Sondekoppa Ramachandrasastri Ramaswamy is an Indian writer, journalist, biographer,

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and environmentalist. He has authored more than 50 books and thousand articles both in

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 ...

and English. He is recipient of the "

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 ...

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" (1992) for year's best work in social science. In 2015, he was honoured by Hampi University, Karnataka with the 'Nadoja' award. An avid campaigner for environmental issues and people's rights, he has led numerous movements both at state and national level for conservation of vast tracts of rich flora and fauna from ill-planned Government policies. His years as a writer and chronicler brought him under the influence of doyens of literature and public life such as D. V. Gundappa, V. Sitaramayya,

Rallapalli Ananta Krishna Sharma Sangita Kalanidhi Rallapalli Ananta Krishna Sharma () (23 January 1893 – 11 March 1979) was a noted composer of Carnatic music, singer as well as a writer. He was a noted scholar in several languages like Telugu, Samkrit, Kannada & Prakrit, and ...

, Yadava Rao Joshi and P Kodanda Rao. His writings essentially mirror the literary, cultural, nationalist and developmental problems that are contemporaneous to the present day scenario. S. R. Ramaswamy is currently the honorary Editor-in-Chief of Kannada monthly "Utthana" and "Rashrothana Sahitya" at Bangalore.

Early life

Ancestry

S. R. Ramaswamy was born to Mulukanadu

Brahmin Brahmin (; sa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇa) is a varna as well as a caste within Hindu society. The Brahmins are designated as the priestly class as they serve as priests (purohit, pandit, or pujari) and religious teachers (gur ...

parents S. Ramachandra Sastri and Sarasvatamma on 29 October 1937 at

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. He comes from a scholarly lineage and is the nephew of the historian and

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S. Srikanta Sastri Sondekoppa Srikanta Sastri (5 November 1904 – 10 May 1974) was an Indian historian, Indologist, and polyglot. He authored around 12 books, over two hundred articles, several monographs and book reviews over four decades in English, Kannada, ...

as well as Asthan Vidwan Motaganahalli Subramanya Sastri who was editor of "Ranga Bhoomi" and is credited with "Karnata Malavikagnimitra" & translation of

Valmiki Valmiki (; Sanskrit: वाल्मीकि, ) is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. The epic ''Ramayana'', dated variously from the 5th century BCE to first century BCE, is attributed to him, based on the attributio ...

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from

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. He is the great grand-nephew of Maha Asthan Vidwan Motaganahalli Ramshesha Sastri who was the first person to translate '' Bhagavata'' from original Sanskrit to Kannada and Asthan Vidwan Motaganahalli Shankara Sastri who is credited with the composition of "Vedanta Panchadarshi", a work extensively quoted by D. V. Gundappa. Ramaswamy's ancestor Yagnapathi Bhatta or Yagnam Bhatta was a court poet in the court of Immadi Kempegowda. Ramaswamy's older brother is the journalist S. R. Krishnamurthy.

Education

S. R. Ramaswamy had his preliminary schooling at Bangalore High School at

. He later on studied "Intermediate" course at The National College, Basavanagudi,

in the year 1953 – 54.

Career

Journalism

S. R. Ramaswamy began his career in journalism as an assistant editor at the

William Quan Judge William Quan Judge (April 13, 1851 – March 21, 1896) was an Irish-American mystic, esotericist, and occultist, and one of the founders of the original Theosophical Society. He was born in Dublin, Ireland. When he was 13 years old, his famil ...

(W. Q. Judge) Press at Bangalore in the late 1950s. Following a brief interlude, he joined the Kannada weekly "Sudha" as the Chief Sub – Editor in 1972, a position he held until 1979. In 1980 he was made Honorary Editor – in – Chief at "Rashrothana Sahitya" and Kannada monthly "Utthana" at Bangalore, a position he continues to grace till date. S. R. Ramaswamy has been actively involved in delivering lectures at seminars and conferences across the country concerning a wide range of social, cultural and literary topics. S. R. Ramaswamy continues to contribute actively to Kannada dailies such as "Prajavani" and "Kannada Prabha" among others. S. R. Ramaswamy is well versed in

