This is a list of important milestones in Kannada literature starting with Kavirajamarga (850 C.E.). These writings are the earliest available works in each listed genre. Though many notable works have been accomplished in each genre during later years, these writings are the forerunners for later developments.
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+ Milestones in Kannada literature Genre Writing Author Year PatronPoetics, Rhetoric KavirajamargaNarasimhacharya (1988), p17Sastri (1955), p355 Srivijaya / Amoghavarsha I 850 Rashtrakuta EmpireBasic Grammar KavirajamargaRao in Datta (1988), p1474, p1699Sridhar in Brown & Oglivie, (2009), p577 Srivijaya / Amoghavarsha I 850 Rashtrakuta EmpireNarrative Prose (Parables) VaddaradhaneP.S. Srinivasan in Lal (1992), p4459 Shivakotiacharya 900 Rashtrakuta EmpireEpic (Jain)Adipurana, Vikramarjuna VijayaSastri (1955), p356Narasimhacharya (1988), p18Rao in Datta (1988), p1180 Adikavi Pampa 941 Rashtrakuta EmpireEpic with Elegy Sahasa Bhima VijayaM.V.Seetharamiah in Datta (1988), p1150 Ranna 982 Western Chalukya EmpireProsody ChandombudhiSastri (1955), p357 Nagavarma I 990 Western Ganga DynastyFiction (Romance) Karnataka Kadambari Nagavarma I 990 Western GangaLexicon RannakandaMukherjee (1999), p324 Ranna 990 Western ChalukyaErotics MadanatilakaNarasimhacharya (1988), p19 Chandraraja 1025 Western ChalukyaEncyclopaedia LokopakaraMurthy in Gopal & Srivastava (2008), pp506-509 Chavundaraya II 1025 Western ChalukyaCookery Lokopakara (Supasastra)Murthy in Gopal & Srivastava (2008), pp508 Chavundaraya II 1025 Western ChalukyaAgriculture Lokopakara (Vrksayurveda)Murthy in Gopal & Srivastava (2008), pp506-508 Chavundaraya II 1025 Western ChalukyaFable Panchatantra Durgasimha 1025 Western ChalukyaFree Verse (Vers Libre) Vachana poemsRao in Datta (1988), p1324Sadarangani (2004), p20Shiva Prakash (1997), pp171–173 Chennaiah, Kakkaiah and others 11th century NoneBhakti poems (early native) VachanaShiva Prakash in Ayyappapanicker (1997), p171Rawat (2011), p11, chapter 1Hart, George L (1976), p.337 Chennaiah, Kakkaiah and others 1025 NoneBelles-lettres Chandraprabha ChariteKamath (1980), pp114-115 Shridaracharya 1049 Western ChalukyaAstrology Jatakatilaka Shridaracharya 1049 Western ChalukyaMathematics Vyavaharaganita, Kshetraganita, LilavatiNarasimhacharya (1988), 19Sastri (1955), p358 Rajaditya 1105 Hoysala EmpireVeterinary Science Govaidya Prince Kirtivarma 1120 Western ChalukyaMedicine (health) Karnataka KalyanakarakaNarasimhacharya (1988), p20 Jagadalla Somanatha 1150 Western ChalukyaBhakti poems (mature native) Vachana SahityaSastri (1955), p361Shiva Prakash in Ayyappapanicker (1997), pp166-192 Basavanna and others 1160 Kalachuris of Kalyani (Southern branch)Epic (Shaivism) GirijakalyanaRao in Datta (1988), p1181 Harihara 1160 Hoysala EmpireEpic (Vaishnavism) Jagannatha VijayaSastri(1955), p364 Rudrabhatta 1180 Hoysala EmpireAnthology SuktisudharnavaSastri (1955), p359 Mallikarjuna 1245 Hoysala EmpireMature Grammar Shabdamanidarpana Kesiraja 1260 