Betageri Krishnasharma (16 April 1900 – 30 October 1982), popularly known by his pen name Anandakanda was a writer, editor and journalist from

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

. His writings included different genres such as poetry, short stories, novels, dramas, metaphors, criticism, research, folklore and autobiographies. He called for the

Unification of Karnataka The Unification of Karnataka or Karnataka Ekikarana refers to the formation of the Indian state of Karnataka (then named Mysore State) in 1956 when several Indian states were created by redrawing borders based on linguistic demographics. Dec ...

Literary works

Novels

* Ashanti Parva (''Historical Novel based on

Vijayanagara Empire The Vijayanagara Empire, also known as the Karnata Kingdom, was a late medieval Hinduism, Hindu empire that ruled much of southern India. It was established in 1336 by the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty, belongi ...

'') * Magala Maduve * Mallikarjuna (''Historical Novel based on

'') * Rajayogi (''Historical Novel based on

'') * Sudarshana

Collection of stories

* Badatanada Baalu Namma Baduku * Janapada Jeevana * Matanaduva Kallu * Samsar Chitra (of total 7)

Review works

* Karnataka Janajeevana * Namma Samskriti Parampare * Sahityavu Sagiruva Daari * Sahitya Vihara

Poems

* Bhakthi Kusumavali (1918) * Kannada Nudi * Naavu * Odeda Kannadi

Collection of poems

* Arunodaya * Gandhi Geetasapthaka * Kaara Hunnime * Nalwadugalu * Odanadi * Rameyumeyara Samvada * Rashtriya Padhyamale * Rashtriya Padyavali * Virahini (1935) (of total 13)

Collection of Vachanas

* Samajika Samvachanagalu (1981)

Awards and honours

Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award is an annual literary award given to literary works in Kannada by the Karnataka Sahitya Academy. Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award is given to individual books published in various genres like poetry, novel, short f ...

Honorary Doctorate An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is also known by the Latin phrases ''honoris causa'' ("for the sake of the honour") or '' ad hon ...

from

Karnatak University Karnatak University (KUD) is a public university, public State university (India), state university in Dharwad, Karnataka, India. KUD was officially established in 1950 through the Karnatak University Act, 1949, passed by the legislature of t ...

* Presided the chair of Karnataka Janapada Sammelana

Recognition

* Kannada Pustaka Pradhikara has published a book on Dr. Betageri Krishnasharma that has been authored by Dr. Nijalingappa Mattihal * Novelist Dr. Raghavendra Patil has authored a biography book named ''Anandakanda:Betageri Krishna Sharma'' that has been published by

Sahitya Akademi The Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India. Founded on 12 March 1954, it is supported by, though independent of the Indian government. Its off ...

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References

{{reflist Kannada-language writers 1900 births 1982 deaths Writers from Karnataka