H. L. Nage Gowda

H.L. Nagegowda (11 February 1915 – 22 September 2005) was a prominent Kannada folklorist and author. He received a number of awards in his lifetime, both for his writing and for his work in conserving and propagating folk traditions.

H. L. Nagegowda
Born(1915-02-11)11 February 1915
Died22 September 2005(2005-09-22) (aged 90)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationIndian civil servant, folklorist, writer

Early life

Nage Gowda was born in Heraganahalli village in Mandya district in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. He studied science and law, before becoming a civil servant. He was made an officer of the Indian Administrative Service in 1960.[1] Starting from the 1970s, Nage Gowda wrote a number of literary works in Kannada. Doddamane ("The big house") won critical acclaim for its portrayal of the culture of rural southern Karnataka, and was one of the works that won him the Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award. He also wrote several other novels, two collections of poetry, collections of short stories and essays, and a travelogue.

Career

In 1979, Nage Gowda founded the Karnataka Janapada Parishat, an academy devoted to the study and propagation of traditional folk arts in Karnataka. In 1986, he started work Janapada Loka, a museum of the folk arts located in Ramnagaram, around 53 kilometres from Bangalore, which opened to the public in 1994.[2] He also wrote a number of books documenting folk traditions and artforms, and organised festivals, seminars and workshops to promote them.

Nage Gowda's work received significant recognition in his lifetime. He won a number of awards, including the Rajyotsava Award, the Pampa Prashasti, the Nadoja Prashasti[3] and the Sandesha Award.[4] He served in the Karnataka State Government as a member of the Legislative Council from 1995 until 2001. In 2002, Serpentine Road in Bangalore was renamed Dr H L Nage Gowda Road in his honour.[5]

Death

Gowda died on 22 September 2005 at his residence in Bangalore.[6] As a mark of respect, the annual Rajajinagar cultural festival, the Rajajinagar Habba was dedicated to his memory and was organised around a theme of folk arts.[7]

See also

References
  1. Obituary - H.L. Nage Gowda. Deccan Herald. 23 September 2005
  2. A world born of vision and love Deccan Herald. 15 March 2005
  3. Gowda, Hi. Shi. Ramchandre (14 October 2005). "Rural love, urban life". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  4. Krishna gives away Sandesha awards. The Times of India. 16 Feb 2002.
  5. Rs 250 crore loan to modernise Bangalore Deccan Herald. 25 October 2002
  6. "ನಾಗೇಗೌಡ ನಿಧನ,'ಜಾನಪದ ಲೋಕ' ಬಿಕೊ..." oneindia.com (in Kannada). 23 September 2005. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  7. "Now, it's Rajajinagar Habba" Deccan Herald. 16 October 2005.
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