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Siddalingaiah (poet)
Indian poet (–)
Dr. Siddalingaiah | |
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Siddalingaiah at Tathvapada singers gathering in Mandya in | |
| Born | Siddalingaiah ()3 February Manchinabele, Mysore State (present–day Karnataka), India |
| Died | 11 June () (aged67) Bangalore, India |
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| Education | M.
A. and Ph.D in Kannada |
| Almamater | Bangalore University |
| Period | – |
| Genre | Dalit-Bandaya Movement |
| Literary movement | Dalit-Bandaya movement |
| Notable works | Holemadigara Haadu, Saviraaru Nadigalu and Meravanige |
| Notable awards | Padma Shri (Posthumous) |
Siddalingaiah ( in Magadi, Bangalore – 11 June ), was an Indian poet, playwright, and Dalit activist, writing in the Kannada language.
He is credited with starting the Dalit-Bandaya movement in Kannada and with starting the genre of Dalit writing. He is one of the founders of the Dalita Sangharsh Samiti along with B. Krishnappa.
In , at the age of 34, he b