Maa Naa Chowdappa

Maa Naa Chowdappa

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Maa Naa Chowdappa Profile

  • Name:
  • Maa Naa Chowdappa
  • Born:
  • July 29, 1909
  • Died:
  • February 20, 1985

Maa Naa Chowdappa Biography

Maa Naa Chowdappa was a noted writer, journalist and broadcaster from Karnataka. His work - Shri Krisha bhoopala won the Kannada Sahitya Academy award. His works have been prescribed for academic studies several times. His novel – Kunti was prescribed as a text book for High school in the 1950’s. He was honoured as the senior most film journalist on the occasion of Golden Jubilee of the Indian film industry. Shri Krishna Bhoopala, Kunthi, Kumara sambhava, Chandragupta, Vidura, P. Kodanda Rao and Sir. K. Sheshadri Iyer are his major published works. Kathanjali, Prajamatha, Samukta Karnataka and Vakchitra are his works on journalism. A simple man, who has been hailed as a silent worker by his pals!

 

Chowdappa was born in July 1909 in Karnataka. He completed his intermediate in Mysore. During his academic years, he was drawn towards the magic of literature and words. He was deeply influenced by his Guru Naa. Kasturi. During this time, he developed interest in Radio Broadcasting and theater as well. He started his career at Akashvani, All India Radio, Mysore and Madras where he worked as a broadcaster. Later he entered journalism field where he worked as editor of a newly launched weekly magazine in Kannada – Prajamatha. This magazine was later banned by then British government in pre-independent period.  He shifted to Hubli, a part of Mumbai Karnataka then, where he started published the same magazine.

 

He has also worked with Samyukta Karnataka, Congress Sandesha, Kathanjali and the first Kannada film magazine, Vakchitra. He was the first editor of the art and film magazine - Vakchitra. Later he joined as a co-producer of AIR Bangalore and worked till 1969. He was a scholar of Karnataka History, especially Karnataka dynasties, culture and literature.

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Updated: February 18, 2014

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