B. M. Srikantaiah Explained

Belluru Mylaraiyya Srikantaiah
Birth Place:	Turuvekere, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
Death Place:	Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
Occupation:	Poet, writer
Nationality:	Indian
Genre:	Fiction
Movement:	Navodaya
Relatives:	Anasuya Shankar (niece) Aryamba Pattabhi (niece)

Belluru Mylaraiah Srikantaiah (3 January 1884 – 5 January 1946),^{[1] [2]} was an Indian author, writer and translator of Kannada literature.

Prominent Students

• V. Seetharamaiah
• K. V. Puttappa

Works

• Gadayuddha Natakam (ಗದಾಯುದ್ಧ ನಾಟಕಂ) (play)
• Aswatthaaman (ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥಾಮನ್) (Play)
• Honganasugalu (ಹೊಂಗನಸುಗಳು) (Poetry)

Translations

• English Geetegalu (ಇಂಗ್ಲೀಷ್ ಗೀತೆಗಳು)(English Songs, 1921)
• " lead kindly light"
• Kural (1940, Bangalore)
• Silappatikaram^[3]

Literary criticism

• Kannadigarige olleya saahitya (Good literature for Kannada People)
• Kannada Kaipidi (History of Kannada Literature)

See also

• Kannada language
• Kannada literature
• Kannada poetry

Notes and References

1. Book: Ranganna, S. V.. S. V. Ranganna. B. M. Srikantia. Kannada Writers and Their Work. 1972. Institute of Kannada Studies, University of Mysore. Mysore. 11. 902691.
2. Book: Murthy Rao, A. N.. A. N. Murthy Rao. B. M. Srikantayya. Makers of Indian Literature. 1974. Sahitya Akademi. New Delhi. 1859561. 10.
3. Book: B M Srikantiah: Biographical Sketch. Shodh Ganga. 87. 13 February 2017.