Launched him as essayist of genuine merit. ( nanTaru) is a collection of delightful essays which ‘ Bidi Muttu’ ( biDi muttu) (1970) is a collection of short poems translated ‘ Olume’ (Love) (1932) isĪccepted as the first collection of love poems in Kannada. HisĮrudition in Sanskrit, Kannada and English has resulted in some translations ofĮssayist of rare merit. He has contributed handsomely to all these academic fields. Literary criticism, textual criticism and prosody were his major areas of Work in the area of linguistics as applied to Kannaada. He had the opportunity to visit the U.S.A. Was honed in the company of eminent linguists such as Suneethikumara Chatarjee, T.Burrow and M.B.Emeneau. Srikantaiah developed an abiding interest in linguistics and it He was instrumental in laying a firmįoundation of modern linguistics to the dictionary. He was a member of the editorial committee of the Kannada-Kannada dictionary The professor of Kannada in the Karnatak University, Dharawada during 1957-62. Kannada in 1928 and retired from the University of Mysore as a professor of Kannada in 1962. (1929) He joined the Maharaja’s college as a lecturer in He relinquished that opportunity and opted for a career He was selected for the MysoreĬivil Services in 1928. degree from the University of Mysore in 1926 with Political Science, Economics, KannadaĪnd Sanskrit as his major subjects. Living tradition in the company of his illustrious colleagues such as K.V.Puttappa and D.L.Narasimhachar. Was truly a blend of traditional and modern scholarship.
Teaching practices in the University of Mysore, where he inspired a few generations of teachers. He has achieved all this, as much by his writings as by his Of Kannada literary criticism, literary theory and the modalities of teaching as he was popularly known among his admiring students,Ĭontinues to be one of the most influential personalities who have shaped the traditions
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