T. S. Venkannayya Explained

T. S. Venkannayya should not be confused with TS Venkannaiah.

T. S. Venkannayya
Pseudonym:Taľakina Venkannayya
Native Name Lang:kn
Birth Date:1 October 1885
Birth Place:Taľaku, Challakere, Chitradurga, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
Death Place:Kingdom of Mysore, British India
Alma Mater:Maharaja College, Mysore
Language:Kannada, Old Kannada, Bengali, Sanskrit, English
Nationality:Indian
Period:1920–35
Notableworks:Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsara Charitre, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsara Leelaprasanga, Prachina Sahitya, Harischandrakavya Sangraha, Kannada Sahitya Charitre Mathu Ithara Lekhanagalu
Spouse:Bhageerathamma, Rukmini
Relatives:T. S. Venkannaiah, T. S. Shama Rao, T. R. Subba Rao, Belagere Krishna Sastry
Website:T. S. Venkannayya

Taľaku Subbanna Venkannayya (1 October 1885 – 14 September 1939) was University of Mysore's first Kannada Professor.[1] [2] [3] He was also a popular Kannada writer,[4] translator, editor and teacher who nurtured many later Kannada littérateurs like Kuvempu, D. L. Narasimhachar, T. N. Srikantaiah, K. S. Narasimhaswamy, M. V. Seetharamaiah, C. K. Venkataramaiah, K. Venkataramappa, G. Venkatasubbiah[5] and S. V. Parameshwara Bhatta.[6] [7] In fact, Kuvempu begins his book Sri Ramayana Darshanam with a two-page dedication to his teacher T. S. Venkannayya.[8] T. S. Venkannayya translated the biography of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa from Bengali into Kannada for the first time in 1919.[9] T. S. Venkannayya along with D. V. Gundappa, V. Seetharamaiah, B. M. Srikantaiah and T. N. Srikantaiah were at the forefront of the Kannada Movement from 1920s onwards and were instrumental in the founding of Kannada Sahitya Parishat (Bangalore) and Kannada Sangha (Kannada Literary Association) at Central College, Bangalore and Maharaja College, Mysore.[10] T. S. Venkannayya was responsible for the organising of the 1931 Kannada Sahitya Sammelan (literary summit) at Mysore.

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Early years

Venkannayya was born on 1 October 1885 in Taľaku village of Chitradurga district in Karnataka, India.[11] His parents were Taľaku Subbanna and Lakshmidevamma.[12] Venkannayya's ancestors belonged to the Mulukanadu sect of Telugu speaking Brahmins. At a young age he was introduced to theological texts and epics like Ramayana, Mahabharata and Bhagavad Gita.[2]

Education

He had his preliminary schooling in the A. V. School at Challakere where he passed his Kannada lower secondary exam in 1897 and English lower secondary exam in 1899.[13] In his eighteenth year, he was sent to Mysore for further studies. His first year F. A. course was completed at Maharaja College, Mysore. For his second year F. A., he got himself transferred to Wardlaw college at Bellary and passed the same in 1904. Venkannayya passed his B. A. (Kannada) exam in 1908 from Maharaja College, Mysore. His attempts at completing a Law degree in Bombay were unsuccessful. He completed his M. A. in 1914 with a first class from Madras.[1]

Academician

Between 1910 and 1914, T. S. Venkannayya taught English, Kannada and later History in Basel Mission High School at Dharwad.[1] After this he served as a History teacher for a year (1915) in St. Joseph's High School at Bangalore. From 1917 onwards, he served as Head Master in a Government High School at Doddaballapur. Following this he was transferred to Bangalore's Collegiate High School as an English teacher.[6] By 1918, A. R. Krishnasastry got transferred from Central College, Bangalore to Maharaja College, Mysore. Venkannayya was offered his post at Central College. T. S. Venkannayya was appointed as an assistant professor in Kannada at Maharaja College, Mysore in 1926.[2] [3] A few years later, owing to the untimely demise of B. Krishnappa, Venkannayya was promoted to the post of Professor in the Kannada Department at the behest of B. M. Srikantaiah, N. S. Subba Rao and Metcalfe. He thus became University of Mysore's first Kannada Professor.[9] Venkannayya was the founding member of the University Teacher's Association which later morphed into Prasaranga.[13]

Kannada Movement

Venkannayya was involved in the publishing functions of the Kannada Sahitya Parishat at Bangalore.[14] His leadership at Prabhuddha Karnataka led to many early writers like V. Seetharamaiah, K. S. Narasimhaswamy, G. P. Rajarathnam and P. T. Narasimhachar come to light.[15] Similarly, he was involved in the activities of Central College - Kannada Sangha where he organised many a Kannada and Sanskrit play to be enacted on stage. Venkannayya supervised the publication of Muddanna's works and the celebration of his birth anniversary. Venkannayya impressed upon his good friend A. R. Krishnashastry to adopt D. V. Gundappa's poem Vanasuma as the anthem for the Kannada Sangha at Central College, Bangalore.[16] He was also involved in the orchestration of Kumaravyasa Jayanthi. While at Maharaja College, Mysore T. S. Venkannayya was instrumental in starting student journals Kiriya Kanike and Taliru.[5] He encouraged the staging of plays such as Nagananda, Saavina Samasye and Ashada Bhoothi. Venkannayya's organising abilities made the 1931 Kannada Sahitya Sammelan at Mysore a successful summit.[7] Venkannayya arranged a concert by Bidaram Krishnappa and co-ordinated the staging of the famous play Aswathaman in this literary summit.[9]

Works

Translations

Editorial Work

Articles

Legacy

T. S. Venkannayya passed away on 14 February 1939 at Mysore.[27] Three Felicitation Volumes were brought forth in his honour in 1970, 1986 and 2011.[28] [29] [30] A library was constructed with state aid in his native village of Taľaku and dedicated to his memory. It serves as a repository of over 50,000 rare books and manuscripts. While his literary output was less, the number of future poet laureates and Kannada littérateurs (like Kuvempu, D. L. Narasimhachar, T. N. Srikantaiah, K. S. Narasimhaswamy, M. V. Seetharamaiah, C. K. Venkataramaiah, K. Venkataramappa, G. Venkatasubbiah[5] and S. V. Parameshwara Bhatta.[6] [7] ) that he guided and nurtured as a mentor, remain as his lasting contribution to Kannada literary landscape.

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Notes

  1. Web site: T. S. Venkannayya . 3 January 2023 . Dr. S. Srikanta Sastri . en.
  2. Book: T. S. Venkannayya: A Short Biography – Edited by Dr. T. V. Venkatachala Sastry . (Mulukanadu Sabha, Mysore) – 2000. . 1 . 20.
  3. Book: T. S. Venkannayya: A Monograph on Modern Kannada Writer by Ramegowda . 2017 . Sahitya Akademi . 2 . Delhi . XIV.
  4. Web site: Jaina Culture In Kannada Literature By Mr. M. Chidananda Murthy . 3 January 2023 . www.jainsamaj.org.
  5. Web site: 29 September 2012 . A centenarian eager to guide young lexicographers . 3 January 2023 . The Hindu . en-IN.
  6. Book: T. S. Venkannayya by T. S. Gopal (Ed. Dr. Na. Someshwara) . 2015 . Mysore . 21.
  7. Web site: ಆಘಾತದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಹಾಸ್ಯಾನುಭೂತಿ; ಅಕ್ರಮ-ಸಕ್ರಮ… ತರಹೇವಾರಿ ಕಳ್ಳತನ . 3 January 2023 . Udayavani . kn.
  8. Book: Shri Ramayana Darshanam : Sahitya Akademi award winning Kannada epic WorldCat.org . 3 January 2023 . www.worldcat.org . 557436464 . en.
  9. Book: Vinnayónnati – Festschrift Volume honouring T. S. Venkannayya . 1986 . University of Mysore . Mysore . XXIV.
  10. Web site: B. M. Srikantaiah (Part 2) - Prekshaa . 3 January 2023 . www.prekshaa.in.
  11. Web site: 22 May 2014 . Taluku – The Achievers' Village . 3 January 2023 . Bangalore First.
  12. Book: Savinenapu: Divangata Prof. T. S. Venkannayyavara Smaraka Grantha . Prasaranga . 1 . Mysore . 20–30.
  13. Web site: The Late Sri. T S Venkannayya - Part 1 . 3 January 2023 . www.prekshaa.in . Preeksha.in.
  14. Web site: Moona . Suresh . 9 July 2020 . A man of many interests . 3 January 2023 . The Hindu . en-IN.
  15. Web site: Mysore, Once Upon A Time . 3 January 2023 . OutlookIndia.com. 13 April 2007 .
  16. Web site: T S Venkannayya (Part 3) Prekshaa . 3 January 2023 . www.prekshaa.in.
  17. Web site: Śrī Rāmakr̥ṣṇa Paramahaṃsara caritre WorldCat.org . 3 January 2023 . www.worldcat.org . en.
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  19. Web site: Hariścandra kāvya saṅgraha . 3 January 2023 . www.worldcat.org . en.
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  21. Pathy . C. S. K. . January 1931 . Basava-Rāja-Dēvara-Ragaḷé. By Hari-Hara, edited by T. S. VenkannaiyyaM.A., Professor of Kanarese, the Maharaja's College, Mysore, pp. 106. Printed at Wesleyan Mission Press, Mysore, 1930. Price Rs. 2. . 3 January 2023 . Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland . 63 . 179 . en . 10.1017/S0035869X00066545. 163991605 .
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  23. Web site: Bhīṣmaparva saṅgraha . 3 January 2023 . www.worldcat.org . Government Branch Press . en.
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