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{{Short description|Indian writer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Nadoja Dr. Manu Baligar
| image = Manu Baligar.png
| birth_place = Shigli, Gadag, Karnataka, India.
| education = B.A., LL.B., M.A., Honorary Doctorate(s).
| alma_mater = Karnataka University Dharwad.
| occupation = Poet, Writer, Intellectual, Speaker.
| organization = Kannada Sahitya Parishat.
Department of Kannada and Culture, Government of Karnataka.
| notable_works = Belaka Bedagu, Mylaara Mahadeva (2007), Appa (2002), Ati Virala Raajakarani S.R. Kanthi (2001).
}}

'''Dr. Manu Baligar''' ([[Kannada language|Kannada]]: '''Manu Baḷigār''') is an Indian [[Kannada language|Kannada]] writer, author, playwright, former civil servant and the current president of [[Kannada Sahitya Parishat]]. He hails from [[Shigli]] in [[Gadag district]], and is the elder brother of V. P. Baligar, a retired [[Indian Administrative Service]] officer and former chairman of [[Housing and Urban Development Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web|date=19 April 2009|title=Public office private life|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Public-office-private-life/articleshow/4421818.cms|accessdate=24 March 2016|work=The Times of India}}</ref> He was a civil servant in the [[Karnataka Administrative Service]], and retired as the commissioner of Department of Kannada and Culture, [[Government of Karnataka]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/manu-baligar-set-to-head-parishat/article8294267.ece | title=Manu Baligar set to head parishat | work=The Hindu | date=29 February 2016 | accessdate=24 March 2016}}</ref> He was elected the president of the [[Kannada Sahitya Parishat]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Manu Baligar all set to take over as Kannada Sahitya Parishat chief|url=http://www.coastaldigest.com/manu-baligar-all-set-take-over-kannada-sahitya-parishat-chief|access-date=2021-01-31|website=coastaldigest.com - The Trusted News Portal of India|language=en}}</ref> an apex body for the promotion of Kannada language, on 3 March 2016 for a term of three years which was later legally extended to five years.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.kannadaprabha.com/karnataka/manu-baligar-assumes-charge-as-kannada-sahitya-parishat-president/270952.html | title=Manu Baligar assumes charge as Kannada Sahitya Parishat | publisher=Kannada Prabha | date=3 March 2016 | accessdate=24 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-03-15|title=KSP by-law amendments approved: Baligar|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/664848/ksp-law-amendments-approved-baligar.html|access-date=2021-01-31|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref> He has been conferred with many coveted honors including the highly prestigious [[Nadoja Award]] by the Hampi University in 2019 <ref>{{Cite web|title=ಹಂಪಿ ವಿವಿಯಿಂದ ಬಳಿಗಾರ್‌ಗೆ ನಾಡೋಜ ಪ್ರದಾನ|url=https://kannada.asianetnews.com/state/hampi-university-to-felicitate-manu-baligar-with-nadoja-award-pm6iyt|access-date=2021-01-31|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=kn}}</ref> and also an honorary doctorate for literature from Karnataka University Dharwad. Also, he has been conferred with two gold medals for his exemplary work on [https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/09mmfs&hl=en-US&q=IRDP&kgs=b0ccafad753f55ef&shndl=0&source=sh/x/kp&entrypoint=sh/x/kp IRDP] during his career as a civil servant.