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, German, French,

and

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– and has authored 55 books both in Kannada and English and about thousand articles, excluding numerous translations from various languages to Kannada. An excerpt from one of his earliest pieces – a review of noted French poet, essayist and philosopher – Ambroise Paul Toussaint Jules Valéry's "The Quintessentialised Intellectual" published in the 197
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surmises his keen insight and in-depth knowledge of world literature: S. R. Ramaswamy came to prominence when he authored an "Art Catalogue" on famous Russian painter Svetoslav Roerich chronicling his many paintings and exhibitions that the painter hosted in different countries across the world. The book has in it some rare photographs depicting the acclaimed Russian painter explaining and often showcasing his works to heads of states such as

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and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru among others. Printed in limited numbers, the book is seldom found in libraries and is a collector's item today. Ramaswamy also came in contact with such eminent personalities as art critic Venkataram and internationally renowned Gandhian Economists

Lakshmi Chand Jain Lakshmi Chand Jain (1925–2010) was a political activist and writer. Later, he served at various times as a member of the Planning Commission, as Indian High commissioner to South Africa, as a member of the World Commission on Dams (WCD) an ...

and Sri Kumarappa.

Public life and Social Activism

S. R. Ramaswamy has been active in literature and journalism for over five decades and is a staunch advocate of the "

Swadeshi movement The Swadeshi movement was a self-sufficiency movement that was part of the Indian independence movement and contributed to the development of Indian nationalism. Before the BML Government's decision for the partition of Bengal was made public in ...

" in

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. Over the last few decades, Ramaswamy has spearheaded "Voluntary Rural Development Initiatives" in the Indian state of

with the aim of empowering the rural population for self-governance and better administration. He has been fighting for various environmental causes, both at state and national levels, often culminating in landmark legal battles before the Supreme Court of India. Most memorable of these was a

Public Interest Litigation The chief instrument through which judicial activism has flourished in India is public interest litigation (PIL) or social action litigation (SAL). ''Public interest litigation'' (PIL) refers to litigation undertaken to secure public interest and de ...

(PIL) he fought along with noted Kannada

Litterateur An intellectual is a person who engages in critical thinking, research, and reflection about the reality of society, and who proposes solutions for the normative problems of society. Coming from the world of culture, either as a creator or as ...

Shivaram Karanth Kota Shivaram Karanth (10 October 1902 – 9 December 1997), also abbreviated as K. Shivaram Karanth, was an Indian polymath, who was a novelist in Kannada language, playwright and an ecological conservationist. Ramachandra Guha called him th ...

against

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concerning the conservation of nearly 30,000 hectares of reserve forest which was set aside to be handed over to a paper industry. His association with noted composer, singer and writer

enabled him to acquire proficiency in Carnatic as well as

Hindustani classical music Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, ''shastriya sangeet'' (). It is played in instruments like the violin, si ...

. His proficiency in the classical Indian dance form –

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was the result of his years of association with eminent dance maestro V. S. Kowshik. Having remained a bachelor, S. R. Ramaswamy continues to remain active in public life. Th
"Gokhale Institute of Public Affairs"
– an independent, non-party and non-communal organization established to function as a centre for education of the public towards a constructive democratic citizenship was founded in the year 1949 by noted Kannada writer and philosopher D. V. Gundappa. After D. V. Gundappa's tenure, the administration fell on the shoulders of retired Chief Justice of the

Karnataka High Court 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 ...

– Nittoor Srinivasa Rau who subsequently bequeathed the administrative responsibilities to S. R. Ramaswamy who has ever since headed the organization in the position of Secretary. S. R. Ramaswamy has had the distinction of organizing four programmes a month over 12 months, almost a year in advance. S. R. Ramaswamy has consistently declined requests to visit foreign countries in connection with various conferences and seminars. In fact, he declined an invitation from the United Nations Office for a Global Environmental Summit at

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in the 1990s citing personal reasons. However, Ramaswamy is actively involved in the Indian setting and has delivered papers at over 100 seminars & workshops on topics such as "Sharathchandra" (1977), "Towards Understanding

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Society" (1990), "Gandhian Concept of Ecology" (1992), "Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose" (1996), "The Regime of Sir

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" (1998), "Life and Work of V. Sitaramaiah", "Swadeshi movement of 1905: Historic Turning Point" (2005), "Saga of Patriotism: Martyrs in the Freedom Movement" (2007), "Contribution of

and Telugu" (2010), "Life and work of D. V. Gundappa" (2011), "Contribution of Sanskritist Professor

S. K. Ramachandra Rao Vidyalankara Saligrama Krishna Ramachandra Rao (4 September 1925 – 2 February 2006) was an Indian author, Sanskrit scholar and professor of psychology. His books, most of them in Kannada and English, deal with Indian culture, philosophy, art ...

