Kayyar Kinhanna Rai

Indian writer

Kayyar Kinhanna Rai (Kannada: ಕಯ್ಯಾರ ಕಿಞ್ಞಣ್ಣ ರೈ) (8 June 1915 – 8 August 2015) was an Indian independence activist, author, poet and a journalist.[1][2][3][4][5] He used to work with Gandhi when peacefully fighting for India's independence.[6]

Rai in 2010

Kai died from pneumonia at a hospital in Badiyadka, Kasaragod, Kerala at the age of 100.[7]

References

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  1. "Kayyar Kinhanna Rai | World Tuluvas Network". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  2. "Kayyar Kinhanna Rai – Rediff Pages". Archived from the original on 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  3. "Kayyara Kinhanna Rai Felicitated by Vatal Nagaraj | News – The Dakshin Times". Archived from the original on 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  4. "Kayyara Kinhanna Rai to be felicitated on June 8". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 6 June 2009. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  5. "Kasargod: Sahitya Sammelan Invitation Handed Over to Poet, Dr Kayyara". Archived from the original on 2016-01-20. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  6. "Kasaragod meet to discuss border issues". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 31 July 2010.
  7. ಕಾಸರಗೋಡಿನ ಕನ್ನಡದ ಗಟ್ಟಿದನಿ ಕಯ್ಯಾರ ಕಿಞ್ಞಣ್ಣ ರೈ ಅಸ್ತಂಗತ (in Kannada)