Adya Rangacharya (26 September 1904 – 17 October 1984), known as R.V. Jagirdar till 1948,[2] later popularly known by his pen nameSriranga, was an Indian Kannada writer, actor and scholar, and a member of the Adya Jahagirdar family.[3] He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship in 1967 and the Sahitya Akademi Award for literature in 1971 for Kalidasa, a literary criticism in Kannada.
Rangacharya has been honoured with the Padma Bhushan third highest Indian civilian award for his contributions to the literature and education in 1972 by the Government of India.[4]
Adya Rangacharya birth name was R. V. Jagirdar [5] and was born in Agarkhed, Bijapur district. He has his education at Bombay and London Universities. His writings made him a trend-setter among Kannada and Indian writers. His works include twelve novels and a number of scholarly books on the theatre, on Sanskrit drama and the Bhagavadgita; but it was as a dramatist that he made his mark (47 full-length and 68 one-act plays).[6] He is known for his English translation of the classic work on Indian classical theatre, the Natyasastra[5]
Works
Rangacharya's works include twelve novels and a number of scholarly books on the Theatre, on Sanskrit drama and the Bhagavadgita. He also wrote 71 plays and acted in 47.[3] Besides a translation of Natyasastra,[7] his other works in English include Drama in Sanskrit Literature, Indian Theatre, Introduction to Bharata’s Natyasastra, and Introduction to the Comparative Philosophy and Indo-Aryan Languages. He use the pseudonym Sriranga when writing most of his plays and literary work.[3]
His works in English are:
Bharata, Muni, and Śrīraṅga. The Nāṭyaśāstra: English Translation with Critical Notes. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, 1996.
Drama in Sanskrit Literature, and Introduction to the Comparative Philosophy and Indo-Aryan Languages.
Rangacharya, Adya. Introduction to Bharata's Nātya-Śāstra. Bombay: Popular Prakashan, 1966.[8]
Rangacharya, Adya. The Indian Theatre. New Delhi: National Book Trust, India, 1971.
Śrīraṅga, . Drama in Sanskrit Literature. Bombay: Popular Prakashan, 1967 (2nd ed.)
Śrīraṅga, . The Quest for Wisdom, Thoughts on the Bhagawadgita. Bombay: Popular Prakashan, 1993. (translation of two Kannada works Gītagāmbhīrya and Gītādarpaṇa
Among his works translated into English are
Rangacharya, Adya, (transl. by G S. Amur).Listen Janamejaya and Other Plays. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, 2005.
Śrīraṅga, (transl. by Shashi Deshpande) Opening Scene: Early Memoirs of a Dramatist and a Play. New Delhi: Penguin Books, 2006.
Rangacharya, Adya, (transl. by Usha Desai). Shadows in the Dark: Four Plays. Bangalore, India: Unisun Publications, 2007.
Sriranga, . These Tombs Alone Remain: A Novel Bangalore: Shriranga Saraswat Prakashana, 1959.
References
^ abc"Sharada Adya Rangacharya dead". Times of India. Retrieved 7 January 2002.
^K. M. George (1992). Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Plays and prose. Sahitya Akademi. p. 272. ISBN9788172017835.
^ abcMudde, Raggi (4 November 2011). "Adya Rangacharya – An Eminent Theatre Personality". Retrieved 9 July 2013.
^(PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
^ abRangacharya, Adya (1904-84), in The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre Oxford Reference Online
adya, rangacharya, september, 1904, october, 1984, known, jagirdar, till, 1948, later, popularly, known, name, sriranga, indian, kannada, writer, actor, scholar, member, adya, jahagirdar, family, awarded, sangeet, natak, akademi, fellowship, 1967, sahitya, aka. Adya Rangacharya 26 September 1904 17 October 1984 known as R V Jagirdar till 1948 2 later popularly known by his pen name Sriranga was an Indian Kannada writer actor and scholar and a member of the Adya Jahagirdar family 3 He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship in 1967 and the Sahitya Akademi Award for literature in 1971 for Kalidasa a literary criticism in Kannada Adya RangacharyaBornR V Jagirdar 1904 09 26 26 September 1904Agarkhed Bijapur district KarnatakaDied17 October 1984 1984 10 17 aged 79 Bangalore Karnataka IndiaPen nameSriranga or ShrirangaOccupationPoet novelist playwright translator actor critic scholarLanguageKannadaNationalityIndianNotable awardsSangeet Natak Akademi Award 1967 Sahitya Akademi Award 1971 Padma Bhushan 1972 SpouseSharada Adya 1 ChildrenUsha Desai 1 Shashi Deshpande 1 Rangacharya has been honoured with the Padma Bhushan third highest Indian civilian award for his contributions to the literature and education in 1972 by the Government of India 4 Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 References 4 External linksLife EditAdya Rangacharya birth name was R V Jagirdar 5 and was born in Agarkhed Bijapur district He has his education at Bombay and London Universities His writings made him a trend setter among Kannada and Indian writers His works include twelve novels and a number of scholarly books on the theatre on Sanskrit drama and the Bhagavadgita but it was as a dramatist that he made his mark 47 full length and 68 one act plays 6 He is known for his English translation of the classic work on Indian classical theatre the Natyasastra 5 Works EditRangacharya s works include twelve novels and a number of scholarly books on the Theatre on Sanskrit drama and the Bhagavadgita He also wrote 71 plays and acted in 47 3 Besides a translation of Natyasastra 7 his other works in English include Drama in Sanskrit Literature Indian Theatre Introduction to Bharata s Natyasastra and Introduction to the Comparative Philosophy and Indo Aryan Languages He use the pseudonym Sriranga when writing most of his plays and literary work 3 His works in English are Bharata Muni and Sriraṅga The Naṭyasastra English Translation with Critical Notes New Delhi Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers 1996 Drama in Sanskrit Literature and Introduction to the Comparative Philosophy and Indo Aryan Languages Rangacharya Adya Introduction to Bharata s Natya Sastra Bombay Popular Prakashan 1966 8 Rangacharya Adya The Indian Theatre New Delhi National Book Trust India 1971 Sriraṅga Drama in Sanskrit Literature Bombay Popular Prakashan 1967 2nd ed Sriraṅga The Quest for Wisdom Thoughts on the Bhagawadgita Bombay Popular Prakashan 1993 translation of two Kannada works Gitagambhirya and GitadarpaṇaAmong his works translated into English are Rangacharya Adya transl by G S Amur Listen Janamejaya and Other Plays New Delhi Sahitya Akademi 2005 Sriraṅga transl by Shashi Deshpande Opening Scene Early Memoirs of a Dramatist and a Play New Delhi Penguin Books 2006 Rangacharya Adya transl by Usha Desai Shadows in the Dark Four Plays Bangalore India Unisun Publications 2007 Sriranga These Tombs Alone Remain A Novel Bangalore Shriranga Saraswat Prakashana 1959 References Edit a b c Sharada Adya Rangacharya dead Times of India Retrieved 7 January 2002 K M George 1992 Modern Indian Literature an Anthology Plays and prose Sahitya Akademi p 272 ISBN 9788172017835 a b c Mudde Raggi 4 November 2011 Adya Rangacharya An Eminent Theatre Personality Retrieved 9 July 2013 Padma Awards PDF Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India 2015 Archived from the original PDF on 15 October 2015 Retrieved 21 July 2015 a b Rangacharya Adya 1904 84 in The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre Oxford Reference Online WorldCat author listing Rangacharya Adya The NATYASASTRA English Translation with Critical Notes Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers WorldCatExternal links Edit Biography portal India portal Literature portal Theatre portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Adya Rangacharya amp oldid 1130574410, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
