G. P. Rajarathnam facts for kids
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G. P. Rajarathnam
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| Born | 1909 Gundlupet, Chamrajnagar, Karnataka, India |
| Died | 1979 (aged 70) |
| Pen name | Bhramara |
| Occupation | Story writer, lyricist, author, poet, translator, editor |
| Language | Kannada, Pali, Prakrit, English |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Master of Arts |
| Genre | Children's literature, Biography criticism, interpretation, fiction, prayers and devotions, poetry |
| Notable works | Rathnana Padagalu, Nagana Padagalu |
| Spouse | Lalithamma, Seethamma |
| Relatives | Sridhar (son)Shaila Sridhar Rajarathnam (daughter-in-law)Srimathi Sampathkumar (daughter) and Srilata Vijayakumar (daughter) |
G. P. Rajarathnam (1909–1979), known by his pen name as Bhramara (meaning:Bee), was a Kannada author, lyricist and poet in Karnataka, India. Rajarathnam was well known for composing children poems. Nissar Ahmed, once quoted as "he understood the minds of children, and their need. Some of his works have remained a challenge for translators even today".
Rajarathnam wrote on Buddhism, Jainism and Islam. A road has been named after him in Bengaluru, of the state.
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Personal life
Rajarathnam was born in 1909, in Gundlupet, Chamrajnagar, Karnataka. His ancestors belonged to Tirukkanapur agrahara of Tamil Nadu's Naga city. They migrated to Mysore, Karnataka in 1906. Rajarathnam's wives were Lalithamma and Seethamma.
Career
Rajarathnam wrote 230 works in 338 publications including books such as Rathnana Padagalu (Meaning: Ratna's words) and Nagana Padagalu (Meaning: Naga's words), and children's poems such as Nayi Mari Nayi Mari (Meaning: Puppy dog, puppy dog), Bannadha Thagadina Thuthoori (Meaning: Colorful metalfoil trumpet) and Ondhu-Yeardu (Meaning: One-Two). His works were known to be a confluence of all religions. He was the teacher of Kannada poet Dr.Shivarudrappa.
"Put me in hell, slit my tongue, stitch up my mouth, I’ll still sing kannada songs through my nose,"
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| Sūryamitra modalāda Jainara kategaḷu (Meaning: Sun's friend included Jain stories)
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1975 | Sapna book house, Bengaluru |
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| Hattu varuṣa (Meaning: Ten years)
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1939 | Manōhara Grantha Prakāśana Samiti Dhāravāḍa |
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| Namma Oḍeyara kathegaḷu (Meaning: Our boss's stories)
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1974 | Sṭyāṇḍarḍ Book Ḍipō Bengaluru |
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| Cakravarti vajra (Meaning: Cakravarthi's diamond)
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1974 | Śrī Rājaratnaṃ Baḷaga, Bengaluru |
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| Nāgana padagaḷu | 1952 | Karnāṭaka Saṅgha, Bengaluru |
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| Ratnana padagaḷu | 1945 | Satyaśōdhana Prakāṭana Mandira, Bengaluru |
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| Śānti (Meaning: Female saint)
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1934 | Rāma Mōhana Kampeni, Bengaluru |
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| Śrīmān Ḍi. Vi. Ji. avaru citrisiruva Śrī Rāmacandra Prabhu (Meaning: DVG pictured Ramchandra prabhu)
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1977 | Videha, Bengaluru |
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| Hanigaḷu (Meaning: Drops)
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1933 | Karṇāṭaka Saṅgha, Śivamogga |
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| Kailāsaṃ nenapu mattu Kailāsa kathana (Meaning: Kailasam memories and kailasam stories)
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1948 | Ji. Pi. Rājaratnaṃ, Bengaluru |
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| Mahākavi puruṣa Sarasvati (Meaning: Great poet male Sarasvathi)
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1940 | Satyaśōdhana Prakaṭaṇa Mandira ivaru idannu māruvaru, Bengaluru |
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| Svatantrabhāratada Aśōkacakra dhvaja (Meaning: Free India's Ashoka wheel flag)
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1948 | Hind Kitābs, Bombāyi |
