B. M. Srikantaiah

Belluru Mylaraiah Srikantaiah (3 January 1884 – 5 January 1946), was an Indian author, writer and translator of Kannada literature. He was born in Sampige village of Turuvekere Taluk,his mother house and his father is from Bellur of Nagamangala.

Prominent Students

• V. Seetharamaiah
• K. V. Puttappa

Works

• Gadayuddha Natakam (ಗದಾಯುದ್ಧ ನಾಟಕಂ) (play)
• Aswatthaaman ( ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥಾಮನ್ ) (Play)
• Honganasugalu ( ಹೊಂಗನಸುಗಳು ) (Poetry)

Translations

• English Geetegalu (ಇಂಗ್ಲೀಷ್ ಗೀತೆಗಳು )(English Songs, 1921)
• " lead kindly light"
• Kural (1940, Bangalore)
• Silappatikaram

Literary criticism

• Kannadigarige olleya saahitya (Good literature for Kannada People)
• Kannada Kaipidi (History of Kannada Literature)

See also

• Kannada language
• Kannada literature
• Kannada poetry

References