Gowramma (1912–1939), better known as Kodagina Gowramma, was an Indian writer who wrote in Kannada and lived in Kodagu. She was a feminist and supporter of the Indian Freedom Movement.[1]
Life
Gowramma was born in 1912 to N.S Ramayya and Nanjamma in Madikeri[2] and married to B. T. Gopal Krishna of Somwarpet taluk in Kodagu, then known as Coorg, a province in British India.[3] She invited Mahatma Gandhi to her family house, during his campaign in Coorg, and donated all her gold ornaments towards the Harijan (Dalit) Welfare Fund.[4]
She drowned in a whirlpool, aged 27, on 13 April 1939.[5]
Works
Gowramma wrote in Kannada under the name 'Kodagina Gowramma'.[1] Her stories, such as “Aparaadhi Yaaru” (Who is the criminal), “Vaaniya Samasye”, “Aahuthi” and “Manuvina Raani”, were modern and progressive. Her story ”Manuvina Rani” made her famous. A volume of her best known stories, Gowramma Kathegalu, was issued from Madikeri.[3][5]
Influence
Decades later, her works inspired Triveni, another woman writer in Kannada.Template:Citation needed A volume of Gowramma's stories was published as Mareyalagada Kathegalu and prefaced by Kannada writer Vaidehi.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Women writers in South Indian languages{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. B.R. Pub. Corp.(1 September 1995)
- ↑ The roots of Kannada in Kodagu. deccanherald.com(5 January 2014).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Pioneering steps(1 March 2012).
- ↑ Karnataka State gazetteer, Kodagu District{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Director of Print, Stationery and Publications at the Government Press(1993)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Short stories (Book Review)(8 April 2003).