Indian writer (1909–1979)
G. P. Rajarathnam
Born 5 December 1909Gundlupet , Chamrajnagar , Karnataka , India Died 1979 (aged 70) Pen name Bhramara Occupation Story writer, lyricist, author, poet, translator, editor Language Kannada , Pali , Prakrit , English Nationality Indian Alma mater Master of Arts Genre Children's literature , Biography criticism , interpretation , fiction , prayers and devotions , poetryNotable works Rathnana Padagalu, Nagana Padagalu Spouse Lalithamma, Seethamma Relatives Sridhar (son)Shaila Sridhar Rajarathnam (daughter-in-law) Srimathi Sampathkumar (daughter) and Srilata Vijayakumar (daughter)[ 1]
G. P. Rajarathnam (1909–1979),[ 2] pen name as Bhramara (meaning:Bee) ,[ 3] Kannada author, lyricist and poet in Karnataka , India .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] poems for children . Nissar Ahmed , once quoted as "he understood the minds of children, and their need. Some of his works have remained a challenge for translators even today".[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Rajarathnam wrote on Buddhism , Jainism and Islam . A road has been named after him in Bengaluru , of the state .[ 11] [ 12]
Personal life
Rajarathnam was born in 1909, in Gundlupet, Chamrajnagar, Karnataka. His ancestors belonged to Tirukkanapur agrahara of Tamil Nadu's Naga city. They migrated to Mysore , Karnataka in 1906. Rajarathnam's wives were Lalithamma and Seethamma.[ 13]
Career
Rajarathnam[ 14] [ 15] Rathnana Padagalu (Meaning: Ratna's words) [ 16] Nagana Padagalu (Meaning: Naga's words) ,[ 17] Nayi Mari Nayi Mari (Meaning: Puppy dog, puppy dog) , Bannadha Thagadina Thuthoori (Meaning: Colorful metalfoil trumpet) and Ondhu-Yeardu (Meaning: One-Two) . His works were known to be a confluence of all religions.[ 18] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21] [ 22] Dr.Shivarudrappa .[ 23]
Bibliography
"Put me in hell, slit my tongue, stitch up my mouth, I’ll still sing kannada songs through my nose,"
—G.P. Rajaratnam, on his love of singing in mother tongue , as quoted in The Hindu [ 24]
Filmography
Popular songs
References
Citations
^ "25 works of children's writer G.P. Rajarathnam released" . thehindu.com . Archived from the original on 9 June 2018.^ Modern Indian literature, an anthology Sahitya Akademi . 1992. p. 645. ISBN 9788172013240 . Retrieved 2 January 2010 .^ "Rajaratnam, G. P., 1909-1979" . The Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018.^ "G.P. Rajarathnam, Writer" . bookmyshow.com . Archived from the original on 11 March 2018.^ "431-G.P. Rajarathnam" . samvada.org . 1 September 2010. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018.^ "Madkerili Manju - Compositions of GP Rajarathnam" . kannadaaudio.com . Archived from the original on 13 March 2018.^ "25 works of children's writer G.P. Rajarathnam released" . thehindu.com . 22 March 2008. Archived from the original on 9 June 2018.^ "Kriyative theatre to present Ratnan Parpancha" . folkfactory.in . 8 October 2016. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018.^ "25 works of children's writer G.P. Rajarathnam released" . The Hindu . Retrieved 2 January 2010 .{{cite news }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )^ Rājaratnam kr̥tigaḷu : vividha lēkhakaru . OCLC 19361870 .^ "G P Rajarathnam Road" . indiaplacesmap.com . Archived from the original on 10 March 2018.^ "Restaurants around GP Rajarathnam Road, A Block, Bengaluru" . zomato.com .^ "G P Rajarathnam" . chiloka.com . Archived from the original on 10 March 2018.^ "G. P. Rajarathnam" . kamat.com . Archived from the original on 26 August 2017.^ "Rajaratnam, G. P. 1909-1979" . worldcat.org . Archived from the original on 11 March 2018.^ Ratnana padagalu . OCLC 20668169 .^ Nāgana padagaḷu . OCLC 20662585 .^ "Ratnana Padagalu - Nagana Padagalu" . sapnaonline.com .^ "Ratnana Padagalu-Nagana Padagalu" . chaitrabookhouseonline.com . Archived from the original on 11 March 2018.^ "Past events for g p rajarathnam in bangalore" . eventshigh.com . Archived from the original on 11 March 2018.^ "Ratnan Parpancha" . eventshigh.com . Archived from the original on 11 March 2018.^ Namma Rājaratnaṃ . OCLC 20792954 .^ "Rare insights into Rajarathnam's life" . thehindu.com . 3 August 2008. Archived from the original on 9 June 2018.^ "Kriyative theatre to present Ratnan Parpancha" . thehindu.com . 11 October 2014. Archived from the original on 9 June 2018.^ Sūryamitra modalāda Jainara kategaḷu . OL 23615601M .^ Hattu varuṣa . OL 331132M .^ Namma Oḍeyara kathegaḷu . OL 14384195M .^ Cakravarti vajra . OL 15000742M .