H. M. Nayak


Harogadde Manappa Nayak was an academic, writer and folklorist.

Early life and career

He was born in the village Harogadde, of Theerthahalli Taluk, Shivamogga district in Karnataka. He served as a lecturer, and then professor, at the Mysore University, before being appointed the Director of the Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies at the university.
Appointed the Vice-chancellor of Gulbarga University on 2 November 1984, he served until 15 February 1987, when he resigned citing moral responsibility for examination malpractices.

Death

Nayak died, following a heart attack, in Mysore in the year 2000, at the age of 69.

Literary works

Namma Maneya Deepa, collection of essaysKannada Vratha
  • Karnataka
  • South Indian Studies Samprati Soolangi, a collection of thirty reflective essays
  • Epic in Indian literature
  • Impact of Marxism on Indian life and literature - proceedings of a national seminar Janapada Swarupa, collection of essays on the nature and scope of folklore
  • Kannada - Literary and Colloquial, a study of two styles

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