Poornachandra Tejaswi

K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi
Born

(1938-09-08)8 September 1938

Father name : Kuvempu (ಕುವೆಂಪು)
Kuppalli, Shivamogga district, Karnataka
Died 5 April 2007(2007-04-05) (aged 68)[1]
Mudigere, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka
Pen name Poochante
Occupation Writer, Novelist, Farmer, photographer Ornithologist
Nationality India
Period 1957-2007
Genre Fiction
Literary movement Navya, Bandaya movement
Website
tejaswivismaya.org

Kuppali Puttappa Poornachandra Tejaswi (8 September 1938 – 5 April 2007[1]) was a prominent Kannada writer, novelist, photographer, publisher, painter, naturalist, and environmentalist who made a great impression in the "Navya" period of Kannada Literature and inaugurated the Bandaaya ("Protest Literature") with his short-story collection Abachoorina Post Offisu.

At early stages of his writing career, Tejaswi wrote poems but later concentrated on short stories, novels and essays. Poornachandra Tejaswi has a distinguished style of writing which has heralded a new era in Kannada Literature.[2]

Early life

Tejaswi was born on 8 September 1938 in Kuppali in Shimoga district of Karnataka. Although he was the son of "Raashtrakavi" Kuvempu, he came out of his father's shadow and established his own image at an early age. Tejaswi received best story award in the competition held by Prajavani Kannada newspaper on the occasion of Deepavali, for his first short story "Linga Banda", a look at the rainy Western Ghats from the eye of a boy. After completion of his education from Maharaja College of Mysore, one among the top colleges in India, due to his interests in nature and farming, he moved to Mudigere taluk of Chikmagalur District after buying a coffee estate. Apart from literature he was actively involved in painting, photography and philosophy.

He was a keen learner of nature and his favourite pastime was to roam around in the forests of western ghats.

He has 2 daughters Susmitha and Eshanye who are software professionals. His wife Rajeshwari stays in Niruttara,Mudigere.

Literary Works

Tejaswi has written in almost all forms of literature including poems, short stories, novels, travel literature, plays and science fiction. Nature and incidents related to nature enjoy major roles in most of his works. One of the most popular writers in Kannada, Tejaswi's works have continued to remain popular, going into multiple prints and often topping reader's charts.[3] Karvalo is one such novel where the author participates in an adventure of discovering a flying lizard in the dense forests of Western Ghats.

Tejaswi has translated a number of English books to Kannada enriching the depth of Kannada literature. His famous translations include the series on Kenneth Anderson's hunting expeditions and Henri Charrière's Papillon.

Tejaswi wrote his first novel, Kaadu Mattu Kraurya, when he was a 24-year-old in 1962. The novel is expected to be in print for the first time towards the end of 2012. He had initially planned to name this work Nalini but later decided to go by its present title. Tejaswi was inspired to write the novel after visiting his wife Rajeshwari's maternal home in the forested Malnad region of Karnataka. The novel, whose manuscript was prepared by Rajeshwari, is the story of Linga, a migrant bonded labourer from north Karnataka who moves to a remote Malnad village where he struggles to cope with his new life and surroundings.[3]

Awards

  • Sahitya Academy Award for "Chidambara Rahasya" (1987)
  • Karnataka Sahitya Academy Honorary Award for Lifetime Achievement (1985)
  • Pampa Award (2001)
  • Rajyotsava Award
  • Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award for "Karvalo"
  • Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award for "Chidambara Rahasya"
  • Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award for "Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu"
  • Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award for "Alemariya Andaman Mattu Mahanadi Nile"

Bibliography

Novels

1) Kaadu Mattu Kraurya/ಕಾಡು ಮತ್ತು ಕ್ರೌರ್ಯ

2) Swaroopa/ಸ್ವರೂಪ

3) Nighooda Manushyaru/ನಿಗೂಢ ಮನುಷ್ಯರು

4) Karvalo/ಕರ್ವಾಲೊ (1980)

