Yashwant Chittal and his ‘writerly’ incomplete novel ‘Digambara’
Yashwant Vithoba Chittal, among the most important Kannada writers of the 20th century, was born in 1928 in Hanehalli, a...
Hardekar Manjappa, Karnataka’s own Gandhi
He devoted himself completely to the Mahatma's Swadeshi and Independence movements. Drawn to the teachings of Basavanna, Manjappa propagated his...
Siddalingaiah, a champion of the Dalit cause who resisted through his poems
He wrote with incandescent rage and subdued humor. While some critics say he turned into an opportunist in his later...
P Lankesh, a sceptic and saint who ploughed a lonely furrow
A multifaceted genius, he was a great writer who contributed to many genres, national award-winning director, and wore many more...
‘JH Patel liked the media, journalists also loved him’: Collection of articles about an idealistic former CM of Karnataka
The present generation is imagining him as a folk and cultural hero, after listening to anecdotes and incidents about his...
Obituary: Sara Abubakar, Kannada novelist and voice of Muslim women in the state
Most of her works examine the world she was most familiar with — that of the Muslim community in the...
Will rejuvenation of the Lingayat movement help Congress?
Were Lingayats ever seen as a separate religion? The then Siddaramaiah government's decision to recommend to the Centre to give...
Satrapi’s graphic novel ‘Persepolis’ is now in Kannada
The autobiographical graphic novel on life in Iran was written by Marjane Satrapi, a woman, and has now been translated...
Obituary: MS Prabhakara, nomadic, eccentric writer and journalist who wrote his own obit 11 years ago
Better known by his pen name ‘Kamaroopi’ in Kannada literary circles, he covered the Northeast and South Africa as a...
Obituary: Gamaka voice HR Keshavamurthy falls silent, but he has ensured Karnataka tradition will be immortal
Hosahalli, the native place of the legend who received the Padma Shri earlier this year, is now known as 'Gamaka...
