T. N. Srikantaiah

T. N. Srikantaiah
T. N. Srikantaiah (1937)
T. N. Srikantaiah (1937)
Born(1906-11-26)26 November 1906
Teerthapura, Chikkanayakanahalli, Tumkur district, British India
Died7 September 1966(1966-09-07) (aged 59)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Pen nameThi. Nam. Shri
Occupation
  • Professor
  • Writer
  • Poet
  • Grammarian
EducationB.A., M.A.
Genre
  • Grammar
  • Literary Criticism
  • Fiction
SubjectGrammar and literary criticism
Literary movementNavya
Website
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]

  1. ^ "Srikantaiah T". shastriyakannada.org. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "T. N. Srikantaiah | Dr. S. Srikanta Sastri – Official Website". Dr.S.Srikanta Sastri. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Karnataka Government". karnataka.gov.in. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  4. ^ New Kannada version of Constitution released[usurped] The Hindu – 28 March 2002
  5. ^ "sirikanta-srikantaiah-voice-of-kannadigas". Star of Mysore Newspaper. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  6. ^ "HOUSE OF THI NAM SHREEKANTAIAH". RellowPlaques. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  7. ^ Guddayya, H. G. Sanna. Ti Nam Srikantaiah – Jeevana, Vyakthithva Mathu Kruthigala Sameekshe (in Kannada) (1st ed.). Mysore: Kannada Sahitya Parishat. pp. 40–42.
  8. ^ "T. N. Srikantaiah". veethi.com. Retrieved 25 October 2022.