Saints and Poets: Kannada Poetry

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Description:

Author: G. S. Amur (translator)
Pages: 151
Price: HB Rs 250, FB Rs 150
Year of Publication: 2008
ISBN:
HB 978-81-8157-784-9 (9788181577849)
FB 978-81-8157-785-6 (9788181577856)

About the Author:
Dr. G. S. Amur was Professor of English in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University at Aurangabad and, after his retirement in 1985, has lived in Dharwad, his hometown. He is a distinguished critic in Kannada as well as in English and has won many awards.

Teaser:

Allamaprabhu 1.

Shall I speak of the purity of the word?
Hearing makes it impure.
Shall I speak of the purity of touch?
The skin makes it impure.
Shall I speak of the purity of beauty?
Seeing makes it impure.
Shall I speak of the purity of taste?
The tongue makes it impure.
Shall I speak of the purity of fragrance?
The nose makes it impure.
Shall I speak of the purity of self?
Awareness makes it impure.
The light within light is Guhesvara
Free from the duality of pure and impure.

Contents:
Allamaprabhu / 11
Basvanna / 17
Akkamahedevi / 27
Sarvajna / 33
The Haridasas / 37
Ambikatanayadatta (D. R. Bendre) / 43
Kuvempu (K. V. Puttappa) / 65
Madhurachenna / 79
Gopalakrishna Adiga / 85
K. S. Narasimhaswamy / 95
Channaverra Kanavi / 107
G. S. Shivarudrappa / 115
H. S. Venkateshamurthy / 125
Sukanya Maruty / 122
Vinaya / 145

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