Poornachandra Tejaswi
Indian writer, translator, and ornithologist (1938–2007) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kuppali Puttappa Poornachandra Tejaswi (8 September 1938 – 5 April 2007[1]) was a prominent Indian writer and novelist in Kannada. He also worked as a photographer, publisher, painter, naturalist, and environmentalist. He made a great impression in the Navya ("new") period of Kannada literature and inaugurated the Bandaaya Saahitya genre of protest literature with his short-story collection Abachoorina Post Offisu. He is the son of noted Kannada poet Kuvempu.
Poornachandra Tejaswi | |
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Born | (1938-09-08)8 September 1938 Kuppalli, Princely State of Mysore, British India |
Died | 5 April 2007(2007-04-05) (aged 68)[1] Mudigere, Karnataka, India |
Pen name | Poochanthe |
Occupation | Writer, novelist, farmer, photographer, ornithologist, painter, polymath |
Alma mater | Sahyadri Arts College,Shimoga - UG Maharaja College of Mysore - PG |
Period | 1957–2007 |
Genre | Fiction, non-fiction |
Literary movement | Navya, Bandaya movement |
Notable works | Jugari Cross, Karvalo, Chidambara Rahasya, Millennium Series |
Spouse | Rajeshwari Tejaswi |
Children | Susmita and Esanye |
Parents | Kuvempu, Hemavathi |
Relatives | Kuvempu (father), Hemavathi (mother) |
At early stages of his writing career, Tejaswi wrote poems but later concentrated on short stories, novels and essays. His distinctive style of writing is credited with heralding a new era in Kannada literature.[2]