" (2013) and "Belagere Krishna Sastri" (2013).

Bibliography

Writing

S. R. Ramaswamy was fortunate in coming under the umbrella of such intellectual giants as D. V. Gundappa, V. Sitaramayya,

A. R. Krishnashastry Ambale Ramakrishna Krishnashastry (1890–1968) was an Indian writer, researcher and translator in the Kannada language. Krishnashastry has remained popular four decades after his death through his work ''Vachana Bharata'', and his narration of ...

, P. Kodanda Rao and Yadava Rao Joshi among others. His close association with D. V. Gundappa saw him putting to paper many of D. V. G.'s dictations; a task which he carried out with such meticulous dedication that D. V. Gundappa later reminisced about Ramaswamy in "Gnapaka Chitrashale" with great affection and gratitude. In fact, S. R. Ramaswamy played a pivotal role in compilation, editing and often proof-reading many of D. V. G's works – most notably "Jeevanadharmayoga" & "Bhagavadtatparya". His first book "

Mahabharata The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the ''Ramayana, Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the s ...

da Belavanige" (1972) attracted considerable attention from critics. His two volumes on Russian painter Svetoslav Roerich which came out as a collective in 1974 remains probably the only collected archive of the great painter's works and exhibitions around the world. His work "Shatamanada Tiruvinalli Bharata" (India at the turn of the century) (1989) won him the "Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award" for best work written in Social Science in 1992.

B. R. Ambedkar Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader who headed the committee drafting the Constitution of India from the Constituent Assembly debates, served ...

's biography co-authored with Chandrashekhar Bhandary titled "Samaja-Chikitsaka Ambedkar" published in 1990 attracted great attention and commendation for its truthfulness, accuracy and lack of bias. In fact, it has been widely translated into many Indian vernacular languages over the years. S. R. Ramaswamy's outspoken stand on the "Swadeshi" ideology was mirrored in two of his books published in 1994 titled "Swadeshi Jagruti" and "Swadeshi: Ondu Samvada" (Swadeshi: A Dialogue). His take on Globalisation and its impact on third world economies was well illustrated in his book published in 1995 titled "In The Woods of Globalisation". The successive year, 1996, he penned a biography of president of

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and later the Indian National Army Subhas Chandra Bose titled "Kolminchu", which was received well by critics and readers alike. In the successive years, S. R. Ramaswamy brought out collections of brief biographical sketches of eminent personalities such as

, D. V. Gundappa, V. Sitaramayya,

, Virakesari Sitarama Sastri, N. Chennakeshaiavaih, Yadavraj Joshi, P. Kodanda Rao, Ti. Ta. Sharma, Pt. Seshadri Gawai, M. H. Marigowda and V. S. Kowshik among others in two books titled "Deevitegegalu" and "Deeptimantaru" in 1998 and 2011. In addition to these, there are in excess of 20 various books of different Indian languages which have been translated to Kannada.

List of Books

* Ramaswamy, S. R. (1972) – ''

Belavanige'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1974) – '' Svetoslav Roerich'' (Ed.) * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1976) – '' D. V. G.'' – a biography * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1979) – '' Udaya Shankar'' – a biography * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1980) – '' Sripad Damodar Satwalekar'' – a biography * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1985) – ''Aravinda'' – Pt. Seshadri Gawai Felicitation Volume (Ed.) * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1989) – ''Shatamanada Tiruvinalli Bharata'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1990) – ''Samaja Chikitsaka Ambedkar'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1992) – ''Bharatadalli Samajakarya'' – (Ed.) * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1994) – ''Swadeshi Jagruti'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1994) – ''Arthikatheya Eradu Dhruva'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1994) – ''Swadeshi: Ondu Samvada'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1995) – ''In The Woods of Globalisation'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1996) – ''Kolminchu'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1997) – ''Swantantrodyayada Mailigallu'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1998) – ''Deevatigegalu''''(pictured in photo)'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1999) – ''Matantara: Ondu Samvada'' – co-authored with Chandrashekhara Bhandary * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1999) – ''Kargil Kampana'' Deevitigegalu by S

* Ramaswamy, S. R. (2000) – ''Sir Mokshagundam

Visvesvaraya Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya (15 September 1861 – 12/14 April 1962), also referred to by his initials, MV, was an Indian civil engineer, administrator, and statesman, who served as the 19th Diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918. Visvesvaraya i ...