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| Śrī Harṣa | 1936 | Satyaśōdhana Prakaṭana Mandira, Bengaluru |
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| Nanna Jainamatadharmasāhityasēve (Meaning: My literature work on Jain religion)
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1994 | Śākya Sāhitya Maṇṭapa, Bengaluru |
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| Gautama Buddha | 1936 | Satyaśōdhana Prakaṭana Mandira, Bengaluru |
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| Yēsu Krista (Meaning: Jesus Christ)
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1941 | Bi. Bi. Ḍi. Pavar Pres, Bengaluru |
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| Gaṇḍugoḍali mattu Sambhavāmi yugē yugē (Meaning: Male axe and happening generation after generation)
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1968 | -NA- | |
| Narakada nyāya modalāda nālku nāṭakagaḷu (Meaning: Justice in hell included four dramas)
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2008 | Sapna book house, Bengaluru |
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| Vīramārtaṇḍa Cāvuṇḍarāya (Menaing: Courageous marthanda Cavundaraya)
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1974 | Śākya Sāhitya Maṇṭapa, Bengaluru |
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| Pampabhārata sāra emba Pampana Vikramārjuna vijaya saṅgrahada Hosagannaḍa gadyānuvāda (Meaning: Pampa's Vikramarjuna vijaya collection's prose
translation called Pampabharatha's essence) |
1948 | Hind Kitābs, Bombāyi |
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| Ratnana dōsti ratna, atava, Bēvārsiya barāvu
(Meaning: Ratna's friend ratna (gem) or orphan's sweat)
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1934 | Rāma Mōhana Kampeni, Bengaluru |
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| Dharma, sāhitya, dr̥ṣṭi
(Meaning: Religion, literature, view)
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1937 | Śākya Sāhitya Maṇṭapa, Bengaluru |
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| Sarvadēvanamaskāra
(Meaning: Pranams to all gods)
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1970 | -NA- | |
| Saṃsa kaviya Vigaḍa Vikrama carita
(Meaning: Samsa poet's sarcastic courage epic)
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1948 | Mārāṭagāraru Satyaśōdhana Pustaka Bhaṇḍāra in Beṇgaḷūru |
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| Vicārataraṅga
(Meaning: Creepy shape wave)
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1967 | -NA- | |
| Rannana rasaghaṭṭa emba Rannana Gadāyuddha kāvya saṅgrahada hosagannada gadyānuvāda (Meaning: Ranna’s Gadhayuddha poetry collection
(in new-kannada) prose translation called, Ranna’s juicy time) |
1948 | Hind Kitābs, Bombāyi |
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| Dharmadāni Buddha
(Meaning: Religion donator Buddha)
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1933 | Rāma Mōhana Kampeni, Beṇgaḷūru |
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| Cuṭaka | 1940 | Prōgres Buk Sṭāl, Maisūru |
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| Vicāra raśmi
(Meaning: Creepy shaped rays)
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1985 | Śākya Sāhitya Maṇṭapa, Beṅgaḷūru |
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| Śrī Sāyicintana
(Meaning: Sathya Sai Baba thoughts)
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1969 | Vidēha, Beṅgaḷūru |
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| Svārasya
(Meaning: Interesting)
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1993 | Śākya Sāhitya Maṇṭapa, Beṅgaḷūru |
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| Kailāsa kathana, athavā, Guṇḍū bhaṇḍāra mathana
(Meaning: Kailasa story or Gundu repository thinking)
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1945 | Bi. Bi. Ḍi. Pavar Pres, Beṅgaḷūru |
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| Śr̥ṅgāravallari
(Meaning: Decorated Vallari)
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1973 | -NA- | |
| Namma nagegāraru
(Meaning: Our comedians)
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-NA- | Satyaśōdhana Prakaṭana Mandira, Bengaluru |
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| Mātina malli
(Meaning: Lady speech expert)
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1951 | Ānand Bradars, Bengaluru |
