Keshava Malagi

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Keshava Malagi is an Indian Kannada language writer of the post-Bandaya generation. He has published two novels, Script error: No such module "Lang". and Script error: No such module "Lang"., and three short story collections, Script error: No such module "Lang"., Script error: No such module "Lang". and Script error: No such module "Lang"..[1]

Life and career

Malagi was born in 1963 in the northern region of Karnataka. He obtained his MA from Mysore University and began his career as a journalist. He served as sub-editor in Script error: No such module "Lang"., Prajavani and Times of India, and as editor with Orient Longman. Malagi moved from journalism to education and joined MAYA, a Bangalore-based NGO. He now works with the Azim Premji foundation.[2]

Literary works

Malagi's works began to be published in 1986. Script error: No such module "lang". was one of his early stories. The novel Script error: No such module "lang". appeared in 1990.[3] His collection of stories Script error: No such module "Lang". earned him the Karnataka Sahitya Akademi book prize in 2005.[4] Malagi's novels and stories are known for their use of lyricism and sentimentalism as a style. His stories can be classified into three major types. The first type explores man-woman relationship in the modern world. Stories like Script error: No such module "lang"., Script error: No such module "lang"., Script error: No such module "lang". and Script error: No such module "lang". belong to this category. The second one deals with the struggles of women in today's society and the question of social justice. Script error: No such module "lang"., Script error: No such module "lang". and Script error: No such module "lang". are among these stories. The third type deals with nostalgia about an estranged childhood and adolescence. Script error: No such module "lang". and Script error: No such module "lang". are examples.[2]

His novel Script error: No such module "lang". has been acclaimed as a major work in Kannada literature.[5] It deals with the story of Siddharama, a PhD student, who opts out of research to become a monk. Siddharama eschews worldliness, but his well-meaning acts creates effects which are against his wishes. A group of devotees are attracted towards him, which soon turns into a big patron-base. A large religious establishment with affiliate schools, colleges and charity organizations starts growing around him in his name. But Siddharama is helpless and remains a mute spectator. At last abandons the establishment and leaves the place to make a fresh beginning.

Malagi has received many awards for his fiction, including a gold medal from Gulbarga University.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He has also received the Pavem Acharya award, Sapna Book House-Kannada Prabha short Story award, and Lankesh Patrike Short Story award.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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Works

Short story collections

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Novels

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Others

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  • Translations of B R Ambedkar and Babu Jagajeevana Ram works
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References

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  3. ↑ Kunkuma bhoomi, Kalyani Prakashana, Bangalore, 1990
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  5. ↑ C.N.Ramachandran, Bayalu Alayavaaguva Prakriyeya Manojna Chitrana, Prajavani, 22 July 2007

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