Mudnakudu Chinnaswamy (22 September 1954) is an Indian Kannada Poet, hailing from Mudnakudu village in Chamarajanagar District of Karnataka. He received

Kendra Sahitya Academy award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the ...

in 2022, for his work "Bahutvada Bhaaratha mattu Bouddha Thaatvikate". He has two post graduate degrees viz., M.Com., and M.A.(Kan), with a D.Lit. in Social Sciences. He was a Finance Executive by profession and retired as Director (Finance) & Financial Advisor from Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation in March 2014. Poetry is his passion but he has worked in other genres of literature as well, besides having a wide range of interests in culture, social work and theatre. He has brought out 40 books so far which include eight collections of poetry, seven of essays, three plays and two collections of short stories.

Works

His contribution to Kannada literature are listed below.

Poetry

* ''Kondigalu mattu Mullubeligalu'' – 1989 * ''Godhooli'' – 1993 * ''Nanondu Maravagiddare'' – 1998 * ''Chappali Mattu Nanu'' – 2001 * ''Kanakambari'' – 2004 * ''Matte Male Baruva Munna'' – 2000 * ''Chandirana Kannu Hingalarada Hunnu'' – 2005 (Selected Poems) * ''Buddha Beladingalu'' – 2010

Plays

* ''Kendamandala'' – 1990 * ''Mooru Beedi Natakagalu'' – 2004 * ''Bahuroopi (Poetry drama)'' – 2003 * ''Mudnakudu Natakagalu'' – 2010

Essays

* ''Nondavara Novu'' – 2002 * ''Maathu Manthana'' – 2004 * ''Ondu koda halina samara'' – 2008 * ''Aparimitada Kattale'' – 2010 * ''Chinnudi'' – 2015

Short stories

* ''Mohada Deepa'' – 1999 * ''Papa prajne'' – 2015

Monograph

* ''Bhima Boyi'' – 1994 * ''Belakina Saradararu'' – 2015

Letters

* ''Ole Okkane'' – 2005

Translations

* ''Yuva Bouddharigondu Darshana'' – 2002 * ''Deegha Nikaya'' – 2012 (Revision for Mahabodhi Society, Bengaluru) * ''Dalita Darshana'' – 2014

Edited

* ''Dalita Kathegalu'' – 1996 (for Karnataka Sahitya Academy) * ''Kavya Bangara'' – 2005 * ''Poems of Dasara Poets' meet'' – 2004 * ''Marali Manege'' – 2006 (A souvenir on the event of Buddhanedege… a dalit march for equality commemorating 50th year of Ambedkar's conversion) * ''Kavya 2005'' – 2008 (for Karnataka Sahitya Academi)

Translated into other languages

* ''Angar Ki Choti Per'' – 2001 (Translated into Hindi by Prof. Dharanendra Kurakuri) * ''Poemas: Mudnakudu Chinnaswamy'' – 2005 (Translated into Spanish by Prof. Rowena Hill) * ''Zakhm Kasak Awaz'' – 2012 (Translated into Urdu by Nooruddin Noor) * ''Before It Rains Again'' – (Translated by Rowena Hill) * ''Asmita Ki Khoj'' – 2010(Translation of "Ondu koda halina samara’ a collection of essays into Hindi by Bhalachandra Jayshetty)

About the author

* ''Bayala Belaku'' – 2008 (Edit: Appagere Somashekara) * ''Beyuva Bege'' – 2012 (A research work on Dr. Mudnakudu by Dr. Mallappa Chalavadi)

Awards and honours

in 2022, for his work "Bahutvada Bhaaratha mattu Bouddha Thaatvikate". * Kannada University, Hampi has awarded D.Lit., for the thesis ''The Caste System and Untouchabality in India in the background of the Concept of Global Village.'' * Felicitation by University of Andes, and Center for Asia, Africa and Latin American countries Diaspora, Merida in May 2004. * Nicaragua’s Diriamba Municipal Corporation conferred the honour as “Illustrious Visitor” and Granada Municipal Corporation felicitated and honoured as “Distinguished Visitor” in Feb, 2007. * Bendre Award- 2001 by Bendre Pratishtana, Dharwad. * Karnataka State Sahitya Academy award - 2009 * Dr. Sa. Ja. Nagalotimath sahitya prshasti- 2010, Bidar for ‘Aparimitadakattale’ collection of essays. * Kannda University, Hampi has awarded D.Lit., for the thesis ''The Caste System and Untouchabality in India in the background of the Concept of Global Village.'' * Felicitation by University of Andes, and Center for Asia, Africa and Latin American countries Diaspora, Merida in May 2004. * Nicaragua’s Diriamba Municipal Corporation conferred the honour as “Illustrious Visitor” and Granada Municipal Corporation felicitated and honoured as “Distinguished Visitor” in Feb, 2007. * Bendre Award - 2001 by Bendre Pratishtana, Dharwad. * Karnataka State Sahitya Academy award -2009 * Dr. Sa. Ja. Nagalotimath sahitya prshasti- 2010, Bidar for ‘Aparimitadakattale’ collection of essays. * Karnataka State Rajyotsava Award- 2014 to mention a few * Other notable events. * Karnataka Sahitya Academy has produced a documentary on Life and works of Dr.Mudnakudu Chinnaswamy and brought out a CD besides uploading in its website. * Dept. of information and Publicity has produced a documentary on the life of Mudnakudu Chinnaswamy under ‘Neladasiri’ series. * “Munjane Surya” an audio CD containing songs of MC has been brought out by the Lahari Audio Co.Ltd., Bangalore. * Doordarshan and other visual and print media have interviewed and published his literary achievements a number of times. * ''“The Outlook” weekly magazine in its special issue of April 26, 2021 mbedkar Anniversary Specialadjudged him as one among ‘50 Dalits, Remaking India’ and carried a brief which is a significant recognition at national level.''

Website

* https://mudnakudu.com/

References

External links

Ash only knows the heat of burning, 2 March 2016

Dalit Poetry in Kannada: Mudnakudu Chinnaswamy
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