Key Highlights
- Besagarahalli Ramanna Foundation, Bengaluru.
- Mr.
- Nugadoni said that though Shantarasa was born into poverty, his association with the Jangama community had enriched him with traditional knowledge.
- At a time when ornamental writing dominated Kannada literature, Shantarasa established the ‘Satya Snehi’ publishing house in Raichur, encouraging several writers and contributing significantly to the growth of Kannada prose and poetry.
- By translating works from Urdu into Kannada, he expanded the reach and influence of Kannada literature, he said.
