Kayyar Kinhanna Rai Explained

Kayyara Kinhanna Rai
Birth Date:1915 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Kayyar, Madras Presidency, British India[1]
Death Place:Badiyadka, Kerala, India
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Novelist, essayist, journalist, Teacher, Farmer
Period:1915-2015
Notableworks:Srimukha, Ikyagaana, Punarnava, Shathamanada Gaana, Makkala Padya Manjari, Koraga

Kayyara Kinhanna Rai (8 June 1915  - 9 August 2015) was an Indian independence activist, author, poet, journalist, teacher and farmer.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Early life

Rai was born on 8 June 1915 to Duggappa and Deyyakka Rai in a Tulu-speaking[8] Bunt family.[1] His given name is unique since it includes the Kannada alphabet 'ಞ' (a palatal consonant pronounced nasally as "nya"), which is used very rarely in the written Kannada of today and is absent in the English alphabet which often leads to various other transliterations of his given name such as Kinyanna and Kinnanna. Rai first learned Kannada in school. Later he published his first handwritten journal, Susheela, at the age of 12. He was influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and also participated in the freedom movement of India. During this period he married Unhakke and is a father to eight children.

Career

Rai started his career as a secondary school teacher. He also delved into journalism and contributed his writings to newspapers like Swabhimana, Madras Mail and The Hindu. He received the National Award for Best Teacher in 1969.[9] He is a writer and poet who has written books on theatre, grammar and children. Some of his famous poems are Shreemukha, Aikyagana, Punarnava, Chethana and Koraga. He has written a biography of Govinda Pai, the Kannada poet from whom he was highly influenced. His other important works are Malayala Sahitya Charithre (History of Malayalam literature),which is a translation of an original work by P. K. Parameshwaran Nair[10] and Sahithya Drushti. He was conferred an honorary doctorate by Mangalore University in 2005.[11] He also chaired the 66th Akhila Kannada Sahitya Sammelana (Kannada Literature Conference), which was held at Mangalore. Some of his poems have been used as songs for the Kannada film, Paduvaaralli Pandavaru (Kannada: ಪಡುವಾರಳ್ಳಿ ಪಾಂಡವರು) which was directed by Puttanna Kanagal. In 1980 he also stood for elections in Kasargod to the Kerala Legislative Assembly but was unsuccessful.[12]

Rai was also an avid agriculturist and was active in the cultivation of areca, rubber and rice.

Later life

Rai was a campaigner for the merger of Kasaragod district into Karnataka.[13] One of his main goals was to seek the implementation of the Mahajan Committee Report, which urged the inclusion of the northern part of Kasaragod district (to the north of the Chandragiri river) into Karnataka.[14] He founded the Kasargod Merger Action Council (Kasaragod Vileeneekarana Kriya Samithi) in 2002 to work towards this goal. Describing the goals of this council Rai said that the linguistic minorities in the district were not against the Malayalis or Kerala State, per se, but were demanding the implementation of the Justice Mahajan Commission report, vis-a-vis the fulfilment of promises made by the former Chief Ministers, E. M. S. Namboodiripad, C. Achutha Menon and Pattam Thanu Pillai, in this regard.[15] [16]

Rai had a natural death from old age at his residence at Kallakalia near Badiyadka, Kasaragod, Kerala at the age of 100.[17]

Awards

Some of the awards and honours that Rai has received include:

