Siddalingaiah (poet)
Siddalingaiah (born 1954, Magadi, Bangalore) is an eminent Indian poet and playwright writing in Kannada, and a Dalit activist and politician. He is credited with starting the Dalit-Bandaya movement in Kannada and with starting the genre of Dalit writing. He is one of the founders of the Dalita Sangharsh Samiti along with B. Krishnappa. In 1988, at the age of 34, he became a member of the Legislative Assembly, and in 2006, Chairman, Kannada Development Authority, a post with Cabinet rank that he held till 2008.
primaryTopic
Siddalingaiah (poet)
Siddalingaiah (born 1954, Magadi, Bangalore) is an eminent Indian poet and playwright writing in Kannada, and a Dalit activist and politician. He is credited with starting the Dalit-Bandaya movement in Kannada and with starting the genre of Dalit writing. He is one of the founders of the Dalita Sangharsh Samiti along with B. Krishnappa. In 1988, at the age of 34, he became a member of the Legislative Assembly, and in 2006, Chairman, Kannada Development Authority, a post with Cabinet rank that he held till 2008.
has abstract
Siddalingaiah (born 1954, Maga ...... intellectual and Kannada poet.
@en
alma mater
birth date
movement
Link from a Wikipage to an external page
Wikipage page ID
46,961,764
Wikipage revision ID
740,567,410
birth date
education
Ph.D in Kannada
nationality
notableworks
Holemadigara Haadu, 1975
occupation
Poet, dramatist, legislator and Dalit activist
subject
hypernym
comment
Siddalingaiah (born 1954, Maga ...... t rank that he held till 2008.
@en
label
Siddalingaiah (poet)
@en
wasDerivedFrom
gender
male
@en
isPrimaryTopicOf
name
Siddalingaiah
@en