Akbar Ali ( kn, ಅಕ್ಬರ್ ಅಲಿ; 3 March 1925 – 21 February 2016) was an Indian

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

poet from

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

, India. On 28 July 1986, Governor nominated him as the Member of

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(1986 - 1992).

Early life and background

Akbar Ali was born to Ameerbi and Appa Saheb from Ullagaddi village of

Khanapur Khanapur officially known as Khanapura is a panchayat town in Belagavi district, Karnataka, India. It is about 26 km from Belagavi. The town is governed by the Khanapur Municipal Council. Khanapur is the headquarters for Khanapur taluk. ...

, Belgaum district. He started writing poems from his school days and the poem "Sumana Somabha" was awarded by the State Sahitya Academy. Ali served as a college lecturer for 14 years at Arts and Science College,

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, Lecturer for 10 years at The Institute of Correspondence Course and Continuing Education,

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Career

He was awarded the ''Sumana Saurabha'' - Karnataka State

Sahitya Academy The Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India. Founded on 12 March 1954, it is supported by, though independent of, the Indian government. Its of ...

award in 1967 and 1984. In 1986, he became a Member of the Karnataka

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(Legislative Council).

Death

In February 2016, Ali died of thyroid cancer at his residence in

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. He is survived by three sons and three daughters.

References

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