Samsa (writer)

A. N. Swamy Venkatadri Iyer
Samsa
Samsa
Born(1898-01-13)13 January 1898[1]
Agara, Yelandur, Kingdom of Mysore (now in Karnataka),
Died14 February 1939(1939-02-14) (aged 41)[1]
Mysore, Karnataka, India
Pen nameSamsa
Occupation
  • Teacher
  • playwright
  • novelist
LanguageKannada
NationalityIndian
GenreDrama (historical)
ParentsNarasimha Panditha
Gowramma

A. N. Swamy Venkatadri Iyer (13 January 1898 – 14 February 1939), known by his pen name as Samsa, was an early 20th century's Indian historical playwright in Kannada language. His plays Suguna Gambhira, Vigada Vikramaraya and Bettada Arasu have been made into stage dramas and prescribed as textbooks in various universities in Karnataka.[2][3] He was called as Shakespeare of Kannada Drama.[4] An open-air theatre in the premises of government owned Ravindra Kalakshetra, is named after Samsa.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ a b "Kannada kavi 'Samsa'". Kannadakavi.com (in Kannada). Retrieved 11 Oct 2020.
  2. ^ "Samsa a native of Mandya". Deccan Herald. 8 Sep 2012. Retrieved 11 Sep 2020.
  3. ^ Santosh Guddiyangadi (4 Apr 2013). "ಮಹಿಷೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಮತ್ತೆ ಸಂಸ" [Samsa again, in Mahishur]. Prajavani. Retrieved 11 Oct 2020.
  4. ^ Poonam Trivedi & Dennis Bartholomeusz, ed. (2005). India's Shakespeare: Translation, Interpretation, and Performance. Pearson Education India. p. 172. ISBN 978-8177581317. Retrieved 26 Oct 2020.
  5. ^ Muralidhara Khajane (15 Oct 2014). "Raveendra Kalakshetra, Nayana, Samsa to get a facelift". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 Oct 2020.
  6. ^ "Kannada and Culture Department: Ravindra Kalakshetra – Samsa Open Air Theatre". kalakshetra.kannadasiri.co.in. Retrieved 11 Oct 2020.
  7. ^ "Samsa Bayalu Rangamandira". Times of India. 27 Jan 2019. Retrieved 11 Oct 2020.