Basavaraj Kattimani
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Basavaraj Kattimani (1919–1989) was a progressive writer, novelist, journalist and was also a member of
Karnataka Legislative Council The Karnataka Legislative Council (formerly the Mysore Legislative Council) is the upper house of the state legislature of Karnataka. Karnataka is one of six Indian states with a bicameral legislature; the Legislative Assembly is the lower ho ...
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 ...
. He was also known as Kundara Naadina Kanda.


Literary works

* Maji Manthri * Maadi Madidavaru * Janivara Mattu Shivadara * Jalataranga * Baleya Bisidaru * Pourusha Parikshe * Nanu Polisanagidde * Mannu Mattu Hennu * Giriya Navilu * Saitan * Belagina Gali * Swatantradedege * Nanu Kanda Russia * Kumara Rama - Kannada Bharatha Bharathi - 212 * Sangolli Rayanna - Kannada Bharatha Bharathi - 36 * Basavaraja Kattimani Samagra Sahithya Samputa 1 Rinda 15 * Maadi Madidavaru (''Autobiography'''')'' * Sakshatkara * Pataragitti * Bangarada Jinkeya Hinde * Jwalamukhiya Mele * Kadambarikaran Kate * Chakravyuha * Gramasevika * Sangolli Rayanayaka * Mohada Baleyalli * Bengalurigondu Ticketu * Beediyalli Biddavalu * Nee Nanna Muttabeda *Kundara Nadina Kanda


Positions held

* He was a member of
Karnataka Legislative Council The Karnataka Legislative Council (formerly the Mysore Legislative Council) is the upper house of the state legislature of Karnataka. Karnataka is one of six Indian states with a bicameral legislature; the Legislative Assembly is the lower ho ...
(''Congress nominated'') from 1968 to 1974.


Awards and honors

* He received Soviet Land Nehru Award for his novel ''Jwalamukhiya Mele'' * He was the president of the 52nd
Kannada Sahitya Sammelana The Kannada Sahitya Sammelana () is the premier gathering of writers, poets and Kannadigas. It is held with the aim of preserving and developing the Kannada language, its literature, art, culture and music. It was started in 1915 by H. V. Nanj ...
held in 1980. * He was the recipient of
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 ...


Recognition

* A foundation named Basavaraj Kattimani Foundation has been set up in his name at
Belgaum Belgaum (Kannada ISO 15919, ISO: ''Bēḷagāma'', ), officially known as Belagavi (also Belgaon), is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka located near its northern western border in the Western Ghats. It is the administrative headquarters ...
to promote his literary and culture works by the
Government of Karnataka The Government of Karnataka, abbreviated as GoK or GoKA, formerly known as Government of Mysore (1956–1974), is a democratically elected state body with the governor as the ceremonial head to govern the Southwest Indian state of Karnataka ...
. The late research scholar M. M. Kalburgi was made first President of the trust. * Kottala Mahadevapa has written a book named Basavaraj Kattimani on the life story of Basavaraj Kattimani and the book is published by Kannada Pusthaka Pradhikara.


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* {{Authority control Kannada-language writers 1919 births 1989 deaths