K. E. Radhakrishna

K. E. Radhakrishna (born 22 Dec 1946) is an Indian educationalist,^[1] writer,^[2] playwright, musicologist, columnist and political leader. He holds an M.A. in English Literature and LLB from Bangalore University.

K. E. Radhakrishna
Vice President, Karnataka Congress
Constituency	Bengaluru South
Personal details
Born	(1946-12-22) 22 December 1946 (age 77) Peraje, Dakshina Kannada
Political party	Indian National Congress, Previously in Janta Dal (S)
Spouse	Ramadevi Radhakrishna
Children	2
Residence	Bengaluru
Website	http://radhakrishna.bengalu.ru/
As of 6 April, 2009

Early and family life

Radhakrishna is a Hindu^[3] Brahmin^[4] born to a poor agricultural family in the village of Peraje, Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka, to parents Eshwarappiah and Kaveramma. After his initial schooling in Dakshina Kannada, he obtained his BA degree in RPD college in Belagavi, MA in English Literature in Central College, Bangalore and LLB from Bangalore University. His wife, Ramadevi Radhakrishna, is a sociology professor at BSVP College for Women in Bangalore.^[5]

Career

Beginning career as a teacher in English at Sheshadripuram College,^[6] he became the youngest professor in collegiate education and adored the principalship of the college for 20 years and later as the principal of Surana College.^[7]

In 2007, he left Surana college and started the Sa-Mudra foundation and currently serves as its managing director. He also assisted in the founding of YUVA helpline, a 24-hour counselling service for distressed students.^[8]

Publicatons

• Kannakadu – Kavya Prabhandha (this book had won Attimobbe Prshasthi and Kannada Sahitya Pradhikara Prashasithi)
• Gopikonmada – Poetry translated from Sanskrit this poem has come in the form of CD

Sung by several important artists of Karnataka and was presented as Dance Drama and popular in YouTube and Wynk. It is translated into music languages of Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Tulu, Hindi, Marathi and Bengali.

• Prabhuthva Khathana (the Governance according to Ramanayana)
• Bharithi Samudra – Poetry collection
• Akashadalli Benki- Collection of articles
• Aavarthamana
• Jagatika-Chanduraya
• VishwaGrama
• Mugilagala
• Kalaprasanga
• Waree Nota
• .Maryade Mathu
• Satyappe Balelu (A Collection of Tulu Short Stories as won the best book award 2012 from Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy) both in Kannada and Tulu
• Pretham Bhattara Ninthilaru (A highly acclaimed novel in Kannada & Tulu)

Translations into Kannada

• Nandan Nilekani's Imaging India As Bimba Bharatha
• Jairam Ramesh's – Chindia
• Indira Gandhi Life in Nature- as Indira Gandhi Prakriti Sangatya
• Yaru Bharathamaate? Into Kannada (English by Purushottama Agarwal)

Translations into English

• Jain Mahapurana- 7 Vol- 6000pages- 20000shlokas from Sanskrit to English

(Originally written by Bhagawath Jinasenacharya and Guna Bhadracharya in 16th century and translated into Kannada by Erturu Shantiraja Shastry into Kannada in 1927)

As an editor

• DVG – Baduku Baraha
• Gopalakrishna Adiga – Anusandhana
• Manjeshwara Govindapai – Samskriti Loka
• Allamna –Anubhava
• Pampaadhyayana
• Kumarvysa Kathana
• Lakmisha Kavya Vaibhava
• Rathnakarvarni Iti-Vrutha
• Reminiscences on Raja Rao and R.K.Narayan (English)
• Jagannnatha Panditha
• Anuhya
• Bhaktikavya in Hindi
• Aaloka

Political activist

He is the Vice President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Party, the chairman of Media and Communication cell and the Manifesto Committee for 2013 Karnataka Assemble Elections. He had contested as a JDS candidate from Bengaluru South Parliamentary Constituency and had lost to BJP stalwart Sri Anantakumar. He has held several important positions such as Member of Syndicate, Academic Council,^[9] Faculty of Arts and Board of Studies in English, Exam Review Committee, Sports Committee and College Development Council in Bangalore University.^[10] He is a member of Karnataka State Women's University Syndicate.^[11]

References

1. "Colleges reel under shortage of trained faculty". Daily News & Analysis. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
2. "Book Launch".
3. "Udupi: 'Let Janmashthami Inspire People to Strive for Peace and Justice' - Puttige Swamiji". Daijiworld. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
4. "Race on for top BU post". The Hindu. 14 March 2006. Archived from the original on 15 March 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
5. "Hits and Mrs". The Telegraph (Kolkata). 26 April 2009. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
6. "Professor banks on getting the youth vote Heat and dust/Bangalore south". The Hindu. 14 April 2009. Archived from the original on 19 April 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
7. "'Like English, regional languages should co-opt words from others'". The Hindu. 5 December 2007. Archived from the original on 8 December 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
8. "Help arrives for PU students". Daily News & Analysis. 19 February 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
9. "The Need for Radical Surgery". India Today. 30 September 2002. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
10. "Vote Professor Radhakrishna JDS candidate for Bangalore South Loksabha elections 2009". Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
11. "KSWU Sports meet begins today". The Hindu. 23 October 2010. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.