Siddalingaiah

Karnataka's noted Kannada Dalit poet and activist Siddalingaiah died due to Covid-related complications at a private hospital in the city on June 11. He was 67.

Dr. Siddalingaiah's work has had a deep impact on a large section of society which includes many actors and filmmakers.

Late S. Siddanlingaiah, the man behind films like 'Mayor Muthanna', 'Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu', and 'Bangarada Manushya', was born on this day 83 years ago. Here's a small summary of his interesting and versatile career.

Noted Kannada poet Siddalingaiah died on Friday due to Covid-19 related ailments, sources close to him said. Popularly known as "Dalita Kavi" (Dalit Poet), he was 67. He is survived by wife, a son and a daughter. According to the sources, he was admitted to a private hospital for over a month and had been on ventilator support for some time now.

Dalit poet Siddalingaiah says the real pleasure of read ng comes when one holds a book in hand, turns its pages and jots down notes on what he or she likes.

Noted dalit poet Siddalingaiah on Sunday urged the government to convert government-run primary schools into public ones and teach English as a language from the primary level itself.

BANGALORE: A senior lecturer of Bangalore University has accused its chairman of alleged sexual harassment and mental torture.

Kannada poet, playwright and prominent face of the Dalit movement Siddalingaiah died at a private hospital here on Friday after battling Covid-19 for over a month. He was 67.

The veteran filmmaker succumbed to swine flu

MANGALORE: The Kudremukh Shram Shakthi Sanghatan (KSSS) here has demanded action against officials at the Kudremukh police station alleging atrocities against one of its members.

Veteran poet Siddalingaiah on Sunday said that about 1.25 crore Kannadigas are being denied their fundamental rights due to the Tamil Nadu government’s order of making Tamil the first language at state-run schools there.

Writers and intellectuals have responsibility to usher in peace and harmony in society.

Kannada poet and playwright Siddalingaiah, who passed away in June due to Covid-related complications, is among five from Karnataka to win Padma Shri this year. However, none from the state has made it to the lists of Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan announced on Tuesday.

A 29-year-old doctor, who recently came from Chandigarh to the capital, was allegedly beaten up a gang of robbers inside a Blueline bus near Chandni Chowk on Friday morning.

Facebook writers are welcome, but they should grow beyond that, was poet Siddalingaiah’s advise to promising writers and poets.

Noted Kannada writers GS Siddalingaiah, Sa Shi Marulaiah have been awarded with the annual Kempegowda awards among other dignitaries.

"Vachanas are sacred texts like the Bible, Quran and Bhagavad Gita. However, unlike the three, vachanas have not reached the masses the way they should have," M M Kalburgi wrote in his foreword to the book 'Vachana' brought out by the Basava Samithi in 2012.

The Karnataka State Book Authority in association with the district administration will organize a state-level book fair at Dharwad from from November 8-15.

Kannada Book Authority (KBA) president Siddalingaiah said they will publish biographies of 100 famous authors who have made the language rich with their works.

In this first episode of the series titled "A Film That Changed My Life", Sharan recounts how his debut film outing, 'Prema Prema Prema' (1996), ushered him intro a new territory and changed his life overnight.

BANGALORE: The warning given by Home Minister Mallikarjun Kharge and Police Commissioner H T Sangliana seems to have worked fast. In a swift response to a SOS call the Jayanagar police swung into action and caught the robber.

Amidst the anti-graft movement, an elected representative heading grampanchayat of Bandanavalu visited by Mahatma Gandhi has been arrested on charges of accepting bribe on Monday.

The film got released in the year 1969

Traffic police banned movement of vehicles between KR Circle and Balekundri Circle on Dr BR Ambedkar Veedhi from 3pm to 8pm on Saturday. This is because Union home minister Amit Shah is visiting Vidhana Soudha for the virtual inauguration of Police Gruha-2020.

If you love books, then rejoice. Kannada Book Authority has organized a state-level Kannada Pustaka Mela at Maharaja Grounds.