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Masti Venkatesha Iyengar (6 June 1891 – 6 June 1986) was a well-known writer in Kannada language. He was the fourth among Kannada writers to be honored with the Jnanpith Award, [1] the highest literary honor conferred in India. [2]
ಮಾಸ್ತಿ ವೆಂಕಟೇಶ ಅಯ್ಯಂಗಾರರು ಕೋಲಾರ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ ಮಾಲೂರು ತಾಲೂಕಿನ ಹುಂಗೇನಹಳ್ಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ತಮಿಳು ಮಾತನಾಡುವ ಶ್ರೀ ವೈಷ್ಣವ ಅಯ್ಯಂಗಾರ್ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ ಕುಟುಂಬದಲ್ಲಿ ಜೂನ್ ೬ ೧೮೯೧ ರಂದು ಜನಿಸಿದರು. [೪] ಅವರು ಹುಟ್ಟುವ ಕಾಲಕ್ಕೆ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಡು ಬಡತನವಿತ್ತು. ಒಂದು ಕಾಲಕ್ಕೆ ಶ್ರೀಮಂತಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ವಿಜೃಂಭಿಸಿದ ಕುಟುಂಬ ಅವರ ಪೂರ್ವಿಕರದು. ಅವರ ವಿದ್ಯಾಭ್ಯಾಸ ಬಹಳ ಕಷ್ಟದ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಜರುಗಿತು.
Oct 10, 2011 · Masti Venkatesha Iyengar is one of the famous icons in Kannada literature. His Early Years and Education. Masti Venkatesha Iyengar was born on 6th June, 1891. He was born at Hongenahalli, a town in the district of Kolar in Karnataka. He hailed from a Tamil Iyengar family.
Jun 6, 2024 · Masti Venkatesha Iyengar’s life epitomised the highest ideals of personal integrity and moral fortitude. His principled resignation from the civil services as a protest to an unjust promotion is a testament to his commitment to righteousness.
Dec 16, 2023 · Masti Venkatesha Iyengar, (1891-1986), the towering Kannada writer popularly known as ‘Masti’, has left a prodigious body of work spanning short stories, novels, plays, poetry, philosophical ...
Jul 31, 1984 · Masti Venkatesa Iyengar: Belated recognition. Relaxing on a wooden bench in a single-storied house in Bangalore's conservative Basavanagudi area, the wrinkled old man smiled infectiously and proclaimed: "I am happy."
Masti Venkatesha Iyengar, Karnataka's fourth recipient of the prestigious Jnanpith award was one of the tradition-makers of Kannada literature. He was born on June 6, 1891, in Masti village of Kolar district.
Jan 25, 2021 · Masti Venkatesha Iyengar completed his Mysore Civil Services (equivalent of today’s Karnataka Administrative Services) and rose up to the rank of District Commissioner. After twenty-six years of dedicated service, Masti resigned in moral protest when his junior was thrust on his head, superseding him to a post that was rightfully his.
Masti Venkatesha Iyengar, the grand old man of Kannada literature, wrote under the pen-name Shrinivasa. He used prose, poetry and drama to express his world-view, but it is in the realm of the short story that he is the acknowledged master.
Jul 12, 2021 · Masti Venkatesha Iyengar can be called the ‘Dewan’ of modern Kannada literature. Masti, who gained appreciation having served various governmental departments with great diligence and competence, could have been the Dewan of the State in a real sense.
