Taluku Shamarao Venkannaiah (17 November 1941 – 14 June 2012) was an Indian author and educator. Venkannaiah was born in Shimoga Shimoga district to a native Telugu family. He was named after his father's elder brother T. S. Venkannayya. Residing at Sringeri he had served as principal in JCBM College of Sringeri, Chikmagalur Dist, Karnataka State, South India.
He was a Sanskrit professor in JCBM college Sringeri. He translated many works and was a chief editor of magazines like Bhamathi (JCBM College magazine which won awards for many consecutive years during his time as editor), monthly Sadguru's Blessings of Harihara Pura Mat, and Seva Sadana of Gubbi Chidambarashram for many years. His translations include Will Durant's greatest work the History of Greece volume 9. He served as Sringeri Taluk Kannada Sahitya Parishat president.
Education and career
Venkannaiah studied his primary and secondary education in Shimoga and later on moved to Mysore for higher studies. He completed his MA in Sanskrit from Mysore University in 1963 and worked as sub-editor in Adult Education Council, Mysore for six months and started his career as a high school teacher in Deshiya Vidyashala from 1964 to 1965. On 8 July 1965 he became a lecturer in JCBM College in Srigeri (the Sharada Peetham). He retired as principal of the same college on 30 November 1999.
Works and message
For his works Venkannaiah was awarded Sahitya Siri by Kannada Sahitya parishat. He was against meaningless practices and rituals, and he was for true understandings of spiritual texts. His words are expressed in his commemoration volume Sahrudayi. Venkannaiah's writings vary from Sanskrit works to English and Telugu works.
Bibliography
The thirst for knowledge was insatiable
Sanskrit to Kannada
Sri Shankara's Bhajagovindam with special explanation
Bharatiyare ecchara: Sri Dayananda sarasvati's Points to Ponder
Upadesha Shatakam – Poet Gumani
Six small story collection of Dharma Neeti and Subhashitagalannu
Guruvamsha Kavya – Sri Kashi Lakshmana Shastri's
Shrividyeya Sarasarvasva – Mahamanustava – by Kavya Kanta Ganapathi Shastri
Somadeva's Kathasarithsagara 12–18 chapter translation to Kannada
More than 30 articles in many commemoration volumes and other special editions
Preface to five Kavana sankalanas, three Katha Sankalanas, three Kadambaris, Bhakti Geethe, and stotra Grantha
Editorial works
Gubbi "Sevasadana" 10 years since
"Sadguru's Blessings" – English monthly of Sri hariharapura Temple from 2003 September to April 2011
For 27 years worked as editor for JCBM College magazine "Bhamati"
Biography
Sahrudayi (Commemoration volume) (Released on 3 March 2011 on attaining his 70th birthday by Mallepuram G Venkatesh -the first vice chancellor of Sanskrit University and published by Talukina Venkannaiah prakashana and Sharada Prakashana)
Ta Sha Venkannaiah Marunenapu (Recollecting TSV) on the occasion of his death ceremony
Awards
Sahitya Siri: On the occasion of 9th district Kannada Sahitya Sammelana on 22 May 2011 at Chikmagalur, Karnataka State, Sri TS Venkannaiah was awarded "Sahitya Siri" in recognition of his service to literature.
