Jayadevitai Ligade (23 June 1912 – 24 July 1986) was an Indian poet and activist who wrote in the Kannada and Marathi languages.[2]: 306
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Jayadevi Taayi Ligade | |
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| Born | 23 June 1912[1] |
| Died | 24 July 1986 (aged 74)[1] Basavakalyan, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
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Ligade was president of the 48th Kannada Sahitya Parishat, a non-profit promoting literature in the Kannada language, held in Mandya in 1974, and the first female president of the conference.[1] She fought to unify Sholapur with Karnataka on the grounds of the majority Kannada-speaking community in the city.[2]: 45, 306 She has published several books on Sharana Sahitya in Kannada and Marathi, and wrote Siddarama purana, Sri Siddarameshwara.[3][4] She also contributed funds to publishing Sharana Sahitya material.[5]
Ligade was president of the Veerashaiva Women's Council (ಅಖಿಲ ಭಾರತ ವೀರಶೈವ ಮಹಿಳಾ ಪರಿಷತ್ತಿನ) and a member of the Central Sahitya Academy. She received the State Sahitya Academy Award and the Devaraja Bahaddur Award (ದೇವರಾಜ ಬಹಾದ್ದೂರ್ ಬಹುಮಾನ).[1]
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