D. R. Bendre

Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre (31 January 1896 – 26 October 1981), popularly known as Da. Ra. Bendre, was one of the most notable Kannada poets of the Navodaya Period. He was given the honorific Varakavi ('gifted poet'). Bendre was awarded the Jnanpith Award for Kannada, the highest literary honor conferred in India. He wrote under the pen-name of Ambikatanayadatta (lit, "Datta, Child of Ambika"). He also held the title Karnataka Kula Thilaka ("The ornament of the Kannataka Family") conferred by Udupi Adamaru Math. The Padma Shri was conferred on him by Government of India.

Biography

Early life and education

Bendre was born into a Chitpavan Brahmin family in Dharwad,Full name Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre (Kannada:ದತ್ತಾತ್ರೇಯ ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರ ಬೇಂದ್ರೆ ; Marathi: दत्तात्रेय रामचंद्र बेंद्रे) Karnataka. His grandfather was a Dashagranthi ("Master of ten volumes of sacred lore") and scholar in Sanskrit classical literature. Bendre's father, a Sanskrit scholar himself, died when Bendre was only 12 years old. Bendre later adopted the pen-name of Ambikatanayadatta. Bendre completed his primary and high school education in Dharwad with his uncle's help and completed his matriculation in 1913. He joined the Fergusson College, Pune, for his higher education. After obtaining his degree Bendre returned to Dharwad and started teaching at Victoria high school. He married Laxmibai from Ranebennur in 1919. He earned his Master of Arts degree in 1935.

Bendre (disambiguation)

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