H.L. Nagegowda (11 February 1915 – 22 September 2005) was a prominent Kannadafolklorist 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.
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.[citation needed] He also wrote several other novels, two collections of poetry, collections of short stories and essays, and a travelogue.[citation needed]
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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]
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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]
^Obituary - H.L. Nage Gowda. Deccan Herald. 23 September 2005
^A world born of vision and love Deccan Herald. 15 March 2005
^Gowda, Hi. Shi. Ramchandre (14 October 2005). "Rural love, urban life". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
^Krishna gives away Sandesha awards. The Times of India. 16 Feb 2002.
^Rs 250 crore loan to modernise Bangalore Deccan Herald. 25 October 2002
^"ನಾಗೇಗೌಡ ನಿಧನ,'ಜಾನಪದ ಲೋಕ' ಬಿಕೊ..." oneindia.com (in Kannada). 23 September 2005. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
^"Now, it's Rajajinagar Habba" Deccan Herald. 16 October 2005.
January 01, 1970
nagegowda, nagegowda, february, 1915, september, 2005, prominent, kannada, folklorist, author, received, number, awards, lifetime, both, writing, work, conserving, propagating, folk, traditions, born, 1915, february, 1915died22, september, 2005, 2005, aged, ba. 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 NagegowdaBorn 1915 02 11 11 February 1915Died22 September 2005 2005 09 22 aged 90 Bangalore Karnataka IndiaNationalityIndianOccupation s Indian civil servant folklorist writer Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly life editNage 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 citation needed He also wrote several other novels two collections of poetry collections of short stories and essays and a travelogue citation needed Career editIn 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 editGowda 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 editJanapada Loka Folk arts of KarnatakaReferences edit Obituary H L Nage Gowda Deccan Herald 23 September 2005 A world born of vision and love Deccan Herald 15 March 2005 Gowda Hi Shi Ramchandre 14 October 2005 Rural love urban life The Hindu Archived from the original on 26 March 2015 Retrieved 17 October 2018 Krishna gives away Sandesha awards The Times of India 16 Feb 2002 Rs 250 crore loan to modernise Bangalore Deccan Herald 25 October 2002 ನ ಗ ಗ ಡ ನ ಧನ ಜ ನಪದ ಲ ಕ ಬ ಕ oneindia com in Kannada 23 September 2005 Retrieved 4 February 2019 Now it s Rajajinagar Habba Deccan Herald 16 October 2005 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title H L Nagegowda amp oldid 1169136554, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
