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Born | Teerthapura, Chikkanayakanahalli, Tumkur district, British India | 26 November 1906
Died | 7 September 1966 Kolkata, West Bengal, India | (aged 59)
Pen name | Thi. Nam. Shri |
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Education | B.A., M.A. |
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Subject | Grammar and literary criticism |
Literary movement | Navya |
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T. N. Srikantaiah |
Theerthapura Nanjundaiah Srikantaiah (Kannada: ತೀರ್ಥಪುರ ನಂಜುಂಡಯ್ಯ ಶ್ರೀಕಂಠಯ್ಯ) (26 November 1906 – 7 September 1966) commonly known as 'Thee. Nam. Shree. (ತೀ. ನಂ. ಶ್ರೀ.), was a Kannada poet, essayist, editor, translator, linguist and teacher.[1][2] He was awarded the Pampa Prashasthi for his work on the history and tradition of Indian poetics spanning two millennia titled Bharathiya Kavyamimamse.[2][3] T. N. Srikantaiah was instrumental in preparing and publishing the Kannada version of Constitution of India in 1952.[4] He is credited with the use of the vernacular equivalent of Rashtrapathi for the English 'President', a usage which is still in vogue.[5][6] Srikantaiah was responsible for guiding the doctoral theses of Kannada litterateurs like S. Anantanarayan and M. Chidananda Murthy.[7] An active participant in the Kannada Dictionary Project, Srikantaiah later laid the foundations for the Post Graduate Department at Manasa Gangotri campus at University of Mysore.[8]