He was addressing a symposium titled ‘Reading Kuvempu’ held
at Sahyadri Arts and Commerce College in the city on Friday.
Referring to Kuvempu’s celebrated poem ‘O Nanna Chethana’ he
said the writer called upon people to transcend the barriers of caste, religion
and explore a new identity with the poem.
In poetry, Kuvempu becomes more philosophical and tries to
explore the profound truths of life, he said.
The prose of Kuvempu, including his novels ‘Malegalalli
Madhumagalu’ and ‘Kanuru Heggadathi’ documents the socio-cultural
transformation in Malnad region.
He said that, the writers of Navya period were of the belief
that a good literary work should have several layers of meaning. Kuvempu though
has written some works in Navya style, he knew that poetry was not a mere
intellectual exercise. Poems like ‘Hoguvenu naa’ could be appreciated and
enjoyed even by common readers also, he said.
The liberal usage of Sanskrit words by Kuvempu in his poems
has been misinterpreted by a section of literary critics. It is unfortunate
that, these literary critics came to a hasty conclusion that Kuvempu’s poems
lacked nativity. Kuvempu’s poems though were rich in aesthetic and philosophical
elements, they could be easily comprehended by common readers also, he said.
Writer C. Ramaswamy who inaugurated the programme said that,
Kuvempu was among the few Kannada writers who attained success in the all the
genres of literature — poetry, novel, plays and literary criticism. ‘Ramayana
Darshanam’ authored by Kuvempu gave a new direction to Kannada literature, he
said.
Writer S.G. Siddaramaiah said that, Kuvempu attempted to
reinterpret the mythologies in his works. The programme was organised by
Besagarahalli Ramanna Pratishthana. Principal H. Jayadevappa, and Meti
Mallikarjun of Department of Linguistics were present.
SHIMOGA, August 24, 2013
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