H. S. Krishnaswamy Iyengar

H. S. Krishnaswamy Iyengar
BornHaleyuru Srinavasa Krishnaswamy Iyengar (ಹಳೆಯೂರು ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸ ಕೃಷ್ಣಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಐಯ್ಯಂಗಾರ್)
(1920-08-26)26 August 1920
Haleyuru village, Krishnarajanagara, British India
Died29 August 2008(2008-08-29) (aged 88)
Mysore, Karnataka.
Pen nameH. S. K. (Eccheske - ಹೆಚ್. ಎಸ್. ಕೆ)
Occupation
  • Columnist
  • writer
  • essayist
  • critic
  • editor
  • poet
  • novelist
  • lecturer
LanguageKannada, English
NationalityIndian
Alma materCentral College, Bangalore (then under University of Mysore)
Notable workssee Literary works
Notable awardssee Recognition
SpouseChampalakshmi
Children2
Website
H. S. Krishnaswamy Iyengar

Haleyuru Srinivasa Krishnaswamy Iyengar (H. S. K.) (26 August 1920 – 29 August 2008)[1][2] was a Kannada columnist, essayist, novelist, critic and teacher of Economics and Commerce studies in Mysore.[3] He is remembered for his character sketches and short essays on personalities and issues of national & international import, in his weekly column "Varada Vyakthi" (Kan: ವಾರದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ).[4] These appeared in the Kannada magazine "Sudha" continuously for nearly two decades. His literary critique "Kannadadalli Vidambana Sahitya"[5] won him the Kannada Sahitya Akademi Award in 1981.[2][3][6][7] His perspective on elements of Vishistadvaita in the works of Kuvempu were brought forth in his book "Kuvempu Sahityadalli Vishistadvaita – Darshana".[8] H. S. K. penned close to thousand character sketches over two decades. These were later published in four collected volumes. He received the "Rajyotsava Award" from Government of Karnataka in 1997. For his lifetime contribution to Journalism and Kannada literature, the University of Mysore conferred a doctorate degree on him in 2004.[2]

  1. ^ Nayak, H.M. (1981). "Kannada: Another Year". Indian Literature. 24 (6): 214–224. ISSN 0019-5804. JSTOR 23330142.
  2. ^ a b c Ravīndrakumār, Ji. Ke (2005). Ḍā. Ecceske: baduku-baraha (in Kannada). Beṅgaḷūru: Bhāratīya Vidyā Bhavana, Harikiśōr hāgū Śaśi Kējarivāl Phaundēṣan. OCLC 753243403.
  3. ^ a b Krishnaswamy Iyengar, H. S. (20 January 2020). "Biography of H. S. K." Official Website of Dr S. Srikanta Sastri.
  4. ^ Samachar, Mysore (20 January 2020). "Writers in Mysore". Mysore Samachar.
  5. ^ Mugali, R. S. (1959). "Books in Kannada". Indian Literature. 3 (1): 154–203. ISSN 0019-5804. JSTOR 23329670.
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  8. ^ "Kuvempu's contribution hailed". The Hindu. 30 December 2006. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 January 2020.