'' a biography * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2000) – ''

Sardar Vallabhai Patel Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel (; ; 31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950), commonly known as Sardar, was an Indian lawyer, influential political leader, barrister and statesman who served as the first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of I ...

'' a biography * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2000) – ''

Jayaprakash Narayan Jayaprakash Narayan (; 11 October 1902 – 8 October 1979), popularly referred to as JP or ''Lok Nayak'' ( Hindi for "People's leader"), was an Indian independence activist, theorist, socialist and political leader. He is remembered for l ...

'' a biography * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2001) – ''Magadi Lakshminarasimha Sastri'' a biography * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2010) – ''Kelavu Itihasa Parvagalu'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2009) – ''Nagarikathegala Sangharsha'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2009) – ''Sahiti-Samarangana-Sarvabhouma Krishnadevaraya'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2009) – '' Kautilyana Arthashastra'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2010) – ''Sookti Saptati'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2011) – ''Deeptimantaru'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2011) – ''Dhruvajala'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2011) – ''Bharata Bhaskara

Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...

'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2012) – ''

Yajurveda The ''Yajurveda'' ( sa, यजुर्वेद, ', from ' meaning "worship", and ''veda'' meaning "knowledge") is the Veda primarily of prose mantras for worship rituals.Michael Witzel (2003), "Vedas and Upaniṣads", in ''The Blackwell C ...

Belakinalli Jeevana Paripoornate'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2013) – ''Navotthanada Pathadarshaka Swami Vivekananda'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2014) – ''Kavalige'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2019) – ''The Evolution of the Mahabharata and Other Writings on the Epic'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2022) – ''Essays and Speeches (2 Volumes)''

List of Translations

* Ramaswamy, S. R. (1975) – ''Patra Gucha –

Nehru Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (; ; ; 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat— * * * * and author who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20t ...

: A Bunch of Old Letters'', (with K. S. Narasimha Swamy) * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1981) – '' Dr Hedgewar: The Epochmaker'', * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1982) – ''Manobodha'' of Samarth Ramadas * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1987) – ''Sangha –

Gita The Bhagavad Gita (; sa, श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता, lit=The Song by God, translit=śrīmadbhagavadgītā;), often referred to as the Gita (), is a 700- verse Hindu scripture that is part of the epic ''Mahabharata'' ( ...

'' from

* Ramaswamy, S. R. (1987) – ''Mahavedha'' by Chivukula Purushottam (from

) * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1989) – ''Bharata Jagruti'' by Dharma pal (from English) * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1991) – ''Arya Akramana: Budavillada Vada'' by N. R. Waradpande (from English) * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1992) – ''Top Writer'' by Panuganti (from

) * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1994) – ''I.C.C.U'' by Chittarvu Madhu (from Telugu) * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1994) – ''Dunkel Akramakke Parihara: Swadeshi Jagruti'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1996) – ''Bharatiya Chitta, Manasa, Kala'' by Dharmapal (from Hindi) * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1996) – ''Kattiyalugina Setuve'' by Panuganti (from Telugu) * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1997) – ''Sevapatha'' by Brajendrapal Singh (from Hindi) * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1998) – ''Bye Bye Poloniya'' by Chittarvu Madhu (from Telugu) * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2001) – ''Houde..?'' by Chittarvu Madhu (from Telugu) * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2002) – ''Jedare Bale'' by Chittarvu Madhu (from Telugu) * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2005) – ''Shilube Mattu Kodavaru'' by K. B. Ganapati (from English) * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2007) – ''

Anandamath ''Anandamath'' ( bn, আনন্দমঠ ''Anondomôţh'') ( The Abbey of Bliss) is a Bengali fiction, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and published in 1882. It is inspired by and set in the background of the Sannyasi Rebellion in ...

