitramma<br /> * H. S. Parvathi<br /> * Chi. Na. Mangala<br /> * H. R. Indira<br /> * M. K. Indira<br /> * [[P. V. Acharya]] Poet, Editor and writer<br /> * M. V. Kanakamma<br /> * Nirupama<br /> * N. Pankaja<br /> * Usha Navaratna Ram<br /> * Kakolu Saroja Rao<br /> * Anupama Niranjana<br /> * Vi. Seetharamiah, poet, critic<br /> * Basavaraja Kattimani<br /> * Nanjanagudu Tirumalamba (author)<br /> * Sundar V. Nadkarni, fiction writer and poet<br /> * Ta. Raa.Subba Rao, novelist<br /> * Veenaa Shantheshvara, short story writer<br /> * [[Vaidehi (Kannada writer)|Vaidehi]], short story writer<br /> * [[Sumangala (Kannada writer)|Sumangala]], short story writer<br /> * Dr [[K. R. Sandhya Reddy]], poet, story writer, folk literature<br /> * T. K. Venkatesh Prabhu – novelist &amp; poet<br /> * [[A. N. Prahlada Rao]] Kannada crossword writer<br /> * [[Pratibha Nandakumar]], poet<br /> * D. R. Nagraj, critic<br /> * K. V. Narayana, literary critic and linguist<br /> * B. C. Ramachandra Sharma, poet and fictionist<br /> * [[D.V.Guruprasad]], Former police officer, columnist and writer.<br /> * Shanhinatha Desai, novelist, story writer<br /> * Kum. Veerabhadrappa, novelist, story writer<br /> * Gowri Lankesh, columnist<br /> * Vishweswara Bhat, columnist<br /> * Abdul Raheem Teekay, Writer&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.mangalorean.com/mangaluru-release-of-2nd-impression-of-rasavadi-kannada-translation-of-the-alchemist-by-ar-teekay/ &#039;Rasavadi&#039; Kannada Translation of &#039;The Alchemist&#039;.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * Ravi Hanj, columnist<br /> * B. V. Veerabhadrappa, columnist<br /> * Dr. N. Someswara, health writer<br /> * N. Narasimhaiah – detective novelist<br /> * [[A. N. Murthy Rao]]<br /> *[[S. R. Ramaswamy|Dr. S. R. Ramaswamy]], journalist<br /> *[[Ba. Na. Sundara Rao]], author and journalist<br /> * Shivarudraprasad, poet and columnist<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Literature originating from Christian missionaries&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> * Rev. John Garet (translated Bible, Bhagavadgita, Panchatantra, Shabda Manidarpana to Kannada)<br /> * [[Daniel Sanderson]] (translated Jaimini Bharata to English)<br /> * [[Thomas Hodson]]<br /> * Ellis Robert<br /> * Rev. B. L Rice<br /> * Edward Peter Rice<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Kannada language]]<br /> *[[Kannada literature]]<br /> *[[Karnataka]]<br /> *[[Jnanpith Award]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> * Dr. Suryanath U. Kamat, &#039;&#039;A Concise history of Karnataka from pre-historic times to the present&#039;&#039;, Jupiter Books, MCC, Bangalore, 2001 (Reprinted 2002), {{OCLC|7796041}}<br /> * Prof K.A. Nilakanta Sastri, &#039;&#039;History of South India, From Prehistoric times to fall of Vijayanagar&#039;&#039;, 1955, OUP, New Delhi (Reprinted 2002), {{ISBN|0-19-560686-8}} <br /> * R. Narasimhacharya, &#039;&#039;History of Kannada Literature&#039;&#039;, 1988, Asian Educational Services, New Delhi, Madras, 1988, {{ISBN|81-206-0303-6}}.<br /> * Ramachandra Sidenur, &#039;&#039;Karmanye Vadhi Karaste&#039;&#039;, 2004, Dharwad.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [https://web.archive.org/web/20061104095148/http://www.ourkarnataka.com/history.htm History of Karnataka, Arthikaje] <br /> * [http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/kar/literature/history2.htm History of Kannada Literature, Dr. Jyotsna Kamat]<br /> * {{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090228045107/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/26/stories/2002092600660200.htm Literature from old Bangalore]}}<br /> * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060615005224/http://www.dvaita.org/scholars/index.shtml Dvaita saints]<br /> <br /> {{Karnataka topics}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Karnataka literature}}<br /> [[Category:Kannada literature]]<br /> [[Category:Culture of Karnataka]]<br /> [[Category:History of literature in India]]<br /> [[Category:Indian literature-related lists]]<br /> [[Category:Karnataka-related lists|literature]]</div>

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