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Dr Kamala Hampana, a scholar and former professor of Jainology,

University of Mysore, today urged the state government and other

academies to hold special programmes to mark the 1,100th birth

anniversary of well-known Kannada poet Nadoja Pampa. Addressing a

news conference here, she said the poet who born in AD 902 at

Annigeri in Navalgund taluk of Dharwad district had contributed a lot

for the enrichment of Kannada language. Kannada literature witnessed

its golden era during the Rashtrakoota period and the poet got

patronage under King Arikesari of Chalukyan dynasty. Pampa wrote two

mahakavyas in 941 AD and then penned Adi Purana within three months

and Vikramarjuna Vijaya in the next six months. These works

popularised the Kannada language in that period.

 

In 1882, Benjamin Loirice first wrote about Pampa and published the

Pampa Bharata. In 1900, Sri S G Narasimhachar brought out Adi Purana

and in 1931, Kannada Sahitya Parishat published the revised edition

of Pampa Bharata. At that time the 'Pampotsava' was celebrated at

Laxmeshwar. The state government later established the 'Pampa

Foundation' at Annigeri and also instituted 'Pampa' award. The Hampi

Kannada University has also instituted 'Nadoja' award in memory of

Pampa.

 

Dr Hampana said this year being 1,100 birth anniversary of Adi Kavi

Pampa, the state government, Kannada Sahitya Parishat, Sahitya

Academy, universities, various organisations and litterateurs should

take up the task of celebrating the birth anniversary of the great

poet in a befitting manner. The poet Pampa also inspired another

great poet of Telugu Nanaiah. The forefathers of Pampa belonged to

Vengipalu Agrahara in Andhra Pradesh and there was a taluk called

Muni Pampa in Nalgonda district. In view of this, both Karnataka and

AP Government should jointly hold celebrations for three days either

at New Delhi or Hyderabad. The brother of Pampa, Jeenavallabha also

considered as a great poet in Telugu literature and his works in

Kannada, Telugu and Sanskrit were found at Tribuvana Tilaka temple,

Chakreshwara Yakshi at Bommalagutta in Andhra Pradesh. However, this

small hillock which has these temples and scriptures were now in

Gangadharam of Karimnagar district, and in a state of neglect. Both

the governments should declare this hillock as a tourist spot and

take up developmental works.

 

She wanted the state government to bring out a stamp in memory of

poet Pampa and prepare a documentary on the life and works of the

poet to be screened at all the cinema halls compulsorily for one

year, besides telecast the same on Doordarshan.

 

While the Department of Kannada and Culture should hold programmes to

introduce the works of Pampa, the Kannada Sahitya Parishat has to

hold programmes in every district, taluk and hoblis.

The Sahitya Academy has to hold seminars with the academies of Andhra

and Kerala, besides a special discussion on the works of Pampa at the

All India Kannada Sahitya Sammelana. The government should develop a

garden at Annigeri, she added.

 

Celebrate Pampa's 1,100th birth anniversary

 

DH News Service

HUBLI, Jan 9

 

http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jan10/s11.htm