B. M. Srikantaiah

Belluru Mylaraiyya Srikantaiah
Born	Turuvekere, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
Died	Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
Occupation	Poet, writer
Nationality	Indian
Genre	Fiction
Literary movement	Navodaya
Relatives	Anasuya Shankar (niece) Aryamba Pattabhi (niece)

Belluru Mylaraiah Srikantaiah (3 January 1884 – 5 January 1946),[1][2] was an Indian author, writer and translator of Kannada literature.

Prominent Students

• V. Seetharamaiah
• K. V. Puttappa

Works

• Gadayuddha Natakam (ಗದಾಯುದ್ಧ ನಾಟಕಂ) (play)
• Aswatthaaman ( ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥಾಮನ್ ) (Play)
• Honganasugalu ( ಹೊಂಗನಸುಗಳು ) (Poetry)

Translations

• English Geetegalu (ಇಂಗ್ಲೀಷ್ ಗೀತೆಗಳು )(English Songs, 1921)
• " lead kindly light"
• Kural (1940, Bangalore)
• Silappatikaram[3]

Literary criticism

• Kannadigarige olleya saahitya (Good literature for Kannada People)
• Kannada Kaipidi (History of Kannada Literature)

See also

• Kannada language
• Kannada literature
• Kannada poetry

References

1. Ranganna, S. V. (1972). B. M. Srikantia. Kannada Writers and Their Work. Mysore: Institute of Kannada Studies, University of Mysore. p. 11. OCLC 902691.
2. Murthy Rao, A. N. (1974). B. M. Srikantayya. Makers of Indian Literature. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 10. OCLC 1859561.
3. B M Srikantiah: Biographical Sketch (PDF). Shodh Ganga. p. 87. Retrieved 13 February 2017.