5) Chidambara Rahasya/ಚಿದಂಬರ ರಹಸ್ಯ (1985)

6) Jugari Cross/ಜುಗಾರಿ ಕ್ರಾಸ್ (1994)

7) Mayaloka - 1/ಮಾಯಾಲೇೂಕ - ೧ (2007)

Short Stories

1) Huliyoorina Sarahaddu/ಹುಲಿಯೂರಿನ ಸರಹದ್ದು

2) Abachurina Post Office/ಅಬಚೂರಿನ ಪೇೂಸ್ಟಾಫೀಸು (1973)

3) Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu/ಕಿರಗೂರಿನ ಗಯ್ಯಾಳಿಗಳು

4) Pakakaranthi Mattu Itara Kathegalu/ಪಾಕಕ್ರಾಂತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಇತರ ಕತೆಗಳು

5) Parisarada kathe/ಪರಿಸರದ ಕತೆ

6) Aeroplane Chitte Mattu Itara Kathegalu/ಏರೇೂಪ್ಲೇನ್ ಚಿಟ್ಟೆ ಮತ್ತು ಇತರ ಕತೆಗಳು

7) Aayda Kathegalu/ಆಯ್ದ ಕತೆಗಳು

Travelogue

1) Alemariya Andaman Mattu Mahanadi Nile/ಅಲೆಮಾರಿಯ ಅಂಡಮಾನ ಮತ್ತು ಮಹಾನದಿ ನೈಲ್

Poetry

1) Somuvina Swagata Lahari/ಸೇೂಮುವಿನ ಸ್ವಗತ ಲಹರಿ

Drama

1) Yamala Prashne/ಯಮಳ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ

Criticism

1) Vyaktivishishta Siddantha/ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತ

2) Vimarsheya Vimarshe/ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಯ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ

3) Hosa Vicharagalu/ಹೊಸ ವಿಚಾರಗಳು

Adventure

1) Kadina Kategalu (Volume 1 - 4)/ಕಾಡಿನ ಕತೆಗಳು (ಭಾಗ ೧ - ೪)

2) Rudraprayagada Bhayanaka Narabhakshaka/ರುದ್ರಪ್ರಯಾಗದ ಭಯಾನಕ ನರಭಕ್ಷಕ

Science

1) Sahaja Krushi/ಸಹಜ ಕೃಷಿ

2) Missing Link/ಮಿಸ್ಸಿಂಗ್ ಲಿಂಕ್

3) Flying Saucers (Part 1& 2)/ಫ್ಲೈಯಿಂಗ್ ಸಾಸರ್ಸ (ಭಾಗ ೧ ಮತ್ತು ೨)

4) Vismaya (1, 2 & 3)/ವಿಸ್ಮಯ (೧, ೨ ಮತ್ತು ೩)

About Birds & Nature

1) Minchulli [ Kannada Naadina Hakkigalu - 1]/ಮಿಂಚುಳ್ಳಿ [ ಕನ್ನಡ ನಾಡಿನ ಹಕ್ಕಿಗಳು - ೧ ]

2) Hejje Moodada Haadi [ Kannada Naadina Hakkigalu - 2 ]/ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ ಮೂಡದ ಹಾದಿ [ ಕನ್ನಡ ನಾಡಿನ ಹಕ್ಕಿಗಳು - ೨ ]

3) Hakki Pukka/ಹಕ್ಕಿ ಪುಕ್ಕ

4) Mayeya Mukhagalu/ಮಾಯೆಯ ಮುಖಗಳು (Photo Album)

Millennium Series [ 1-16 ]