a'' by Bankim Chandra (from Hindi) * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2008) – ''Roopayigalu Baruttave, Jagruti!'' by Prabhakar Jaini (from Telugu) * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2009) – ''Asidhara'' by Kasturi Muralikrishna (from Telugu) * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2011) – ''Endu Yava Anubhandavo'' by Akumuri Muralikrishna (from Telugu) * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2012) – ''Vishwaprayatna'' by Akumuri Muralikrishna (from Telugu) * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2012) – ''Vanasuma'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2013) – ''Target Number Two'' by G. Nageshwara Rao

List of Lectures

* Ramaswamy, S. R. (1972) – ''Vellala Kavi Parampare'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1972) – ''

gala Bahumuka Parampare'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1972) – ''Critique of Paul Valery'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1975) – ''Copy – Editing'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1977) – '' Sharathchandra'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1983) – ''Life of Soliga Tribals'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1984) – ''State of Land Reforms'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1987) – ''Feature Writing & Development Journalism'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1988) – ''Social Costs of Social Forestry'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1990) – ''Towards Understanding

Society'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1992) – ''

Gandhian The followers of Mahatma Gandhi, the greatest figure of the Indian independence movement, are called Gandhians. Gandhi's legacy includes a wide range of ideas ranging from his dream of ideal India (or ''Rama Rajya)'', economics, environmentalism, ...

Concept of Ecology'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1993) – ''Alternative Life Vision: An Economic Perspective'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1993) – ''Text – A Critical Study of the

'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1993) – ''

Economics'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1995) – ''Towards Humanistic Economies'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1996) – ''United Nations in Retrospect'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1996) – ''Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1998) – ''The Regime of

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'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1998) – ''The Concept of Development'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1998) – ''Relevance of

Swadeshi Movement The Swadeshi movement was a self-sufficiency movement that was part of the Indian independence movement and contributed to the development of Indian nationalism. Before the BML Government's decision for the partition of Bengal was made public in ...

'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (1998) – ''Life and Work of V. Sitaramaiah'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2001) – ''A Decade of Globalisation'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2002) – ''Intellectual Pollution'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2003) – ''Journalism Today'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2005) – ''

of 1905: Historic Turning Point'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2007) – ''Saga of Patriotism:

Martyrs A martyr (, ''mártys'', "witness", or , ''marturia'', stem , ''martyr-'') is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an external ...

in Freedom Movement'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2007) – ''Foreign Friends of India's Freedom Movement'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2010) – ''Contribution of

'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2011) – ''Life and Work of D. V. Gundappa'' * Ramaswamy, S. R. (2013) – ''Contribution of Sanskritist Prof

'' * Ramaswamy. S. R. (2013) – ''Belagere Krishna Sastri''

Recognition

S. R. Ramaswamy's vast contribution to the world of journalism, literature, criticism and social activism have earned him many awards and accolades over the years. A few of these awards are listed here: * "Canara Bank Award" First prize for article on "The Life of Soliga Tribals" (1983) * "Canara Bank Award" First prize for article on "State of

Land Reforms Land reform is a form of agrarian reform involving the changing of laws, regulations, or customs regarding land ownership. Land reform may consist of a government-initiated or government-backed property redistribution, generally of agricultural ...

" (1984)

* "

" for "Shatamanada Tiruvinalli Bharata" (1989) as best work written in

Social Science Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of so ...

(1992) * "

Aryabhata Aryabhata ( ISO: ) or Aryabhata I (476–550 CE) was an Indian mathematician and astronomer of the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy. He flourished in the Gupta Era and produced works such as the ''Aryabhatiya'' (which ...

Award" for Journalism (2006) * "Karnataka

Rajyotsava Prashasti The Rajyotsava Prashasti or Rajyotsava Awards, the second highest civilian honor of the Karnataka state of India are conferred annually by the Karnataka Government on the occasion of the establishment of the state on 1 November celebrated as t ...

" for Contribution to Literature (2008) * "Mythic Society Centenary Award" for Scholastic Achievements (2009) * Honorary Doctorate 'D. Litt' from

State Open University for Lifetime Contribution to Literature & Journalism (2011) ''(pictured right)'' *

Madhyama Academy "Person of the Year" Award for five decades of service to Journalism (2011) * D. V. G Award – conferred by The D. V. G Balaga, Mysore * "Nadoja" Award – Conferred by Hampi University, Karnataka (2015) ''(pictured left)''

External links

S. R. Ramaswamy – Biographical Memoir

S. R. Ramaswamy , Official Webpage
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References

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