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| Śri Kailāsam avara Ēkalavya (Meaning: Kailasam’s novel Ekalavya)
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1969 | -NA- | |
| Kariya kambaḷi mattu itara kategaḷu (Meaning: Black blanket and other stories)
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1951 | Ānand Bradars, Bengaluru |
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| Apakathā vallari | 1939 | Satyaśōdhana Prakaṭana Mandira, Bengaluru |
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| Kavi Gōvinda Pai (Meaning: Poet Govinda Pai)
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1949 | Jīvana Kāryālaya, Bengaluru |
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| Boppaṇa Paṇḍita racisiruva Gommaṭajinastuti (Meaning: Boppaṇa Paṇḍita structured Gommaṭa Jain praise)
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1974 | s.n.,Bengaluru | |
| Tuttūri (Meaning: Trumpet)
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1940 | Prōgres Buk Sṭāl Maisūru |
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| Nanna Śrīvaiṣṇava kaiṅkarya (Meaning: My Vaishnava infrastructure)
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1971 | -NA- | |
| Kandana kāvyamāle (Meaning: Baby's poem garland)
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2008 | Sapna book house, Bengaluru |
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| Kannaḍada sētuve (Meaning: Kannada's bridge)
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1971 | Videha, Bengaluru |
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| Nanna nenapina bīru (Meaning: My memories cupboard)
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1998 | Kannaḍa Saṅgha, Bengaluru |
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| Cīnādēśada Bauddha yātrikaru |
1932 | Kannaḍa Saṅgha, Bengaluru |
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| Nītiratnakaraṇḍa | 1971 | -NA- | |
| Nūru puṭāṇi (Meaning: 100 child)
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1940 | Bi. Bi. Ḍi. Pavar Pres, Bengaluru |
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| Snēhada dīpa (Meaning: Friendship’s lamp)
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1972 | -NA- | |
| Śrī Bāhubali vijayaṃ (Meaning: Baahubali's triumph)
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1953 | Gōkhale Sārvajanika Vicārasaṃstheya Vyāsaṅga Gōnsṭhi,Beṅgaḷūru |
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| Citrāṅgadā citrakūṭa | 1949 | -NA- | |
| Kallina kāmaṇṇa (Meaning: Stone's kamanna )
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1952 | Ānand Bradars, Bengaluru |
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| Kallusakkare (Meaning: Sugarstones)
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1935 | Satyaśōdhana Prakaṭana Mandira, Bengaluru |
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| Buddhana kālada tīrthakarū tīrthakararū (Meaning: Buddha era's monks)
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1937 | Śākya Sāhitya Maṇṭapa, Bengaluru |
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| Nūru varṣaṣagaḷa accumeccu (Meaning: 100 years’ favourite)
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1971 | -NA- | |
| Śrī Gōmaṭēśvara (Meaning: Gommateshwara)
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1938 | Śākya Sāhitya Maṇṭapa, Bengaluru |
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| Nakkaḷā tāyi (Meaning: Smiled that mother)
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1944 | Manōhara Grantha Prakāśana Samiti Dhāravāḍa |
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| Śakārana śārōṭu mattu itara dr̥śyagaḷu (Meaning: Sankara's carriage and other views)
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1943 | Kannaḍa Saṅgha, Bengaluru |
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| Japānina Himagiri mattu itara kavanagaḷu (Meaning: Japan’s mist mountains and other poems)
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1971 | -NA- |
Filmography
- Olave Mandara (lyricist) (2011)
- Kallara Santhe (lyricist) (2009)
- Suntaragaali (lyricist) (2006)
- Gokarna (lyricist) (2003)
- A (lyricist) (1998)
- Chitrakoota (lyricist) (1980)
- Mother (lyricist) (1980)
- Havina Hede (lyricist) (1981)
- Devadasi (lyricist) (1978)
- Anireekshitha (lyricist) (1970)
Popular songs
- "Helkolokondoru"
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