1) Hudukata/ಹುಡುಕಾಟ

2) Jeevana Sangrama/ಜೀವನ ಸಂಗ್ರಾಮ

3) Facifiec Dweepagalu/ಫೆಸಿಫಿಕ್ ದ್ವೀಪಗಳು

4) Chandrana Chooru/ಚಂದ್ರನ ಚೂರು

5) Nerehoreya Geleyaru/ನೆರೆಹೊರೆಯ ಗೆಳೆಯರು

6) Mahayudda - 1/ಮಹಾಯುದ್ಧ - ೧

7) Mahayudda - 2/ಮಹಾಯುದ್ಧ - ೨

8) Mahayudda - 3/ಮಹಾಯುದ್ಧ - ೩

9) Desha Videsha - 1/ದೇಶ ವಿದೇಶ - ೧

10) Desha Videsha - 2/ದೇಶ ವಿದೇಶ - ೨

11) Desha Videsha - 3/ದೇಶ ವಿದೇಶ - ೩

12) Desha Videsha - 4/ದೇಶ ವಿದೇಶ - ೪

13) Vismaya Vishwa - 1/ ವಿಸ್ಮಯ ವಿಶ್ವ - ೧

14) Mahapalayana/ಮಹಾಪಲಾಯನ

15) Vismaya Vishwa - 2/ವಿಸ್ಮಯ ವಿಶ್ವ - ೨

16) Adventure/ಅಡ್ವೆಂಚರ್

Translation (Fiction)

1) Papillon - 1/ಪ್ಯಾಪಿಲಾನ್ - ೧

2) Papillon - 2/ಪ್ಯಾಪಿಲಾನ್ - ೨

3) Baji Papiyon - 3/ಬಾಜಿ ಪ್ಯಾಪಿಯೇೂನ್ - ೩

(Translated with Pradeep Kenjige)

Biography

Annana Nenapu/ಅಣ್ಣನ ನೆನಪು

Annana Nenapu is a biography of the Tejaswi which explains his days with his father the national poet of India Rashtra Kavi Kuvempu, which reveals the actual lifestyle of the Kuvempu and his bonding with his family.

Works in Visual Media

Movies

1) Abachoorina Post Office

2) Tabarana Kathe

3) Kubi Mattu Iyala

4) Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu

TV Serial

1) Chidambara Rahasya

Plays

1) Jugari Cross

2) Chidambara Rahasya

3) Krishnegowdana Aane

4) Yamala Prashne

5) Maayamruga

6) Parisarada Kathe

7) Karvalo

8) Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu

Death

Poornachandra Tejaswi died of cardiac arrest at his farm house Niruttara, Mudigere in Chikmagalur district of Karnataka state, on 5 April 2007 approximately at 2.00 p.m.[1] He was 69 at the time.

Trivia

  • Tejaswi heralded a new wave, when he (with like-minded friends) compiled Kuvempu's Sri Ramayana Darshanam in Kuvempu's handwriting. The Government of Karnataka aided the effort with grants, but the cost of the book was high and ended up with mediocre success.
  • A controversy started in early 2004 demanding inducting Madhwacharya's name in Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate, written by Kuvempu. Tejaswi, as son of Kuvempu and holder of copyrights of Kuvempu's articles, strongly criticised any attempts to change the poem.
  • While some intellectuals condemned the daubing incident of Belgaum Mayor Vijay More's face with black paint on 11 November 2005, Tejaswi rhetorically asked if More deserved Fair & Lovely instead.
  • Tejaswi had a great appetite and was known for his fondness for good food.

Further reading

  • Poornachandra Tejaswi's, "Annana Nenapu/ಅಣ್ಣನ ನೆನಪು" although not an autobiography, extensively narrates his childhood and early life.
  • "Nanna Tejaswi /ನನ್ನ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ" is a memoir written by Poornachandra Tejaswi's wife, Rajeshwari, that documents the years they spent together.[3]
  • "Kaadina Santa Tejaswi /ಕಾಡಿನ ಸಂತ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ" by Dhananjay Jeevala.
  • ' 'Tejaswi Badukiddare by Keerthi Kolagar

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mangalorian.com – Noted Kannada writer Poornachandra Tejasvi passes away Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Flights of fancy". Online webpage of The Hindu. The Hindu. Retrieved 12 July 2007.
  3. 1 2 3 "Tejaswi's first novel set to see the light of day". The Hindu. 11 August 2012.
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