Lankappa Hanumanthaiah is an Indian poet, politician of the Indian National Congress and a member of the upper house of the Indian Parliament, the Rajya Sabha, from the state of Karnataka.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
L. Hanumanthaiah | |
|---|---|
| Member of Karnataka Legislative Council | |
| Preceded by | Basavaraj Patil Sedam, BJP |
| In office 2001 - 2007 | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 2018-2024 | |
| Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture | |
| In office June 2018 - May 2019 | |
| Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment | |
| In office June 2018 - May 2019 and Oct. 2019 onwards | |
| Member, Committee on Health and Family Welfare | |
| In office September 2019 onwards | |
| Member, Governing Body of the Indian Council of Medical Research | |
| In office March 2020 onwards | |
| Member, Committee on Petitions | |
| In office July 2020 onwards | |
| Member, General Purposes Committee | |
| In office August 2020 onwards | |
| Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes | |
| In office September 2020 - April 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 June 1958 Rameshwara |
| Political party |  Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Shrimati Vijayambaike H. |
| Children | One son and one daughter |
| Parent | Lankappa (father) Shrimati Channamma (mother) |
| Education | B.Sc., M.A., PhD. |
| Alma mater | Bangalore University and Mysore University |
| Profession | Writer, agriculturist |
| Awards | 1. Visweswaraiah Puraskar (1988) 2. Saranga Mutt Prize for Poetry (1995) 3. Sahithya Parishat Endowment Prize for Poetry (1995) 4. Ambedkar Award from Attimabbe Trust for social and literary (1999) 5. Naadachetana Award (2000) 6. Katharangam Award (2001) 7. Sahitya Parishat Endowment Prize for Poetry (2001) 8. Ambedkar Award of Govt. of Karnataka (2001) 9. Sahithya Academy Award for best book of the year (2008) 10. Sahithya Academy Honorary Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature (2015) 11. Kuvempu Award for Literature and Social Work (2015) |
| Website | https://www.drlhanumanthaiah.info/ |
Early life and background
editLankappa Hanumanthaiah was born to Lankappa and Shrimati Channamma on 10 June 1958.[8]
Hanumanthaiah studied at Government Science College, Bangalore, Post Graduate Studies in Kannada Literature at Bangalore University and Ph.D. from Mysore University.[3][8][6]
Books published
editPoetry
editSource:[8]
- Kappu Kannina Hudugi (Black-eyed Girl), 1990
- Avva (Mother), 1995
- Avvana Kavithe (Mother's Poem), (the poems have been translated and published in Bengali, Gujarati, English, Malayalam and Tamil languages),
- Akshara Aksharave (Oh' Letters! My Letters!), 2001
- Karna Raaga (Karna's Agony), 2008
- Harigolu (Hudder), 2012
- ಕಳ್ಳಿ ಹಾಲಿನ ಕಡಲು : Kalli Halina Kadalu - Published on 17 August 2020[9]
- ಒಂಟಿ ಕಾಲಿನ ನಡಿಗೆ : Onti Kalina Nadige - Published on 3 September 2020[10]
- Dalitha Lokada Olage (In the world of Dalits), 1989
- Ambedkar Mattu Samakaaleenathe (Ambedkar and Contemporary Times), 1993
- Kanakadasa (biography on saint poet of medieval Karnataka), 1995
Research thesis
editSource:[8]
- Katha Kathana (thesis on stories), 1999
- Ambedkar (a play), (the play has been staged at Bangalore, Bellary, Tumkur, Chitradurga and other parts of Karnataka), 1998; Autobiography - Ontikalina Nadige (walk in one leg)
Edited works
editSource:[8]
- Ambedkar Kavithegalu (An Anthology of Poems on Dr Ambedkar) for Karnataka Sahitya Academy
- Dalitha Kathegalu (An Anthology of Dalit Short Stories) for Karnataka Sahitya Academy
- Kelavargada Vachanakaararu (Saint poets from the lower strata of the society of 12th century Karnataka)
- Rangabhumi Antharanga: C.G.K. (a commemorative volume on a well-known theatre Director Sri C.G. Krishna Swamy) and (v) Suvarna Sanchaya ( An Anthology of Modern Kannada Poetry from the beginning of the 20th century) for Kannada Sahitya Parishad; Chairman, Committee for publishing Babu Jagjivan Ram’s works in Kannada
Position held
edit| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 1995 - 1996 | Member, Kannada Development Authority, Government of Karnataka |
| 1996 - 1998 | Member, State Executive Committee, Kannada Sahitya Parishat |
| 1998 | Jury Member, Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award |
| 1998 | Member, Kannada Book Authority |
| 1999 - 2000 | Member, Ambedkar Annual Award Committee, Government of Karnataka |
| 2000 | Member, Script Approval Committee, Doordarshan Kendra, Bangalore |
| 2001 - 2007 | Member, Karnataka Legislative Council |
| 2002 - 2005 | Member, Academic Council, Bangalore University |
| 2003 - 2007 | Member, Kannada Advisory Board, Central Sahitya Academy, New Delhi |
| 2004 | Member, Kannada Advisory Board, National Book Trust, New Delhi |
| 2015 - 2017 | Chairman, Kannada Development Authority |
| June 2018 - May 2019 | Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture |
| June 2018 - May 2019 and
Oct. 2019 onwards |
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Sept. 2019 onwards | Member, Committee on Health and Family Welfare |
| March 2020 onwards | Member, Governing Body of the Indian Council of Medical Research |
| July 2020 | Nominated to the Panel of Vice-Chairmen, Rajya Sabha |
| July 2020 onwards | Member, Committee on Petitions |
| Aug. 2020 onwards | Member, General Purposes Committee |
| Sept. 2020 - April 2021 | Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes |
External links
edit- Interview with L. Hanumanthaiah on religion and poetry in India by Sahapedia
References
edit- ^ www.kla.kar.nic.in https://www.kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/rsmembers.htm. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Karnataka Rajya Sabha Elections 2018 Results: Congress wins 3, BJP gets 1". 23 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Dr. L. Hanumanthaiah| National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Karnataka MP L Hanumanthaiah in Rajya Sabha panel of Vice-Chairmen". Deccan Herald. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "'Dr. Jagjivan Ram was a frontline Dalit leader in freedom movement'". Star of Mysore. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Hanumanthaiah L". www.kla.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Akademi, Sahitya (2008). General Information as on ... The Akademi.
- ^ a b c d e "Error Page". rajyasabha.nic.in. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Hanumanthaiah, ಡಾ ಎಲ್ ಹನುಮಂತಯ್ಯ, Dr L. (17 August 2020). ಕಳ್ಳಿ ಹಾಲಿನ ಕಡಲು Kalli Halina Kadalu: Kannada Poetry. Chaarumathi prakashana.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Hanumanthaiah, ಡಾ ಎಲ್ ಹನುಮಂತಯ್ಯ : Dr L. (3 September 2020). ಒಂಟಿ ಕಾಲಿನ ನಡಿಗೆ : Onti Kalina Nadige. Chaarumathi prakashana.
- ^ "Rajya Sabha Members from Karnataka". www.kla.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 2 November 2021.