CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Channaveera Kanavi, an iconic poet and writer in the Kannada language, has passed away. He was 93. He was often referred to as ‘Samanvaya Kavi’ (Poet of Reconciliation). Kanavi received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1981 for his work Jeeva Dhwani (Poetry).

Detailed explanation-2: -Chennaveera Kanavi (28 June 1928 – 16 February 2022) was an Indian Kannada language poet and author. In a career spanning over seven decades he wrote over 25 anthologies and over 28 books across genres.

Detailed explanation-3: -At the dawn of the 20th century, B. M. Srikantaiah (’B. M. Sri’), regarded as the “Father of modern Kannada literature", called for a new era of writing original works in modern Kannada while moving away from archaic Kannada forms.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pampa, (flourished 940), South Indian poet and literary figure, called adikavi (“first poet”) in the Kannada language. He created a style that served as the model for all future works in that language.