P. T. Narasimhachar
Purohita Thirunarayanaiyengar Narasimhachar (17 March 1905 – 23 October 1998), commonly known as PuTiNa, was a playwright and poet in the Kannada language. Along with, Kuvempu and D. Bendre, he forms the well-known trio of Kannada Navodaya poets. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1991.
Also recorded as Purohita Thirunarayana Narasimhachar
P. T. Narasimhachar
- Name
- P.
- Born
- 17 March 1905
- Birthplace
- Melukote, Pandavapura taluk, Mysore district, Kingdom of Mysore, British India (now Mandya district, Karnataka, India)
- Died
- 23 October 1998
- Place of death
- Bangalore, Karnataka
- Occupation
- Writer, poet
- Movement
- Kannada: Navodaya
- Nationality
- India, British Raj and Dominion of India.
- Education
- Maharaja's College and Mysore.
- Known for
- Hamsa Damayanti Mattu Itara Rupakagalu.
- Honours
- Sahitya Akademi Award and Padma Shri in literature and education.
- Languages
- Kannada.
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Purohita Thirunarayanaiyengar Narasimhachar (17 March 1905 – 23 October 1998), commonly known as PuTiNa, was a playwright and poet in the Kannada language. Along with, Kuvempu and D. Bendre, he forms the well-known trio of Kannada Navodaya poets. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1991.
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P. T. Narasimhachar (1905–1998) was a poet and writer and a national of the British Raj and the Dominion of India. Born in Melukote, the poet died in Bengaluru. P. T. Narasimhachar studied at Maharaja's College, Mysore.
Works include Hamsa Damayanti Mattu Itara Rupakagalu. Languages used include Kannada. The poet received Padma Shri in literature and education and Sahitya Akademi Award.
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Biography
He was a Sahitya Akademi fellow and the winner of the Pampa Award, awarded by the Government of Karnataka in 1991.
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• Name — P. T. Narasimhachar (Pu Ti Na) • Pen Name — Pu Ti Na (ಪು ತಿ ನ) • Born — 17 March 1905 • Birthplace — Melukote, Pandavapura taluk, Mysore district, Kingdom of Mysore, British India (now Mandya district, Karnataka, India) • Died — 23 October 1998 • Place of death — Bangalore, Karnataka • Occupation — Writer, poet • Genre — Fiction • Movement — Kannada: Navodaya
Life and career
Life and career
Narasimhachar was born on 17 March 1905 into an orthodox Iyengar family in the town of Melkote in Mandya district of Karnataka. Apart from being a writer, PuTiNa also worked in the army of Mysore state and later in the legislature of the Government of Mysore state. He died on 13 October 1998.
Literary contributions
Literary contributions
PuTiNa was one of the catalysts of the Navodaya style of Kannada literature. According to Lakshminarayana Bhat, "At a broader level, the growth of the Navodaya style of literature resembles the growth of the writings of PuTiNa". In his first collection of poems Hanathe, he conveys profound insights into significant moments in life by using a simple language and style. Many of PuTiNa's writings detail the beauty and majesty of nature, bordering on the spiritual. Two of his well-known writings are Ahalye, which subtly narrates the conflict between kama and dharma, and Gokula Nirgamana, which narrates the departure of Krishna from Gokula. PuTiNa's essays reflect his dominant poetic personality.
Musical dramas
Musical dramas
• Vasanta Chandana • Seeta Kalyana • Ahalye • Gokula Nirgamana • Shabari • Doniya Binada • Vikatakavi • Ramapatabisheka • Deepalakshmi • Harinabhisarana
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What the record establishes about P. Narasimhachar is recorded as a citizen of Dominion of India. Narasimhachar is recorded with the occupation writer. Narasimhachar is recorded with the occupation poet.
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Life and career
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1905
P. T. Narasimhachar was born on 17 March 1905.
1998
P. T. Narasimhachar died on 13 October 1998.
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Melukote.
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Bengaluru.
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Collection of poems
Collection of poems
• Hanate • Mandaliru • Sharadayaamini • Hrudaya vihari • Ganesha darshana • Rasa Sarasvati • Maley Degula • Irula Meragu • Haley Chiguru – Hosa Beru • Raaga raagini • honala haadu
Collection of stories
Collection of stories
• Ramachariya Nenapu • Rathasaptami and other stories • Sri Rama Pattabhiskekham • Hamsa Damayanti • Eechalu marad kelage
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- “P. T. Narasimhachar”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Awards and recognitions
• Kendra Sahitya Academy Award in 1966 for his work "Hamsa Damayanti Mattu Itara Roopakagalu" • Pampa Prashasthi in 1991 from Karnataka Government • Padma Shri from the Government of India, 1991
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- 1.K. M. George (1992), p642
- 2.Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Padma Awards. 2015.
- 3.P. T. Narasimhachar (2001), Back cover
- 4.Birth centenary of PuTiNa. ThatsKannada.com.
- 5.House of PuTiNa at Melkote is a cultural icon. ThatsKannada.com.
- 6.Narasiṃhācār, Pu. Ti., 1905-1998 - Library of Congress. id.loc.gov.
- 7.An analysis of Pu. Ti. Narasimhachar's work. OurKarnataka.com.
- 8.K. M. George (1992), p174
- 9.Sisir Kumar Das (1995), p766
- 10.Amaresh Datta (1988), p1220
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