Da ra bendre biography definition
Da ra bendre biography definition
Masti venkatesha iyengar!
D. R. Bendre
Indian Kannada poet
Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre | |
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| Born | (1896-01-31)31 January 1896 Dharwad, Bombay Presidency, India (now in Karnataka) |
| Died | 26 October 1981(1981-10-26) (aged 85) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Poet, teacher |
| Period | 20th century |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Literary movement | Navodaya |
| Notable works | Sakheegeeta, Naadaleele, Kannada Meghadoota, Gangaavatarana, Arulu-Maralu, Naaku Tanti |
Dattātreya Rāmachandra Bēndre (31 January 1896 – 26 October 1981), popularly known as Da Rā Bēndre, is generally considered the greatest Kannada lyric poet of the 20th century[1][2][3] and one of the greatest poets in the history of Kannada literature.[1] A pioneering poet of Kannada's Navōdaya movement and a leading figure in the linguistic renaissance of Kannada in the region of North Karnataka (then part of the Bombay Presidency), Bendre forged a new path in Kannada literature and mo