Adya Rangacharya
Adya Rangacharya (born 1904 Agarkhed, Bijapur district – died 1984) was an Indian writer in the Kannada language, actor and scholar, and a member of the Adya Jahagirdar family.[1] He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship in 1967 and the Sahitya Akademi Award for literature in 1971 for Kalidasa, a literary criticism in Kannada.
He attended universities in Bombay and the University of London. His writings were original and prolific, which made him a trend-setter among Kannada and Indian writers.[citation needed] He was a recipient of the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan.[2]
Rangacharya's works include twelve novels and a number of scholarly books on the Theatre, on Sanskrit drama and the Bhagavadgita. He also wrote 71 plays and acted in 47.[1] Besides a translation of Natyasastra,[3] his other works in English include Drama in Sanskrit Literature, Indian Theatre, Introduction to Bharata’s Natyasastra, and Introduction to the Comparative Philosophy and Indo-Aryan Languages. He use the pseudonym Sriranga when writing most of his plays and literary work.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Mudde, Raggi (November 4, 2011). "Adya Rangacharya – An Eminent Theatre Personality". Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ Rangacharya, Adya. The NATYASASTRA (English Translation with Critical Notes). Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers.
- 1904 births
- 1984 deaths
- 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
- Indian scholars
- 20th-century Indian male actors
- Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Kannada
- Kannada dramatists and playwrights
- Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education
- Writers from Karnataka
- Indian male dramatists and playwrights