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Guggari Shanthaveerappa Shivarudrappa

ジー・エス・シヴァルドラッパ（グッガリ・シャンタヴィーラッパ・シヴァルドラッパ）

Guggari Shanthaveerappa Shivarudrappa

Aliases: G. S. Shivarudrappa / GSS
Pen Names: GSS（Colloquial abbreviation）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1926-02-07 （Issuru village (Shikaripura), Kingdom of Mysore, British India）
Died
2013-12-23 （Bangalore, Karnataka, India） age 87
Nationality
India
Languages
Kannada, English
Residence History
Issuru (birthplace) → Shikaripura (childhood / schooling) → Mysore (university / early career) → Bangalore (later life)

Career

Occupations
Poet, Writer, Professor, Researcher
Active Years
1950-2007
Affiliations
University of Mysore (faculty), Osmania University (Department of Kannada, head), Bangalore University (Professor; Director of Kannada Study Center), Karnataka Sahitya Academy (President)
Memberships
Karnataka Sahitya Academy (served as President)
Influenced By
Kuvempu, Kavi Bendre
Influenced
Subsequent Kannada poets and critics (post-Navya generations)

Education

University of Mysore
Department of Kannada
Degree: BA
Period: 1946–1949
Year of Graduation: 1949
Country: India
Undergraduate; awarded gold medals on multiple occasions
University of Mysore
Department of Kannada
Degree: MA
Period: 1951–1953
Year of Graduation: 1953
Country: India
Master's degree; strongly influenced by his mentor Kuvempu
University of Mysore
Department of Kannada
Degree: PhD
Period: 1960–1965
Year of Graduation: 1965
Country: India
PhD thesis 'Saundarya Samīkṣe' (Soundarya Sameekshe); pioneering work in literary aesthetics

Awards

Soviet Land Nehru Award
1974
Work: Moscowdalli 22 dina (22 Days in Moscow)
Organization: Soviet Land Nehru (organizer)
Result: 受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award
1984
Work: Kavyartha Chintana
Organization: Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞
Padma Shri
1998
Organization: Government of India
Result: 受賞
Pampa Award
1996
Organization: Government of Karnataka
Result: 受賞
Pampa Award
1998
Organization: Government of Karnataka
Result: 受賞
Rashtrakavi (Poet of the Nation) title
2006
Organization: Government of Karnataka
Result: 叙任

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Soundarya Sameekshe

1965 Criticism / Aesthetics

PhD dissertation; a pioneering study of applied aesthetics in Kannada literature.

AestheticsPoetics

Kavyartha Chintana

1984 Criticism

Critical work on poetry and meaning; awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award.

Poetry theoryHermeneutics

Moscowdalli 22 dina (22 Days in Moscow)

1974 Travelogue

Travelogue documenting his visit to the Soviet Union; winner of the Soviet Land Nehru Award.

TravelCultural exchange

Bibliography

  • Saamagaana
  • Cheluvu-Olavu
  • Devashilpa
  • Deepada Hejje
  • Chakragathi
  • Anaavarana
  • Tereda Daari
  • Nooraru Kavithegalu
  • Samagra Kavya
  • Moscowdalli 22 dina
  • Kavyartha Chintana
  • Soundarya Sameekshe
  • Chaturanga (autobiography)

Translations of Works

  • Mera Diya Aur Anya Kavitayen

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Influenced by the Navya movementNavodaya elementsPragatisheela/socially progressive aspectsScholarly and analytical criticism
Recurring Motifs
Inquiry into beauty (aesthetics)Social change and the individualDedication to Kannada language and regional culture

Legacy

G. S. Shivarudrappa was a major Kannada poet and critic whose work in aesthetics and poetry influenced later writers and scholars. He was conferred the title of Rashtrakavi in 2006 and received significant official recognition.

Academic Societies

  • Karnataka Sahitya Academy

Archives

  • Government of Karnataka publication: Complete Works (9 volumes, subsidized edition)

Quotes

  • He remains an enduring presence in Kannada literature.
    Source: The Hindu (feature / obituary) (2014)

Trivia

  • Conferred the title of Rashtrakavi on Kannada Rajyotsava day in 2006.
  • State of Karnataka declared two days of mourning after his death in December 2013.
  • Awarded the Padma Shri in 1998.