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Kuvempu’s call for critical thinking

In 1974, Kuvempu gave two speeches which reiterated his rationalist attitude and his engagement with contemporary social issues. Rajendra Chenni sums up the essence of the poet laureate’s talks.

08 February 2024, 00:52 IST

Kuvempu’s call for critical thinking

08 February 2024, 00:52 IST

The search for a standard Kannada dialect

Rajendra Chenni traces the evolution of the various dialectal forms of Kannada in the state.

09 November 2023, 03:42 IST

The search for a standard Kannada dialect

09 November 2023, 03:42 IST

United by a new name

On November 1, Mysore, known as ‘Vishala Mysore’ after the unification in 1956 was renamed as Karnataka.

26 October 2023, 00:08 IST

United by a new name

26 October 2023, 00:08 IST

Women’s voices in the vachanas

The 12th-century Vachanakara movement in Kannada literature featured a diversity of female perspectives and went on to question traditional ideas of gender identity, writes Rajendra Chenni

29 June 2023, 08:29 IST

Women’s voices in the vachanas

29 June 2023, 08:29 IST

G H Nayak: An outspoken critic with a vision

G H Nayak belonged to the Navya or the modernist phase of Kannada literary culture

26 May 2023, 16:33 IST

G H Nayak: An outspoken critic with a vision

26 May 2023, 16:33 IST

The colours of Karnataka's lived history

The oral folk traditions, myths and rituals of the state provide an alternative perspective into its culture. Rajendra Chenni explores its richness, religious diversity and syncretism

02 March 2023, 10:40 IST

The colours of Karnataka's lived history

02 March 2023, 10:40 IST

Poet, novelist and icon: Kuvempu’s enduring impact

Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa, known by his pen name Kuvempu, brought the debates of his time alive with his writings. From the unification of Karnataka to negotiation with colonial modernity and the construction of Kannada tradition as a discipline of knowledge, Kuvempu’s literature is both a record of the past and a lens for the future.

29 December 2022, 08:52 IST

Poet, novelist and icon: Kuvempu’s enduring impact

29 December 2022, 08:52 IST

Theatre keeps alive dissent and democracy

Right from the pre-independence era, theatre has been a powerful tool for societal progress. However, violent acts of censorship threaten this pillar of democracy, writes Rajendra Chenni

21 July 2022, 09:27 IST

Theatre keeps alive dissent and democracy

21 July 2022, 09:27 IST

Celebrating renewal, rebirth

Kannada literature has transformed Ugadi into a metaphor about rebirth, with some mulling about the impossibility of renewal while others glimpse the possibility of a new world, writes Rajendra Chenni

05 April 2022, 06:20 IST

Celebrating renewal, rebirth

05 April 2022, 06:20 IST

Channaveera Kanavi steered between Navodaya and Navya

Poet of Integration

17 February 2022, 02:44 IST

Channaveera Kanavi will be best known for steering between Navodaya and Navya eras

Channaveera Kanavi steered between Navodaya and Navya

17 February 2022, 02:44 IST