
He has also published more than 250 research papers connected with Engineering, India studies, Aesthetics, music, dance, sculpture, philosophy, criticism, values, history and others. He composes in eight languages and has published over forty books in Sanskrit, Kannada and English covering a wide range of subjects like poetry, poetics, prosody, aesthetics, Vedic and vedantic studies, dharmashastra and rituals, cultural studies, fine arts, cultural studies in Indian thoughts, fiction, translation, et al. Having studied the classical literatures of many Indian and foreign languages, Ganesh is acquainted with more than seventeen languages. Ever since, he has been a perennial source of entertainment, fascination and pride to lovers of art and literature. The very next day, amongst a group of friends, he successfully ventured to perform a complete ‘Ashtavadhana’! This was his glorious entry into the field he set out to perform hundreds of such Avadhanas, capturing the hearts and admiration of the public.


This was a landmark not only in his life, but also in the history of ‘Avadhana’. Detailed and deep study of the various branches of Indian literature, arts and poetics further enriched his inherent talent and style.Īt the age of nineteen, he incidentally witnessed a session of Sanskrit Avadhana, which inspired him to try the art himself. He also mastered the unique art of ‘Ashukavitva’- a style of reciting poems ‘extempore’ on any given topic. By the age of sixteen, he blossomed into a poet of high merit, introducing the classicality of Meter, Rhyme, Grammatical precision and traditionality into his style. Litt in Kannada literature for his thesis on the art and science of Avadhana.įrom the young age of ten, Dr.Ganesh cultivated a passion for literature and studied in detail the great works of ancient poets in Sanskrit and Kannada. Ganesh, BE (Mechanical), M Sc (Engineering), holds a Masters’ in Sanskrit and also honored with D. ಗಣೇಶ್) is a versatile scholar, Avadhani par excellence, poet, excellent orator, a Literary Wizard and many more the credit of reviving the ancient art of ‘Avadhana’ in Kannada language goes to Shathavadhani Dr.R.Ganesh. He lives with his homemaker wife Shashikala and son Kiran Kumar, a civil contractor.Shathavadhani Dr.
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Jagannath is yet to decide whether to distribute the books free of cost or charge a nominal amount. But I undertook the initiative to save the reading habit and my mother tongue Kannada,” he said.
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The driver said he has spent around Rs 25,000 in creating the miniature books.

But the shift was rapid after the advent of the mobile phone,” he said.
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“With innumerable channels to watch, readers slowly started shifting to TV in the late 1990s. Jagannath, who has studied up to II PU, said the reading habit is on a decline. Jagannath has penned all the 945 poems in one single sheet. While the tiny Bhagavad Gita which runs into around 100 pages, is available in English, Hindi and Kannada, Mankuthimmana Kagga (121 pages) containing 945 poems is available only in Kannada.

The books created by K Jagannath, 53, a resident of Chandra Layout in west Bengaluru, measure 2cm x 1.5cm, almost equivalent to an old five rupee coin in size. BENGALURU: Striving to encourage the reading habit in an era driven by technology, an auto driver has come up with miniature versions of the Bhagavad Gita and eminent Kannada author DV Gundappa’s Mankuthimmana Kagga.
