Mogeri Gopalakrishna Adiga (18.2.1918–14.11.1992) was a modern Kannada poet. He is known by some commentators as the "pioneer of New style" poetry. The Hindu - 26 September 2002
Biography He was born in the coastal village of Mogeri, Udupi district, in Karnataka State. After primary education in Mogeri and Baindooru, he went to high school in Kundapur. As editor of Saakshi magazine he helped bring Kannada literature to the masses. The Hindu - 4 October 2004
Adiga's grandson is Manu Raju, Senior Political reporter for CNN. Another grandson, Sharat Raju, is a film director in the US.
Work In the 1950s and 1960s Adiga was a teacher in Mysore.The Mysore generation The Hindu - 25 Apr 2004. From 1964 until 1968 he was the principal of Lal Bahadur College in Sagara, and from 1968 until 1971 he was Principal of Poorna Prajna College in Udupi. - Indian Poets
His style has been described as a response to the independence of India from British rule in 1947. The style called Navya was generally about the new times. Inspired by modern Western literature and Indian tradition, he set out to portray the "disillusionment and angst of the times".
Works Bhavataranga - 1946 Anathey - 1954 (novel) Bhoomi Geetha - 1959 Mannina Vasane (book of essays) - 1966 Vardhamana - 1972 Idanna Bayasiralilla (poems) - 1975 Samagra Kavya (collection of poems) - 1976 Sakshi (Magazine) - 1962
Quotes
"ಇರುವುದೆಲ್ಲವ ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಇರದುದರೆಡೆಗೆ ತುಡಿವುದೆ ಜೀವನ?" (Iruvudellava bittu iradudaredege tudivude jeevana?)
Is life leaving everything we have and craving for things which we do not have?
"ಮೌನ ತಬ್ಬಿತು ನೆಲವ" (mouna tabbitu nelava) - C. Aswath
See also Kannada language Kannada literature Kannada poetry Gopalakrishna Bharathi
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