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D. R. Bendre was a 20th century Kannada poet and a pioneer of the Navodaya movement. He wrote poetry in desi Kannada, especially Dharwad Kannada, and received the Jnanapitha award and the Padma Shri.
ಜೀವನ. ಬೇಂದ್ರೆಯವರು ೧೮೯೬ನೆಯ ಇಸವಿ ಜನವರಿ ೩೧ ರಂದು ಜನಿಸಿದರು. ತಂದೆ ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರ ಭಟ್ಟ, ತಾಯಿ ಅಂಬಿಕೆ (ಅಂಬವ್ವ). ಬೇಂದ್ರೆಯವರ ಕಾವ್ಯನಾಮ ಅಂಬಿಕಾತನಯದತ್ತ. ಬೇಂದ್ರೆ ಮನೆತನದ ಮೂಲ ಹೆಸರು ಠೋಸರ. ವೈದಿಕ ವೃತ್ತಿಯ ಕುಟುಂಬ. ಒಂದು ಕಾಲಕ್ಕೆ ಸಾಂಗ್ಲಿ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಸೇರಿದ್ದ ಗದಗ ಪಟ್ಟಣದ ಸಮೀಪದ ಶಿರಹಟ್ಟಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಂದು ನೆಲೆಸಿದರು.
Explore the sublime poetry of Da Ra Bendre, one of the greatest lyric poets in Kannada, a language with rich folk and literary history. Read the translations of his poems by a fan who created metres and rhythms in English to capture the musicality of the original.
D. R. Bendre (ದ. ರಾ. ಬೇಂದ್ರೆ) is a prominent poet in kannada literature. Some of his poems are listed here.
ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ೧೯೬೮ರಲ್ಲಿ ಪದ್ಮಶ್ರೀ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ನೀಡಿತು. ಕೇಂದ್ರದ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಅಕಾಡೆಮಿ ಫೆಲೋ ಗೌರವ ಇವರಿಗೆ ಸಂದಿದೆ.
May 29, 2020 · I am the author of "The Pollen Waits On Tiptoe", a book of my English translations of selected poems by Bendre. The book is available on Amazon India and VIVIDLIPI. Besides Bendre, I also translate sundry other Kannada writings into English. My favourite poets include Yeats, Tagore, Bendre, Dylan Thomas, Emily Dickinson, and Gerard Manley Hopkins.
Madhav Ajjampur presents his translations of the poetry of Da Ra Bendre, a renowned Kannada poet and philosopher. Explore his book, The Pollen Waits On Tiptoe, and read his commentary on Bendre's poems and their themes.
