Kolar: People from Kolar, Soundarya, A. N. Prahlada Rao, A. N. Krishna Rao, B. K. S. Iyengar, Shanmughan Manjunath, N. Venkat - Softcover

Chapters: People From Kolar, Soundarya, A. N. Prahlada Rao, A. N. Krishna Rao, B. K. S. Iyengar, Shanmughan Manjunath, N. Venkatachala, Mallikarjuna Reddy, Masti Venkatesha Iyengar, D. V. Gundappa, T. K. Sreepada Rao, Jockin Arputham, T. K. Rama Rao, K. H. Muniyappa, Hampa Nagarajaiah, R. L. Jalappa, Sai Prathap Annayyagari, L. Basavaraju, K. C. Reddy. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 63. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: A. N. Krishna Rao (A Na Kru) Dr. A. N. Krishna Rao (Kannada : . . ) (1908-1971) (Arakalagudu Narasigarao Krishna Rao - popularly known as ANaKru ), is one of the well-known writers in Kannada language. He was popularly known as Kadambari Sarvabhouma (King of Novels). He is known as the person who started the Pragatishila (progressive) movement in Kannada literature . He has received an honorary doctorate from Mysore University and is the recipient of the Kannada Sahitya Akademi award.Life ANaKru was born on the 9th of May, 1908 in the Kolar town of the state of Karnataka , India . His father's name was Narasinga Rao and mother's name was Annapoornamma. The family were natives of the town called Arkalgud in the Hassan district of Karnataka . At the start of his career, he edited literary Kannada magazines like Katha Manjari and Vishva Vani . He was also an editor of the Kannada Sahitya Parishath s publication called Kannada Nudi . ANaKru was the nominated as the president of 43rd Kannada Sahitya Sammelana held in Manipal . Once introducing him to an audience, one of Kannada's other major writer Maasti Venkatesh Iyengar said "I am a Tamil Kannadiga, Sir Mirza Ismail is a Muslim Kannadiga, and Anakru is a pure Kannadiga" . This tribute from a literary like Maasti mirrors the Kannada fervor Anakru was known for.ANaKru was one of the persons who fought for the unification of Kannada -speaking people who ...