Jayalakshmi Seethapura
| Dr. T. Jayalakshmi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 23, 1954 Seethapura, Pandavapura, Mandya, Karnataka, India |
| Pen name | Jayalakshmi Seethapura |
| Residence | Mysuru, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | Folk music, Folk Literature, Folk Medicine, Folk arts and cultural studies |
| Other names | Vishalakshi |
| Known for | Deep knowledge in Folklore |
Dr. T.Jayalakshmi, also known by her pen name as Dr. Jayalakshmi Seethapura (Kannada: ಡಾ. ಜಯಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ಸೀತಾಪುರ), is one of the eminent folklorists of modern India who writes in Kannada language. She is a retired Folklore professor of Mysore University. Jayalakshmi has performed hundreds of state and national level cultural competitions as judge. Her books on folklore have well received by the readers of Karnataka. Jayalakshmi has written more than 30 books on folkore and few are "Namma suttina Janapada Kathana Geethegalu"(published by 'Karnataka Janapada and Yakshagana academy'),[1] "Hakki haaryave gidadaga", "Jaanapada hatti", "Kalyanavenni Janarella"(published by Kannada Sahitya Parishat)[2] and many more. She has written a numerous articles on folklore and folk literature of Karnataka. Dr. Seethapura received the Karnataka Janapada academy award in 2016.[3]
References
- ↑ "Sapnaonline:Search Page". www.sapnaonline.com.
- ↑ "Jayalakshmi Seethapura". www.marymartin.com.
- ↑ "Janapada Academy Awards to be given away tomorrow". 9 January 2016 – via www.thehindu.com.