Lankappa Hanumanthaiah is an Indian poet, politician of the Indian National Congress and a member of the upper house of the Indian Parliament, the Rajya Sabha, from the state of Karnataka.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Early life and background
Lankappa Hanumanthaiah was born to Lankappa and Shrimati Channamma on 10 June 1958.[8]
Hanumanthaiah studied at Government Science College, Bangalore, Post Graduate Studies in Kannada Literature at Bangalore University and Ph.D. from Mysore University.[3][8][6]
Books published
Poetry
Source:[8]
- Kappu Kannina Hudugi (Black-eyed Girl), 1990
- Avva (Mother), 1995
- Avvana Kavithe (Mother's Poem), (the poems have been translated and published in Bengali, Gujarati, English, Malayalam and Tamil languages),
- Akshara Aksharave (Oh' Letters! My Letters!), 2001
- Karna Raaga (Karna's Agony), 2008
- Harigolu (Hudder), 2012
- ಕಳ್ಳಿ ಹಾಲಿನ ಕಡಲು : Kalli Halina Kadalu - Published on 17 August 2020[9]
- ಒಂಟಿ ಕಾಲಿನ ನಡಿಗೆ : Onti Kalina Nadige - Published on 3 September 2020[10]
- Dalitha Lokada Olage (In the world of Dalits), 1989
- Ambedkar Mattu Samakaaleenathe (Ambedkar and Contemporary Times), 1993
- Kanakadasa (biography on saint poet of medieval Karnataka), 1995
Research thesis
Source:[8]
- Katha Kathana (thesis on stories), 1999
- Ambedkar (a play), (the play has been staged at Bangalore, Bellary, Tumkur, Chitradurga and other parts of Karnataka), 1998; Autobiography - Ontikalina Nadige (walk in one leg)
Edited works
Source:[8]
- Ambedkar Kavithegalu (An Anthology of Poems on Dr Ambedkar) for Karnataka Sahitya Academy
- Dalitha Kathegalu (An Anthology of Dalit Short Stories) for Karnataka Sahitya Academy
- Kelavargada Vachanakaararu (Saint poets from the lower strata of the society of 12th century Karnataka)
- Rangabhumi Antharanga: C.G.K. (a commemorative volume on a well-known theatre Director Sri C.G. Krishna Swamy) and (v) Suvarna Sanchaya ( An Anthology of Modern Kannada Poetry from the beginning of the 20th century) for Kannada Sahitya Parishad; Chairman, Committee for publishing Babu Jagjivan Ram’s works in Kannada
Position held
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 1995 - 1996 | Member, Kannada Development Authority, Government of Karnataka |
| 1996 - 1998 | Member, State Executive Committee, Kannada Sahitya Parishat |
| 1998 | Jury Member, Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award |
| 1998 | Member, Kannada Book Authority |
| 1999 - 2000 | Member, Ambedkar Annual Award Committee, Government of Karnataka |
| 2000 | Member, Script Approval Committee, Doordarshan Kendra, Bangalore |
| 2001 - 2007 | Member, Karnataka Legislative Council |
| 2002 - 2005 | Member, Academic Council, Bangalore University |
| 2003 - 2007 | Member, Kannada Advisory Board, Central Sahitya Academy, New Delhi |
| 2004 | Member, Kannada Advisory Board, National Book Trust, New Delhi |
| 2015 - 2017 | Chairman, Kannada Development Authority |
| June 2018 - May 2019 | Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture |
| June 2018 - May 2019 and
Oct. 2019 onwards |
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Sept. 2019 onwards | Member, Committee on Health and Family Welfare |
| March 2020 onwards | Member, Governing Body of the Indian Council of Medical Research |
| July 2020 | Nominated to the Panel of Vice-Chairmen, Rajya Sabha |
| July 2020 onwards | Member, Committee on Petitions |
| Aug. 2020 onwards | Member, General Purposes Committee |
| Sept. 2020 - April 2021 | Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes |
External links
- Interview with L. Hanumanthaiah on religion and poetry in India by Sahapedia
References
- ^ www.kla.kar.nic.in https://www.kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/rsmembers.htm. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Karnataka Rajya Sabha Elections 2018 Results: Congress wins 3, BJP gets 1". 23 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Dr. L. Hanumanthaiah| National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Karnataka MP L Hanumanthaiah in Rajya Sabha panel of Vice-Chairmen". Deccan Herald. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "'Dr. Jagjivan Ram was a frontline Dalit leader in freedom movement'". Star of Mysore. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Hanumanthaiah L". www.kla.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Akademi, Sahitya (2008). General Information as on ... The Akademi.
- ^ a b c d e "Error Page". rajyasabha.nic.in. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Hanumanthaiah, ಡಾ ಎಲ್ ಹನುಮಂತಯ್ಯ, Dr L. (17 August 2020). ಕಳ್ಳಿ ಹಾಲಿನ ಕಡಲು Kalli Halina Kadalu: Kannada Poetry. Chaarumathi prakashana.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Hanumanthaiah, ಡಾ ಎಲ್ ಹನುಮಂತಯ್ಯ : Dr L. (3 September 2020). ಒಂಟಿ ಕಾಲಿನ ನಡಿಗೆ : Onti Kalina Nadige. Chaarumathi prakashana.
- ^ "Rajya Sabha Members from Karnataka". www.kla.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 2 November 2021.