== Works ==
Manu Baligar has been known for his rich contributions to both literature and bureaucracy simultaneously. He has authored over 30 books including five story compilations, six anthologies and four biographies. He also happens to be the only bureaucrat to receive an honorary doctorate from [[Karnataka University]] for contributing to Kannada literature.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ka22.in/news/manu-baligar-promises-to-promote-kannada/ | title=Manu Baligar Promises to Promote Kannada | publisher=Ka22.in | date=30 December 2015 | accessdate=26 March 2016}}</ref> Some of his famous works include ''Belaka Bedagu'' - compilation of his columns in [[Prajavani]] daily, ''Mylara Mahadeva'' - a play on the life of a legendary martyr, and a biography of former chief minister of Karnataka, [[S. R. Kanthi]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/28725/3-books-baligar-released.html | title=3 books by Baligar released | publisher=Deccan Herald | date=4 October 2009 | accessdate=26 March 2016}}</ref> He has successfully organized and convened numerous international and national conferences on Kannada Literature including the world renowned Vishwa Kannada Sammelana held at Belagavi in 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2019-11-13|title=85th Kannada Sahitya Sammelanin Kalaburagi from February 5|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/85th-kannada-sahitya-sammelanin-kalaburagi-from-february-5/article29956953.ece|access-date=2021-01-31|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2020-02-05|title=Kannada Sahitya Sammelana begins with colourful procession|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/kannada-sahitya-sammelana-begins-with-colourful-procession/article30741337.ece|access-date=2021-01-31|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-11-24|title=Grand procession marks start of Kannada Sammelana|url=https://starofmysore.com/grand-procession-marks-start-kannada-sammelana/|access-date=2021-01-31|website=Star of Mysore|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-01-02|title=It will be a sahitya sammelan of records and firsts: Manu Baligar|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/it-will-be-a-sahitya-sammelan-of-records-and-firsts-manu-baligar/article25884570.ece|access-date=2021-01-31|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He has delivered innumerable keynote lectures on Kannada literature in international literary conferences held at countries like UK, America, Australia, Nepal and Singapore. The progress and achievements of the [[Kannada Sahitya Parishat]] under his able leadership and presidency has been recorded and presented in the form of books [http://kannadasahithyaparishattu.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Kayaka-Patha.pdf Kaayaka Patha] (ಕಾಯಕಪಥ) (progress during the period 03/03/2016 to 31/10/2017) and [http://kannadasahithyaparishattu.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Kayaka-nirata.pdf Kaayaka Nirata] (ಕಾಯಕನಿರತ) (progress during the period 01/11/2017 to 05/10/2019) at the Parishat website.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ಯೋಜನೆಗಳು – ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಪರಿಷತ್ತು|url=https://kannadasahithyaparishattu.in/?page_id=265|access-date=2021-01-31|language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:Kalashree Award Ceremony 2019 a.jpg|center|thumb|407x407px|Nadoja Dr. Manu Baligar and other awardees in a group photograph with the Hon'ble Vice President of Nepal, Mr. Nanda Kishor Pun after Kalashree Award ceremony at the office of the Vice President of Nepal in Kathmandu on 11 April 2019.]]

== Awards and honours ==
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* [[Nadoja Award]] (2019)
* Lingaraja Desai Award
* Ranna Sahitya Award
* Goruru Sahitya Award
* Vishwamanava Award (2008)
* Kempegowda Sahitya Award

== List of works ==
His works have been translated to English and many other Indian languages like Oriya, Telugu and Hindi. Many of his works have been used as textbooks in schools and universities. Some of his works are listed below.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಪರಿಷತ್ತು|url=https://kannadasahithyaparishattu.in/|access-date=2021-01-31|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Story compilations ===

* Avyaktha (1983)
* Runa (1998)
* Baduku Mayeya Maata (2002)
* The Debt and other Stories (2004)
* Kelavu Kathegalu (2005)

=== Poetry ===

* Nanna Ninnaolage (1983)
* Yeddavaru Biddavaru (1994)
* Saakshara Geethegalu (1994)
* Niagara Mattu Jalapathagalu (1998)
* Kavi Raveendrara Minchina Hanigalu (2004)
* Aayda Kavanagalu (2011)

=== Essays and short stories ===

* Yekantha Mattu Yekagrathe (2004)
* Belaka Bedagu (2009)
* Samskruthi Vihaara (2012)

=== Plays ===

* Mylaara Mahadeva (2007)

=== Biographies ===

* Appa (2002)
* Ati Virala Raajakarani S.R. Kanthi (2001)
* Abdul Nazeer Saab (2005)

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160406064750/http://myinforms.com/en/a/26331660-want-to-put-kannada-literature-on-the-global-map-baligar/ Want to put Kannada literature on the global map: Baligar]}}

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