Hoysala EmpireBhakti poems (mystic, Vaishnavism) Haridasa SahityaShiva Prakash in Ayyappapanicker (1997), p194Sastri (1955), p364Rice E.P. (1921), p77 Naraharitirtha 1281 Hoysala EmpireMeteorology RattasutraNarasimhacharya (1988), p21 Rattakavi 1300 Hoysala EmpireToxicology Khagendramanidarpana Mangaraja I 1360 Vijayanagara EmpireEpic (Mahabharata) Gadugina BharataNarasimhacharya (1988), p22 Naranappa (Kumara Vyasa) 1425 Vijayanagara EmpireEpic (Ramayana) Torave RamayanaSastri (1955), pp364-365 Narahari (Kumara Valmiki) 1500 Vijayanagara EmpireEpic (native folk) Ramanatha Charite (Kumararama Charite)Rao in Datta (1988), p1182, chapter-Epic(Kannada) Nanjunda Kavi 1525 Vijayanagara EmpireClassical devotional Carnatic musicThielemann (2002), p22R Zydenbos in Cushman S, Cavanagh C, Ramazani J, Rouzer P (2012), p767 Purandara Dasa 16th century Vijayanagara EmpireTheatre (folk, Yakshagana) Virata ParvaAshton & Christie (1977), p21Karanth (1997), p160 Vishnu Varamballi 1564 NoneDrama (social) Mitravinda GovindaK. Marulasiddappa in Datta (1988), p1077Mukherjee (1998), p235 Singaraya 1680 Mysore KingdomBiography Kanthirava Narasaraja VijayaNarasimhacharya (1988), p64Rice E.P. (1982), p89 Govinda Vaidya 1648 Mysore KingdomHistory Chikkadevaraja VamshavaliNarasimhacharya (1988), p23, p64 Tirumalarya II 1698 Mysore KingdomGrammar (modern) Kannada grammar Rev. William Carrey 1817 Princely MysoreNovel (Historical prose) MudramanjushaMurthy in K.M. George (1992), pp167-168Kamath (1980) p280 Kempu Narayana 1823 Princely MysoreDictionary (modern) Kannada-English DictionaryKamath (1980), p279 Rev. W. Reeve 1832 Princely MysoreJournalism (news) Mangalura SamacharaVerlag in Wendt (2006), p159 Hermann Mögling 1843 Madras PresidencyNovel (modern Romance) Saugandhika ParinayaNarasimhacharya (1988), p26Murthy in K.M. George (1992), pp167 Krishnaraja Wodeyar III 1850 Princely MysoreDrama (early modern) ShakuntalaKamath (1980), p282Murthy in K.M. George (1992), pp169 C. Sehagiri Rao 1869 Princely MysoreBallad (native folk) Sangoli Rayana DangeMurthy in K.M. George (1992), pp168Prashad (2001), page xiii, chapter-Kannada folk epics, a profile John Faithfull Fleet 1874 Bombay PresidencyDrama (mature modern) Shurasena Charite (Othello)Guttal in Trivedi & Bartholomeusz (2006), p105 Basavappa Shastry 1882 Princely MysoreEpic (early, prose) Adbhuta RamayanaMurthy in K.M. George (1992), pp170Krishnamoorthy & Mukhopadhyay (1991), p94 Muddanna 1885 Princely MysoreMature Novel (Social) SuryakanthaKamath (1980), p281 Lakshmana Gadagkar 1892 Bombay PresidencyPoem (modern) English GeethagaluRao in Datta (1988), p1716 B. M. Srikantaiah 1910 Princely MysoreShort Stories Kelavu Sanna KathegaluMurthy in K.M. George (1992), pp172 Masti 1920 Princely MysoreLyrical poems GariMurthy in K.M. George (1992), pp173Das (1995), p203 D. R. Bendre 1936 Bombay PresidencyEpic (modern) Sri Ramayana DarshanamRao in Datta (1988), p1182Murthy in K.M. George (1992), pp174 Kuvempu 1949 Mysore state
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