B M Srikanthaiah or B M Shri (Kannada: ಬಿ ಎಮ್ ಶ್ರೀಕಂಠಯ್ಯ)(1884-1946) was one of the most influential authors, writers and translators of Kannada literature.
He was born in Sampige village, Tumkur District Gubbi taluk. He studied at Srirangapatanam and Mysore, before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from a Bangalore College and a Master of Arts degree in Madras. He joined Maharaja College in Mysore as a Lecturer. After completing 25 years of ser...
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B M Srikanthaiah or B M Shri (Kannada: ಬಿ ಎಮ್ ಶ್ರೀಕಂಠಯ್ಯ)(1884-1946) was one of the most influential authors, writers and translators of Kannada literature.
He was born in Sampige village, Tumkur District Gubbi taluk. He studied at Srirangapatanam and Mysore, before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from a Bangalore College and a Master of Arts degree in Madras. He joined Maharaja College in Mysore as a Lecturer. After completing 25 years of service at there he moved to Central College in Bangalore, later Vidyaranya College under the K. E. Board in Dharwad. He was also an honorary professor at the Kannada Department of the University of Mysore when it was founded in 1927.
One of this most famous works is the translation of the hymn Lead, Kindly Light as Karunaalu Baa Belake.
Known as the Kannada Kanva for his guardianship of Kannada Literature, he was instrumental in encouraging and promoting Kannada and inspiring writers such as Kuvempu and G. P. Rajarathnam to write in Kannada, at...
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