About
dattatreya ramachandra bendre , popularly known as da ra bendre , is generally considered the hreatest kannada lyric poet of the 20th century and one of the greatest in the history of kannada literature .
Born : 31 januuary 1896, Dharwad
Died : 26 october 1981b ( age 85 years ) mumbai
awards : jnanpith Award
Children : Vaman bendre
Parents : ambavva bendre , Ramachandra bendre
full name : dattatreya ramachandra bendre
What is the meaning of Naaku tanti ?
this song Naaku tanti means four strings. the poet describes life to be four strings .
D . R . Bendre
Dattatreya ramachandra bendre (31 january 1896 – 26 october 1981 ) , populary known as da ra bendre , is generally considered the greatest kannada lyric poet of the 20th century and one of greatest poets in the history of kannada literature . a pioneering poet of kannada s novodaya movement and a leding 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 modern forged a new path in kannada – the form of kannada spoken in the north karnataka region of Dharwad . the richness , originality , and euphony of his poetry , his preternatural feel for the kannada language , and his charismaric personality would rsult in him being hailed as a varakavi by the kannada people . in a poetic journey that spanned almost 70 years , bendre engaged continuosly in what he called kavyodyoga or the high yoga of poetry.
as a multidisciplinary genius , his library is said to have held books spanning 102 subjects , including quantum physics , mathematics , and physiology. from very early on , bendre published his poetry as ambikatanayadatta . often western for a pseudonym or pen name , bendre described ambikatanayadatta as the universal inner voice within him that dictated what he , bendre , then presented in kannada to the world .
in 1973, bendre was awarded the jnanapitha , india s highest literary awards , for his 1964 poetry collection, naaku tanti recognized as karnataka s kavikula tilaka by udupi s adamru matha, he would also be called a kavya garudiya for his ability to create magical poetry . he was awarded the padma shri in 1968 and made a fellow of the sahitya akademi in 1969.
Early years
Dattatreya Ramachandra bendre was born into a chitpavan brahmin family in Dharwad , karnataka . he was the eldest son of ramachandrabhatta and parvatibai . the bendres , also known as thosara for some time , originally belonged to kumbaru , a village in the colaba district of maharashtra , but a series of migrations which took them to kalasi , nasik and tasgaon would see them finally settle down , along with the lagu family , their patrons, in shirahatti, a town that was formerly part of the princely state of sangli and is now a part of gadag district , karnataka.
Bendre s paternal grandfther appashatri (called appabhatta ) (1840- 1914), was a dashagranthi who composed several kirtans in marathi. he was also a vedic scholor who wrote a treatise on the arya metre, titld chhandodharana. appabhatta took sanyasa deeksha in his old age , later he died in shirahatti still his samadhi is in killa oni ( fort area ) of scrofula when bendre was only 12 years old . bendre s mother parvatibai ( name before marrige wss ambavva ), who died 1924 , was ramachandra bendre s second wife . she was the youngest child of her mother godubai.
What is the famous tongue of dara bendre ?
D . R . bendre s mother tongue was marathi . despite this , become a celebreted poet and writer in kannda , receiving the prestigious jnanpith award for this kannda poetry collection naaku tanthi.