But if love turns to attachment, bond becomes a bondage. He passed away on October 7, 1975, at the age of 88. ೦ Mankutimmana Kagga Bixiga 70 Meets Victor Rice by Bixiga Thimman is a Kannada literary e-zine. In fact, after his death, it was discovered that he never cashed the cheques and demand drafts given to him as honorariums.“Īpart from plays, essays and poetry, DVG wrote biographies of prominent personalities including Gopal Krishna Gokhale, K.Hanumanthaiah, and several Mysuru Dewans. “He believed in simple living, high thinking.
“His writings have enriched Kannada literature and have taught people moral and cultural values,“ said Manu Baligar, its president.ĭVG's best works, Baligar says, are Mankuthimmana Kagga and his autobiography and the six-volume Jnapaka Chitra Shaale (the Art School of Memories). Mankutimmana Kagga Arguably the finest work of 20th century Kannada literature, D V Gundappas Mankutimmana Kagga is a bouquet of remarkable verses that are meditations on life, creation, destiny, art, culture, history, human nature, and the universe. The writer was instrumental in forming the Kannada Sahitya Parishath in 1915. He was among those who met Mahatma Gandhi on his first visit to Bengaluru in 1915 and discuss the idea with him.Shortly after, the Gokhale Institute of Public Affairs, Basavanagudi, was born.
“He was a judicious journalist who never embraced diplomacy for popularity ,“ said Marulasiddappa.ĭVG was inspired by Gopala Krishna Gokhale and conceptualised the idea of an institution pro moting non-partisan views and free political thinking.
A class-10 dropout, DVG started working as a journalist in Mysuru before launching his bi-weekly English newspaper Karnataka in 1913.People remember him as a self-as sured and well-read man who never held back his opinion. His father, Venkataramanaiah, was a school teacher in Devanahalli. Gundappa quotes Discover interesting and verified quotes. He was born in a middle-class family in Kolar's Mulbagal. His most notable work is the Mankuthimmana Kagga( Dull Thimma s Rigmarole, 1943). He was also a good conversationalist and orator,“ said writer K Marulasiddappa, who recalls meeting the legend in the 1960s.ĭVG, who was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1974, was a man with humble beginnings. “DVG was one of the rare, good, conservative thinkers of our times.He held strong views on religion, politics and literature, but was always open to accepting contrarian viewpoints.