Jayalakshmi Seethapura
Dr. T. Jayalakshmi, known by her pen name as Dr. Jayalakshmi Seethapura, was one of the eminent folklorists of modern India who writes in Kannada language. She was a retired Folklore professor of Mysore University. Jayalakshmi has performed hundreds of state and national level cultural competitions as judge. Her books on folklore have well received by the readers of Karnataka.
Jayalakshmi has written more than 30 books on folklore and few are "Namma suttina Janapada Kathana Geethegalu", "Hakki haaryave gidadaga", "Jaanapada hatti", "Kalyanavenni Janarella" and many more. She has written numerous articles on folklore and folk literature of Karnataka.
Dr. Seethapura received the Karnataka Janapada academy award in 2016.
Death
Jayalakshmi met with a road accident and admitted to hospital. She died of cardiac arrest on 16 June 2024 while being treated for injuries. She was 70.Books
Dr. Jayalakshmi has written more than 30 books, mostly related to Folklore and Cultural studies. Some of these are:Hakki haaryave gidadagaKalyanavenni janarellaJaanapada Hatti- ''Namma Suttina Janapada Kathanageethegalu''