1. Kuppali Puttappa Poornachandra Tejaswi was a prominent Indian writer and novelist in Kannada.
17 Facts About Poornachandra Tejaswi
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Poornachandra Tejaswi worked as a photographer, publisher, painter, naturalist, and environmentalist.
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Poornachandra Tejaswi made a great impression in the Navya period of Kannada literature and inaugurated the Bandaaya Saahitya genre of protest literature with his short-story collection Abachoorina Post Offisu.
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Poornachandra Tejaswi is the son of noted Kannada poet Kuvempu.
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At early stages of his writing career, Tejaswi wrote poems but later concentrated on short stories, novels and essays.
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Poornachandra Tejaswi was born on 8 September 1938 in Kuppalli in Shimoga district of Karnataka.
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Poornachandra Tejaswi received best story award in the competition held by Prajavani Kannada newspaper on the occasion of Deepavali, for his first short story "Linga Banda", a look at the rainy Western Ghats from the eye of a boy.
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Poornachandra Tejaswi was a keen learner of nature and his favourite pastime was to roam around in the forests of Western Ghats.
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Poornachandra Tejaswi has written in almost all forms of literature including poems, short stories, novels, travel literature, plays and science fiction.
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One of the most popular writers in Kannada, Poornachandra Tejaswi's works have continued to remain popular, going into multiple prints and often topping reader's charts.
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Poornachandra Tejaswi has translated a number of English books to Kannada enriching the depth of Kannada literature.
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Poornachandra Tejaswi wrote his first novel, Kaadu Mattu Kraurya, when he was a 24-year-old in 1962.
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Poornachandra Tejaswi initially planned to name this work Nalini but later decided to go by its present title.
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Poornachandra Tejaswi was inspired to write the novel after visiting his wife Rajeshwari's maternal home in the forested Malnad region of Karnataka.
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Annana Nenapu is a biography of the Poornachandra Tejaswi which discusses his days with his father, the national poet of India Rashtrakavi Kuvempu, revealing the actual lifestyle of the Kuvempu and his bonding with his family.
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Poornachandra Tejaswi died of cardiac arrest at his farm house Niruttara, Mudigere in Chikmagalur district of Karnataka state, on 5 April 2007 approximately at 2.00 pm Poornachandra Tejaswi was 68 at the time.
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Poornachandra Tejaswi has 2 daughters Susmitha and Eshanye who are software professionals.