^ Nāgana padagaḷu . OL 329356M .^ "Ratnana padagaḷu" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 11 March 2018.^ Śānti . OL 513271M .^ Śrīmān Ḍi. Vi. Ji. avaru citrisiruva Śrī Rāmacandra Prabhu . OL 14384438M .^ Hanigaḷu . OL 328170M .^ Kailāsaṃ nenapu mattu Kailāsa kathana . OL 331269M .^ Mahākavi puruṣa Sarasvati . OL 331311M .^ "Svatantrabhāratada Aśōkacakra dhvaja" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 11 March 2018.^ "Śrī Harṣa" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 11 March 2018.^ "Nanna Jainamatadharmasāhityasēve" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 11 March 2018.^ "Gautama Buddha" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 11 March 2018.^ "Yēsu Krista" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 11 March 2018.^ "Gaṇḍugoḍali mattu Sambhavāmi yugē yugē" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 9 June 2018.^ "Narakada nyāya modalāda nālku nāṭakagaḷu" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 11 March 2018.^ "Vīramārtaṇḍa Cāvuṇḍarāya" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 11 March 2018.^ "Pampabhārata sāra emba Pampana Vikramārjuna vijaya saṅgrahada Hosagannaḍa gadyānuvāda" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 11 March 2018.^ "Ratnana dōsti ratna, atava, Bēvārsiya barāvu" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Dharma, sāhitya, dr̥ṣṭi" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Sarvadēvanamaskāra" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Saṃsa kaviya Vigaḍa Vikrama carita" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Vicārataraṅga" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Rannana rasaghaṭṭa emba Rannana Gadāyuddha kāvya saṅgrahada hosagannada gadyānuvāda" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Dharmadāni Buddha" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Cuṭaka" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Vicāra raśmi" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Śrī Sāyicintana" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Svārasya" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Kailāsa kathana, athavā, Guṇḍū bhaṇḍāra mathana" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Śr̥ṅgāravallari" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Namma nagegāraru" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Mātina malli" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Śri Kailāsam avara Ēkalavya" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Kariya kambaḷi mattu itara kategaḷu" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Apakathā vallari" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Kavi Gōvinda Pai" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Boppaṇa Paṇḍita racisiruva Gommaṭajinastuti" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Tuttūri" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Nanna Śrīvaiṣṇava kaiṅkarya" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Kandana kāvyamāle" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Kannaḍada sētuve" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Nanna nenapina bīru" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Cīnādēśada Bauddha yātrikaru" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Nītiratnakaraṇḍa" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Nūru puṭāṇi" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Snēhada dīpa" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 13 March 2018.^ "Śrī Bāhubali vijayaṃ" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 9 June 2018.^ "Citrāṅgadā citrakūṭa" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 14 March 2018.^ "Kallina kāmaṇṇa" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Kallusakkare" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 13 March 2018.^ "Buddhana kālada tīrthakarū tīrthakararū" . openlibrary.org .^ "Nūru varṣaṣagaḷa accumeccu" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 13 March 2018.^ "Śrī Gōmaṭēśvara" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 13 March 2018.^ "Nakkaḷā tāyi" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Śakārana śārōṭu mattu itara dr̥śyagaḷu" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.^ "Japānina Himagiri mattu itara kavanagaḷu" . openlibrary.org . Archived from the original on 13 March 2018.^ "Mother (ಮದರ್)" . chiloka.com . Archived from the original on 10 March 2018.^ "Create awareness on importance of reading books" . The Hindu . Retrieved 2 January 2010 .{{cite news }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )
