| Office | Member of Karnataka Legislative Council
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|---|---|
| Office | Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha |
| Office | Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture |
| Office | Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
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| Predecessor | Basavaraj Patil Sedam, BJP
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| Born | 1958-6-10 (age 68) |
| Born | Rameshwar, Doddaballapura
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| Political party | File:Hand INC.svgIndian National Congress |
| Spouse | Shrimati Vijayambaike H. |
| Children | One son and one daughter |
| Alma mater | Bangalore University and Mysore University
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| Website | https://www.drlhanumanthaiah.info/ |
Lankappa Hanumanthaiah is an Indian Dalit poet, Indian politician, of Indian National Congress and a Member of the upper house of the Indian Parliament, the Rajya Sabha, from the state of Karnataka.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Early life and background
Lankappa Hanumanthaiah was born to Lankappa and Shrimati Channamma on 10 June 1958.[7]
Hanumanthaiah studied at Government Science College, Bangalore, Post Graduate Studies in Kannada Literature at Bangalore University and Ph.D. from Mysore University.[2][7][5]
Books Published
Poetry[7]
- Kappu Kannina Hudugi (Black-eyed Girl), 1990
- Avva (Mother), 1995
- Avvana Kavithe (Mother's Poem), (the poems have been translated and published in Bengali, Gujarati, English, Malayalam and Tamil languages),
- Akshara Aksharave (Oh' Letters! My Letters!), 2001
- Karna Raaga (Karna's Agony), 2008
- Harigolu (Hudder), 2012
- ಕಳ್ಳಿ ಹಾಲಿನ ಕಡಲು : Kalli Halina Kadalu - Published on 17 August 2020[8]
- ಒಂಟಿ ಕಾಲಿನ ನಡಿಗೆ : Onti Kalina Nadige - Published on 3 September 2020[9]
- Dalitha Lokada Olage (In the world of Dalits), 1989
- Ambedkar Mattu Samakaaleenathe (Ambedkar and Contemporary Times), 1993
- Kanakadasa (biography on saint poet of medieval Karnataka), 1995
Research Thesis[7]
- Katha Kathana (thesis on stories), 1999
- Ambedkar (a play), (the play has been staged at Bengaluru, Bellary, Tumku Chitradurga and other parts of Karnataka), 1998; Autobiography - Ontikalina Nadige (walk in one leg)
Edited Works[7]
- Ambedkar Kavithegalu (An Anthology of Poems on Dr. Ambedkar) for Karnataka Sahitya Academy
- Dalitha Kathegalu (An Anthology of Dalit Short Stories) for Karnataka Sahitya Academy
- Kelavargada Vachanakaararu (Saint poets from the lower strata of the society of 12th century Karnataka)
- Rangabhumi Antharanga: C.G.K. (a commemorative volume on a well-known theatre Director Sri C.G. Krishna Swamy) and (v) Suvarna Sanchaya ( An Anthology of Modern Kannada Poetry from the beginning of the 20th century) for Kannada Sahitya Parishad; Chairman, Committee for publishing Babu Jagjivan Ram’s works in Kannada
Position held
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 1995 - 1996 | Member, Kannada Development Authority, Government of Karnataka |
| 1996 - 1998 | Member, State Executive Committee, Kannada Sahitya Parishat |
| 1998 | Jury Member, Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award |
| 1998 | Member, Kannada Book Authority |
| 1999 - 2000 | Member, Ambedkar Annual Award Committee, Government of Karnataka |
| 2000 | Member, Script Approval Committee, Doordarshan Kendra, Bangalore |
| 2001 - 2007 | Member, Karnataka Legislative Council |
| 2002 - 2005 | Member, Academic Council, Bangalore University |
| 2003 - 2007 | Member, Kannada Advisory Board, Central Sahitya Academy, New Delhi |
| 2004 | Member, Kannada Advisory Board, National Book Trust, New Delhi |
| 2015 - 2017 | Chairman, Kannada Development Authority |
| June 2018 - May 2019 | Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture |
| June 2018 - May 2019 and
Oct. 2019 onwards |
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Sept. 2019 onwards | Member, Committee on Health and Family Welfare |
| March 2020 onwards | Member, Governing Body of the Indian Council of Medical Research |
| July 2020 | Nominated to the Panel of Vice-Chairmen, Rajya Sabha |
| July 2020 onwards | Member, Committee on Petitions |
| Aug. 2020 onwards | Member, General Purposes Committee |
| Sept. 2020 - April 2021 | Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes |
External links
- Interview with L. Hanumanthaiah on religion and poetry in India by Sahapedia
References
- ↑ Karnataka Rajya Sabha Elections 2018 Results: Congress wins 3, BJP gets 1(23 March 2018).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dr. L. Hanumanthaiah| National Portal of India. www.india.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ↑ Karnataka MP L Hanumanthaiah in Rajya Sabha panel of Vice-Chairmen. Deccan Herald(2020-07-25). Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ↑ 'Dr. Jagjivan Ram was a frontline Dalit leader in freedom movement'. Star of Mysore(2021-04-05). Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hanumanthaiah L. www.kla.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ↑ General Information as on ...{{#if:Akademi|, Akademi}. The Akademi(2008)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Error Page. rajyasabha.nic.in. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ↑ ಕಳ್ಳಿ ಹಾಲಿನ ಕಡಲು Kalli Halina Kadalu: Kannada Poetry{{#if:Hanumanthaiah|, Hanumanthaiah}. Chaarumathi prakashana(2020-08-17)
- ↑ ಒಂಟಿ ಕಾಲಿನ ನಡಿಗೆ : Onti Kalina Nadige{{#if:Hanumanthaiah|, Hanumanthaiah}. Chaarumathi prakashana(2020-09-03)
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