Quotes

External links

Notes and References

  1. A short biography of Kayyara Kinyanna Rai is presented by Web site: Kayyara Kinyanna Rai-90. Anantha Padmanabha. Greynium Information Technologies Pvt. Ltd.. Online Webpage of ThatsKannada.com, dated 29 March 2004. 18 April 2007.
  2. Web site: Kayyara Kinhanna Rai World Tuluvas Network . 6 March 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025036/http://worldtuluvasnetwork.com/kayyar-kinhanna-rai/ . 4 March 2016 . dead .
  3. http://pages.rediff.com/kayyar-kinhanna-rai/1633892 Kayyar Kinhanna Rai – Rediff Pages
  4. https://archive.today/20130410174820/http://www.dakshintimes.com/dakshina-kannada/puttur/news/11062330201/kayyara-kinhanna-rai-felicitated-vatal-nagaraj.html Kayyara Kinhanna Rai Felicitated by Vatal Nagaraj | News – The Dakshin Times
  5. News: Kayyara Kinhanna Rai to be felicitated on June 8 . https://archive.today/20130411022429/http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/06/stories/2009060656550500.htm . dead . 11 April 2013 . Chennai, India . . 6 June 2009.
  6. Web site: Kasargod: Sahitya Sammelan Invitation Handed Over to Poet, Dr Kayyara . 6 March 2013 . 20 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160120073127/http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=121601 . dead .
  7. News: Kasaragod meet to discuss border issues . Chennai, India . The Hindu . 31 July 2010.
  8. Web site: Jaideep Shenoy. Jun 7, 2015. Kannada poet Kayyara Kinhanna Rai turns 100 on June 8 Mangaluru News - Times of India. 2021-07-17. The Times of India. en.
  9. Awards presented to Kayyara Kinyanna Rai are mentioned by News: Honorary doctorates for Sheni, Rai, Sathyu. https://web.archive.org/web/20050406185045/http://www.hindu.com/2005/01/25/stories/2005012502470300.htm. dead. 6 April 2005. Staff Correspondent. 18 April 2007. Chennai, India. The Hindu. 25 January 2005.
  10. https://books.google.com/books?id=8JDsBBDoMccC&dq=kayyar+kinhanna+rai&pg=PA86 Sahitya Akademi, Eng Flying Dolls By Various
  11. Web site: Three stalwarts conferred with doctorates . Online Edition of the Deccan Herald, dated 25 January 2005 . 2005, The Printers (Mysore) Private Ltd . 18 April 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050913161539/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jan252005/d21.asp . 13 September 2005 .
  12. Web site: Statistical Report on the General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Kerala . Online Webpage of the Election Commission of India . Election Commission of India, New Delhi . 19 April 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050529134700/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReport-Kerala%2080.pdf . 29 May 2005 .
  13. Proposal by Kinyanna Rai to approach the Supreme Court of India to urge the merger of Kasargod into Karnataka is mentioned by News: Will Kerala lose its northern tip?. https://web.archive.org/web/20121106233612/http://www.hindu.com/2002/11/25/stories/2002112503010400.htm. dead. 6 November 2012. K.P. Pushparaj. 19 April 2007. Chennai, India. The Hindu. 25 November 2002.
  14. Web site: Political move on Mahajan Report sought . Decaan Herald News Service . Online Edition of the Deccan Herald . 2005, The Printers (Mysore) Private Ltd. . 19 April 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060331144555/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jan152006/district1938212006114.asp . 31 March 2006 .
  15. Formation of Kasargod Merger Action Council is mentioned by News: Demand to implement Mahajan panel report . K.P. Pushparaj . 19 April 2007 . Chennai, India . 6 May 2004 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110831113250/http://www.hindu.com/2004/05/06/stories/2004050610690400.htm . . 31 August 2011 .
  16. Web site: Mangalore: 'Movement for Tulu State after Merger of Kasaragod' – Kinhanna Rai. Daijiworld News Network. Online webpage of Daijiworld.com. Walter Nandalike, Daijiworld.com. 19 April 2007. 1 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130801102054/http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=24763&n_tit=Mangalore%3A+%27Movement+for+Tulu+State+after+Merger+of+Kasaragod%27+-+Kinhanna+Rai. dead.
  17. http://kannada.oneindia.com/news/karnataka/freedom-fighter-kannada-poet-kayyara-kinhanna-rai-passes-away-095971.html ಕಾಸರಗೋಡಿನ ಕನ್ನಡದ ಗಟ್ಟಿದನಿ ಕಯ್ಯಾರ ಕಿಞ್ಞಣ್ಣ ರೈ ಅಸ್ತಂಗತ
  18. News: Nadoja for Kinhanna Rai, Sarojini Mahishi, Ham. Pa. Na., two others. https://web.archive.org/web/20070707072331/http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/26/stories/2006112618510100.htm. dead. 7 July 2007. 15 December 2010. 26 November 2006. The Hindu. Chennai, India.
  19. News: Kinhanna Rai to receive fellowship . The Times of India . 6 June 2009.

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