G.P. Rajarathnam
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ಜಿ.ಪಿ.ರಾಜರತ್ನಂ G.P. Rajarathnam (1909–1979) was a Kannada
writer and poet.
, a prominent poet, said that Rajarathnam understood the minds of children, as well as what they needed. Some of the rhymes are "Naayi Mari", "Taata butti tumba rotti", "Putaani Krishna", "Haavu bantu haavu bantu", "Kuri mari byaa", "Namma maneyalondu sanna paapa", etc. His HendaguDaka Rathna padagaLu is really popular and indeed Unique . The legend Mysore Ananthaswamy
and his son Raju Ananthaswami
have composed many songs of G.P.Rajarathnam .
He has written many, many books, but he is best-known for his work Rathnana Padagalu - life as seen from the eyes of Yendkuduka Rathna (Drunkard Rathna). The entire work, in verse, is written in rustic Kannada style. It is recommended that you read it out aloud to experience the complete effect. It is a very funny, sad, and extremely thought-provoking work. Ratnana Padagalu has been popularized by well-known Kannada singers, and it is still appreciated and admired.
His poems written for children could be called as Kannada Nursery Rhymes. Every Kannadiga child knows at least one of his poems - at least "Naayi Mari". His poems are very lovable. Small, easy to recite, and enjoyable too, what with the rhymes and alliterations.
Many grew up reciting and singing these small poems and songs "Naayi Mari", "Taata butti tumba rotti", "Putaani Krishna", "Haavu bantu haavu bantu", "Kuri mari byaa", "Namma maneyalondu sanna paapa", etc.
According to G.P. Rajarathnam himself, he had no intention of writing poems for children. But once, he found himself jobless after doing his MA, and stood in for his ailing father who was a Kannada teacher in a school. He was quite distressed to see the kind of poems in the Kannada syllabus for such small children. That evening, while he was sitting and thinking, a poem, "Bannada tagadina tutturi", came to him without his bidding. He was thrilled with it, and taught it to his students the next day, who loved it too. He then went around teaching it to all the children he knew, until finally, it came to a publisher's notice, who asked him to write a few more poems and published his first collection of children's songs. The rest, of course, is history.
In the introduction to his "Kandana Kavyamale", the collection of collections of poems (!), he has written that these poems were written four decades ago, and they are still so popular, and has asked, what more could a writer want?
He wrote that in 1978. He would be thrilled to know that thirty years after he wrote that, at least one mother is still teaching her daughter his poems. His words are still alive!
Bevarsi Nan Putnanji
*
Bhoomin Thabid
*
Brahma Ninge Jodusthini
*
Kyoyaad
*
Nangoonu endakke
*
Nee Nan attig beLkang idde nanji
*
Sumsumkene
*
Yanda Muttdaglella nange eno
*
Yanda Yandthi Kannad padagoL andre
*
Ye Bevarsi nin hesre
*
Yelkolokondoru
.
Kannada language
Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world...
writer and poet.
Biography
He wrote poems for children. These poems are called Kannada Nursery Rhymes. K. S. Nissar AhmedK. S. Nissar Ahmed
K.S. Nissar Ahmed is a prominent Indian poet and writer in Kannada language. His full name is Kokkare Hosahalli Shekar Nissar Ahmed. His father K.S. Haider was a sanitary inspector and a teacher before joining the Revenue Department in Bangalore...
, a prominent poet, said that Rajarathnam understood the minds of children, as well as what they needed. Some of the rhymes are "Naayi Mari", "Taata butti tumba rotti", "Putaani Krishna", "Haavu bantu haavu bantu", "Kuri mari byaa", "Namma maneyalondu sanna paapa", etc. His HendaguDaka Rathna padagaLu is really popular and indeed Unique . The legend Mysore Ananthaswamy
Mysore Ananthaswamy
Mysore Ananthaswamy was a classical Indian vocalist; a singer of Kannada Sugama Sangeetha. He set many poems of well known Kannada poets to music and popularised them throughout Karnataka...
and his son Raju Ananthaswami
Raju Ananthaswami
Raju Ananthaswamy was a Kannada composer, singer and music director. He worked on Sugama Sangeetha for more than 15 years. He was the son of vocalist Mysore Ananthaswamy. He died in 2009, at the age of 39.-Career:...
have composed many songs of G.P.Rajarathnam .
He has written many, many books, but he is best-known for his work Rathnana Padagalu - life as seen from the eyes of Yendkuduka Rathna (Drunkard Rathna). The entire work, in verse, is written in rustic Kannada style. It is recommended that you read it out aloud to experience the complete effect. It is a very funny, sad, and extremely thought-provoking work. Ratnana Padagalu has been popularized by well-known Kannada singers, and it is still appreciated and admired.
His poems written for children could be called as Kannada Nursery Rhymes. Every Kannadiga child knows at least one of his poems - at least "Naayi Mari". His poems are very lovable. Small, easy to recite, and enjoyable too, what with the rhymes and alliterations.
Many grew up reciting and singing these small poems and songs "Naayi Mari", "Taata butti tumba rotti", "Putaani Krishna", "Haavu bantu haavu bantu", "Kuri mari byaa", "Namma maneyalondu sanna paapa", etc.
According to G.P. Rajarathnam himself, he had no intention of writing poems for children. But once, he found himself jobless after doing his MA, and stood in for his ailing father who was a Kannada teacher in a school. He was quite distressed to see the kind of poems in the Kannada syllabus for such small children. That evening, while he was sitting and thinking, a poem, "Bannada tagadina tutturi", came to him without his bidding. He was thrilled with it, and taught it to his students the next day, who loved it too. He then went around teaching it to all the children he knew, until finally, it came to a publisher's notice, who asked him to write a few more poems and published his first collection of children's songs. The rest, of course, is history.
In the introduction to his "Kandana Kavyamale", the collection of collections of poems (!), he has written that these poems were written four decades ago, and they are still so popular, and has asked, what more could a writer want?
He wrote that in 1978. He would be thrilled to know that thirty years after he wrote that, at least one mother is still teaching her daughter his poems. His words are still alive!
Popular Songs
*Bevarsi Nan Putnanji
*
Bhoomin Thabid
*
Brahma Ninge Jodusthini
*
Kyoyaad
*
Nangoonu endakke
*
Nee Nan attig beLkang idde nanji
*
Sumsumkene
*
Yanda Muttdaglella nange eno
*
Yanda Yandthi Kannad padagoL andre
*
Ye Bevarsi nin hesre
*
Yelkolokondoru
.